Chapter 1 Suffix Quiz Med Term

-itis

• enlargement

• process of cutting; incision

• inflammation

• substance that produces

-osis

• blood condition

• process of cutting; incision

• surgical opening

• abnormal condition

-plasty

• surgical opening

• surgical repair

• surgical removal

• process of cutting; incision

-um

• structure; tissue; thing

• cell

• pain

• enlargement

-ia

• pertaining to

• cell

• condition

• surgical opening

-algia

• cell

• condition

• tumor; mass

• pain

-logist

• blood condition

• study of

• surgical repair

• specialist (one who studies)

-gen

• substance that produces

• enlargement

• condition

• disease

-ectomy

• surgical removal; excision

• surgical opening

• process of cutting; incision

• study of

-megaly

• inflammation

• pain

• enlargement

• disease