Dictionaries Chapter 3 Use Suffixes Build And Define Termscomplete The

33. -emia

34. -penia

35. -trophy

36. -megaly

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Give meanings for the following suffixes.

1. –rrhea ____________

2. -cele: __________

3. -coccus: __________

4. -centesis: __________

5. -genesis: __________

6. -graphy: __________

7. -emia: __________

8. -lysis: __________

9. -pathy: __________

10. -penia: __________

11. -malacia: __________

12. -megaly: __________

13. -phobia: __________

14. -plasty: __________

15. -stasis: __________

16. -plasia: __________

17. -sclerosis: __________

18. -ptosis: __________

19. -stomy: __________

20. -tomy: __________

21. -ule: __________

22. -genic: __________

23. -trophy: __________

24. -oid: __________

25. -ole: __________

26. -opsy: __________

27. -ectomy: __________

28. -centesis: __________

29. -dynia: __________

30. -stasis: __________

31. -plasty: __________

32. -genesis: __________

33. -cyte: __________

34. -penia: __________

35. -trophy: __________

36. -emia: __________

37. -graphy: __________

Using the following combining forms and your knowledge of suffixes, build medical

terms for the following definitions.

amni/o

cyst/o

laryng/o

myel/o

thorac/o

angi/o

isch/o

my/o

staphyl/o

38. Record of the spinal cord: __________

39. Process of recording blood vessels: __________

40. Pain of a muscle: __________

41. Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest: __________

42. Berry-shaped (spheroidal) bacteria in clusters: __________

43. Resection of the voice box: __________

44. Holding back of blood (from cells): __________

45. Hernia of the urinary bladder: __________

Using the following combining forms and your knowledge of suffixes, build medical

terms for the following definitions.

acr/o

cardi/o

46. Fear of heights (extremities): __________

47. Flesh (malignant) tumor of muscle: __________

48. Study of the shape (of cells): __________

49. Inflammation of an eyelid: __________

50. Softening of cartilage: __________

51. Tumor of bone marrow: __________

52. Disease of heart muscle: __________

53. Tumor of bone marrow: __________oma

54. Berry-shaped (spheroidal) bacteria in twisted chains: __________cocci

55. Hernia of the urinary bladder: __________cele

56. New opening from the colon to the outside of the body: colo__________

57. Berry-shaped (spheroidal) bacteria in clusters: staphylo__________

58. Fear of heights: __________phobia

59. Study of the eye: __________ology

60. Small vein: __________ule

61. Hardening of arteries: arterio__________

62. Destruction of blood: hemo__________

Give the combining forms for the following terms.

63. Liver: __________

64. Muscle: __________

65. Ear: __________

66. Tonsil: __________

67. Shape: __________

68. Lung: __________

Give the accented syllable in the following terms (for example: anemia = ne, diagnosis =

no, endocrine = en).

69. Arteriole: __________

70. Hypertrophy: __________

71. Osteomalacia: __________

72. Necrosis: __________

73. Carcinogenesis: __________

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74. Laparoscopy: __________

75. Arteriosclerosis: __________

76. Thrombocytopenia: __________

77. Abdominocentesis: __________

78. Hydrotherapy: __________

Select the term that is spelled correctly and give its meaning.

79. A. pericardeum

B. pericardium