Respiratory System Suffixes (MC)

What does the suffix '-algia' mean?

• pain

• joy

• growth

• color

What does the suffix '-centesis' mean?

• puncture to withdraw fluid

• surgical removal

• inflammation

• study of

What does the suffix '-dynia' mean?

• pain

• swelling

• inflammation

• growth

What does the suffix '-ectomy' mean?

• surgical removal

• inflammation

• study of

• disease

What does the suffix '-emia' mean?

• blood condition

• skin condition

• muscle condition

• nerve condition

What does the suffix '-genic' mean?

• produced by

• related to genes

• causing or producing

• pertaining to generation

What does the suffix '-gram' mean?

• record

• measurement

• shape

• color

What does the suffix '-graphy' mean?

• process of recording

• study of plants

• art of cooking

• science of numbers

What does the suffix '-ia' mean?

• condition

• place

• person

• action

What does the suffix '-ism' mean?

• state of

• action or process

• quality or condition

• a type of organism