Chap 3

What is the function of the suffix '-cyte'?

It refers to a cell.

What does the suffix '-emia' indicate?

It indicates a blood condition.

Define '-ectomy'.

Surgical removal of a part.

What does the suffix '-itis' mean?

It means inflammation.

What does the suffix '-ology' refer to?

The study of a particular subject.

What does '-megaly' indicate in medical terms?

It indicates enlargement.

What type of procedure is indicated by the suffix '-plasty'?

Surgical repair.

What does the suffix '-stomy' refer to?

Creation of an opening.

Explain the meaning of the suffix '-pathy'.

It denotes a disease condition.

What does the suffix '-phobia' imply?

It refers to an irrational fear.

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

Deficiency or reduction.

What is indicated by the suffix '-genesis'?

The process of formation.

What condition does '-lysis' refer to?

Destruction or breakdown.

What does the suffix '-scope' refer to in medical terminology?

An instrument for viewing.

Define the suffix '-rrhea'.

It indicates a flow or discharge.

What does '-stasis' signify in medical terms?

A standing still or stopping.

What does the suffix '-malacia' mean?

Softening of a tissue.

Define '-coccus' and its plural form.

A spherical bacterium; plural is '-cocci'.

What does '-oma' indicate in medical terminology?

It refers to a tumor.

What is the effect of '-ac' and '-iac' in medical terms?

They denote pertaining to a certain condition.

What is the implication of the suffix '-otic'?

Pertaining to a condition, often one that is diseased.