FC - Suffixes for Special Senses Unit

What is the meaning of the suffix '-ion'?

• process; state; condition

• a type of animal

• a mathematical operation

• a musical instrument

What is the meaning of the suffix '-ectomy'?

• surgical removal; excision

• inflammation

• study of

• disease condition

What is the meaning of the suffix '-otia'?

• ear condition

• eye condition

• skin condition

• nose condition

What is the meaning of the suffix '-plasty'?

• surgical repair

• inflammation

• removal

• study of

What is the meaning of the suffix '-tropia'?

• to turn

• to see

• to hear

• to feel

What is the meaning of the suffix '-esthesia'?

• feeling; sensation

• hearing

• sight

• taste

What is the meaning of the suffix '-osmia'?

• smell condition

• taste condition

• sight condition

• hearing condition

What is the meaning of the suffix '-stomy'?

• surgical opening

• surgical removal

• inflammation

• study of

What is the meaning of the suffix '-cusis'?

• hearing

• vision

• taste

• smell

What is the meaning of the suffix '-motor'?

• movement

• stationary

• sound

• light