Suffixes for Respiratory System

What does the suffix "-al, -ary, -ial, -ic, or -tic" pertain to?

• Process of cutting

• Pertaining to

• Blood condition

• Muscle contraction

Which suffix indicates a substance that promotes?

• -ant

• -emia

• -pnea

• -stomy

What does the suffix "-capnia" refer to?

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Smell

• Voice

The suffix "-centesis" is used for what medical procedure?

• Surgical opening

• Process of measuring

• Surgical puncture to remove fluid

• Muscle contraction

What does the suffix "-emia" indicate?

• Blood condition

• Breathing

• Smell

• Narrowing

Which suffix means "process of cutting"?

• -tomy

• -stomy

• -rrhea

• -spasm

Which suffix means "process; condition"?

• -tomy

• -stomy

• -ation

• -spasm

Which suffix means "dilation; expansion"?

• -tomy

• -ectasis

• -ation

• -spasm

Which suffix means "condition"?

• -tomy

• -ectasis

• -ectomy

• -ema

Which suffix means "produced by or in"?

• -genic

• -ectasis

• -ation

• -ema