Medical Terminology Chapter 2

What is the suffix meaning fear?

• phobia

• plasty

• phasia

• phagia

What is the suffix meaning surgical removal?

• pexy

• ectomy

• lysis

• tomy

What is the suffix meaning swallowing/eating?

• phobia

• phasia

• plasty

• phagia

What is the suffix meaning softening?

• malacia

• dynia

• meter

• emesis

What is the suffix that means disease?

• pexy

• phasia

• pathy

• tripsy

What is the suffix meaning abnormal condition?

• itis

• iasis

• lith

• oma

What is the suffix that means forming/producing/origin?

• malacia

• tripsy

• gen/genesis

• edema

What is the suffix that means surgical puncture?

• cele

• clasis

• ectomy

• centesis

What is the suffix that means crushing?

• scopy

• pathy

• tomy

• tripsy

-stenosis is the suffix that means...

• narrowing, stricture

• fixation

• inflammation

• pain