Here is part 2 of a four-part series about medical suffixes that are used to describe diseases and functions.
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1 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-phagia
The medical suffix term -phagia refers to "swallowing" or "eating".
Example Word: Take the word dys/phagia as an example.
Word Breakdown: Dys- is a prefix term that means "bad", "difficult" or "painful", and -phagia refers to "swallowing" or "eating".
Definition: Dysphagia is the difficulty of swallowing.
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2 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-osis
The medical suffix term -osis refers to "abnormal condition".
Example Word: hepat/osis
Word Breakdown: Hepat is a word root that means "liver", and -osis refers to "abnormal condition".
Definition: Hepatosis refers to any physiological disorder of the liver.
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3 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-opia
The medical suffix term -opia refers to "vision".
Example Word: dipl/opia as an example.
Word Breakdown: Dipl- is a prefix term that means "two" or "double", and -opia refers to "vision".
Definition: Diplopia is a condition where one perceives two images; double vision.
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4 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-malacia
The medical suffix term -malacia refers to "softening".
Example Word: oste/o/malacia
Word Breakdown: Oste/o is a combining form that pertains to "bone", and -malacia denotes "softening".
Definition: Osteomalacia is the softening of adult bones caused by insufficient mineralization.
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5 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-necrosis
The medical suffix term -necrosis refers to "death of tissue".
Example Word: oste/o/necrosis
Word Breakdown: Oste/o is a combining form that pertains to "bone", and -necrosis denotes "death of tissue".
Definition: Osteonecrosis (also called avascular necrosis) occurs when the blood supply to part of a bone is disrupted and the bone eventually dies and the joint collapses.
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6 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-phil(ia)
The medical suffix term -phil(ia) refers to "affinity for" or "attraction".
Example Word: para/phil(ia)
Word Breakdown: Para- is a prefix that means "near", "apart from" or "abnormal", and -phil(ia) refers to "affinity for" or "attraction".
Definition: The term paraphilia refers to an abnormal sexual attraction, especially to non-sexual objects or situations.
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7 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-paresis
The medical suffix term -paresis refers to "slight paralysis".
Example Word: hemi/paresis
Word Breakdown: Hemi- is a prefix term that means "half", and -paresis refers to "slight paralysis".
Definition: A hemiparesis is a weakness of muscles on just one side of the body.
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8 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-penia
The medical suffix term -penia refers to "abnormal reduction in number".
Example Word: erythr(o)/penia
Word Example: Erythr(o)- is a prefix term that means "red", and -penia refers to "abnormal reduction in number".
Definition: Erythropenia is a reduction in the number of erythrocytes, typically seen in anemia.
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9 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-dilation
The medical suffix term -dilation refers to "dilation".
Example Word: vas/o/dilation
Word Breakdown: Vas/o is a combining form that pertains to "vessel" or usually "blood vessel", and -dilation denotes "dilation".
Definition: Vasodilation refers to the dilation and widening of blood vessels.
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10 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-oma
The medical suffix term -oma refers to "tumor".
Example Word: sarc/oma
Word Breakdown: Sarc is a word root that pertains to "flesh (connective tissue)", and -oma refers to "tumor".
Definition: Sarcoma is a malignant tumor that affects bones, cartilage, fat, muscles, blood vessels, or other connective tissues.
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11 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-pepsia
The medical suffix term -pepsia refers to "digestion".
Example Word: dys/pepsia
Word Breakdown: Dys- is a prefix term that means "bad", "difficult" or "painful", and -pepsia refers to "digestion".
Definition: Dyspepsia is a mild digestive disorder with symptoms such as stomach pain, heartburn, and nausea following a meal.
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12 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-megaly
The medical suffix term -megaly refers to "enlargement".
Example Word: acr/o/megaly
Word Breakdown: Acr/o is a combining form that pertains to "extremities", and -megaly denotes "enlargement".
Definition: An acromegaly is an enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw caused by an overactive pituitary gland.
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13 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-pathy
The medical suffix term -pathy refers to "disease".
Example Word: cardi/o/pathy
Word Breakdown: Cardi/o is a combining form that means "heart", and -pathy refers to "disease".
Definition: Cardiopathy refers to any heart disorders or diseases.
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14 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-phasia
The medical suffix term -phasia refers to "speech".
Example Word: a/phasia
Word Breakdown: A- is a prefix term that means "not" or "without", and -phasia refers to "speech".
Definition: In aphasia, language skills are lost partially or completely due to a brain injury.