Suffix Meanings Quiz

What does the suffix "-algia" mean?

• Excessive pain

• Weakness

• Pain

• Removal

The suffix "-ase" is related to which of the following?

• Enzyme

• Cell

• Blood condition

• Vomit

Which suffix means "dilation, expansion"?

• -ectasis

• -ectomy

• -desis

• -lysis

The suffix "-ible" or "-ile" indicates something is:

• A specialist in

• Capable, able

• Use, subject to

• Enlargement

What does the suffix "-ist" or "-ologist" mean?

• A specialist in

• Disease, condition

• Formation, development

• Drooping, downward displacement

What does the suffix "-ium" refer to?

• Membrane

• Tumor

• Oxygen

• Paralysis

The suffix "-lysis" or "-lytic" refers to:

• Destroy, dissolution, separation

• Eating, swallowing

• Feeling

• Passage

What does the suffix "-ma" or "-mat" mean?

• Disease, condition

• Abnormal fear, intolerance

• Breathing

• Excessive flow

What is the meaning of the suffix "-rrhexis"?

• Rupture

• Infection

• Narrowing

• Little

What does "-schisis" mean?

• Split, fissure

• Control, stop

• Surgical crushing

• Instrument for examining