Suffixes

-lysis

• involuntary contraction

• breaking down or dissolution

• enlargement

• pouching or hernia

Which of the following suffixes mean "pertaining to"?

• -ectomy

• -al

• -ic

• -oma

• -sis

repair, suture

• pathy

• rhexis

• ectomy

• rrhaphy

abnormal condition

• itis

• osis

• pexy

• pathy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Which suffix indicates a process or action?

• -ation

• -itis

• -oma

• -ectomy

The suffix '-phobia' is used to denote what?

• Fear

• Love

• Disease

• Growth

What does the suffix '-logy' refer to in scientific terms?

• Study of

• Measurement of

• Treatment of

• Removal of

In biology, which suffix is used to indicate inflammation?

• -itis

• -lysis

• -ectomy

• -osis

Which suffix is used to denote a condition or state, often abnormal?

• -osis

• -ectomy

• -itis

• -logy

The suffix '-cyte' refers to what in biological terms?

• Cell

• Tissue

• Organ

• System