Med Terms Diagnostic - Suffixes

What does the suffix -cyto mean?

• chest

• cell

• blood

What does the suffix -emia mean?

• swelling

• hardening

• condition of the blood

What does the suffix -gen mean?

• like or resembling

• originating or causing

• instrument to observe

What does the suffix -meter mean?

• instrument to observe

• instrument used to measure

• specialist

What does the suffix -oid mean?

• originating or causing

• defincity

• like or resembling

What does the suffix -ologist mean?

• cell

• hardening

• specialist

What does the suffix -osis mean?

• abnormal condition

• condition of the blood

• deficiency

What does the suffix -penia mean?

• hardening

• abnormal condition

• deficiency

What does the suffix -sclerosis mean?

• curved

• hardening

• chest

What does the suffix -scope mean?

• instrument used to measure

• specialist

• instrument to observe