Medical Terminology Quiz 33- 48

What does the suffix -asthenia mean?

• lack of strength

• inflammation

• enlargement

• softening

What does the suffix -ad mean?

• pertaining to

• toward

• dilation, widening

• record

What does the suffix -cele refer to?

• softening

• enlargement

• stone, calculus

• hernia

What does the suffix -capnia relate to?

• softening

• inflammation

• enlargement

• carbon dioxide

What does the suffix -crine indicate?

• inflammation

• softening

• to secrete; separate

• enlargement

What does the suffix -emia refer to?

• blood condition

• inflammation

• enlargement

• softening

What does the suffix -itis indicate?

• inflammation

• softening

• to secrete; separate

• enlargement

What does the suffix -osis mean?

• abnormal condition

• inflammation

• enlargement

• softening

What does the suffix -algia indicate?

• pain

• inflammation

• enlargement

• softening

What does the suffix -ectomy mean?

• inflammation

• removal, excision

• enlargement

• softening