Question

write the suffix next to its definition.
-cele -lysis -ptosis
-emia -megaly -stenosis
-iasis -osis -tripsy
-gram -pexy -uria

1. ______________ condition
2. ______________ constriction or narrowing
3. ______________ drooping, sagging, prolapse
4. ______________ enlargement
5. ______________ hernia, protrusion
6. ______________ loosening, dissolution, separating
7. ______________ surgical fixation
8. ______________ surgical crushing
9. ______________ abnormal condition
10. ______________ urine, urination
11. ______________ record, radiographic image
12. ______________ in the blood

Explanation:

These are standard medical suffixes with fixed definitions:

1. -osis refers to a general condition.
2. -stenosis means constriction/narrowing.
3. -ptosis describes drooping/sagging/prolapse.
4. -megaly denotes enlargement.
5. -cele refers to hernia/protrusion.
6. -lysis means loosening/dissolution/separating.
7. -pexy is surgical fixation.
8. -tripsy is surgical crushing.
9. -iasis refers to an abnormal condition.
10. -uria relates to urine/urination.
11. -gram means a record/radiographic image.
12. -emia refers to something in the blood.

Answer:

1. -osis
2. -stenosis
3. -ptosis
4. -megaly
5. -cele
6. -lysis
7. -pexy
8. -tripsy
9. -iasis
10. -uria
11. -gram
12. -emia