This quiz enables you to learn the suffixes and allows you to identify the disease or function of the medical terms.
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Suffix | Meaning | Sample Word |
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-sclerosis | hardening | adenosclerosis |
-spasm | sudden, involuntary contraction of muscle | bronchospasm |
-stalsis | contraction | peristalsis |
-stasis | control or stop | homeostasis |
-stenosis | tightening | angiostenosis |
-thorax | chest or chest cavity | pneumothorax |
-tocia | labor or birth | atocia |
-trophy | nourishment or development | dystrophy |
-uria | urine or urination | nocturia |
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Identify the meaning of the suffix.
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hardening
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chest, chest cavity
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digestion
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growth
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The suffix -sclerosis pertains to "hardening" . Example is the word aden/o/sclerosis. Aden/o is a combining form that refers to "gland", and -sclerosis pertains to "hardening". Adenosclerosis can be defined as a hardening of the glands.
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Identify the meaning of the suffix.
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sudden, involuntary contraction of muscle
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breathing
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enlargement
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speech
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The suffix -spasm pertains to "sudden, involuntary contraction of muscle" . Example is the word bronch/o/spasm. Bronch/o is a combining form that refers to "bronchial tube", and -spasm pertains to "sudden, involuntary contraction of muscle". Bronchospasm is difficulty breathing caused by contractions of smooth muscle around the bronchial tubes and bronchioles.
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Identify the meaning of the suffix.
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contraction
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abnormal reduction in number
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sudden, involuntary contraction of muscle
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labor, birth
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The suffix -stalsis pertains to "contraction" . Example is the word peri/stalsis. Peri- is a prefix term that denotes "around", and -stalsis pertains to "contraction". In the digestive system, peristalsis occurs when waves of muscle contractions move food.
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Identify the meaning of the suffix.
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control, stop
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vomiting
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tightening
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speech
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The suffix -stasis pertains to "control" or "stop" . Example is the word home/o/stasis. Home/o is a combining form that denotes "unchanging", and -stasis pertains to "control" or "stop". A steady state of internal, physical, and chemical equilibrium in living systems is called homeostasis. For example, warm-blooded animals maintain a stable temperature.
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Identify the meaning of the suffix.
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tightening
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prolapse, drooping
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hardening
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inflammation
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The suffix -stenosis pertains to "tightening" . Example is the word angi/o/stenosis. Angi/o is a combining form that denotes "vessel (usually blood vessel)", and -stenosis pertains to "tightening". Angiostenosis is a narrowing of a blood vessel.
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Identify the meaning of the suffix.
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chest, chest cavity
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contraction
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cancerous tumor
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substance
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The suffix -thorax pertains to "chest" or "chest cavity" . Example is the word pneum/o/thorax. Pneum/o is a combining form that denotes "lungs" or "air", and -thorax pertains to "chest" or "chest cavity". A pneumothorax is an accumulation of air in the pleural cavity usually caused by a lung injury or chest injury.
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Identify the meaning of the suffix.
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labor, birth
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weakness
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vomiting
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cancerous tumor
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The suffix -tocia pertains to "labor" or "birth" . Example is the word a/tocia. A- is a prefix term that signifies "not" or "without", and -tocia pertains to "labor" or "birth". Atocia refers to a woman's inability to conceive or give birth to a child.
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Identify the meaning of the suffix.
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nourishment; development
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fallopian tube, uterine tube
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prolapse, drooping
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paralysis
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The suffix -trophy pertains to "nourishment" or "development" . Example is the word dys/trophy. Dys- for this term is a prefix that means "bad" or "abnormal", and -trophy pertains to "nourishment" or "development". Dystrophy is the condition of the body wasting tissues, whether caused by genetics or insufficient nutrition.
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Identify the meaning of the suffix.
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urine, urination
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pregnancy
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breathing
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affinity for, attraction
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The suffix -uria pertains to "urine" or "urination" . Example is the word noct/uria. Noct is a word root that signifies "night", and -uria pertains to "urine" or "urination". Nocturia is the frequent need to wake up during the night in order to urinate.
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