Question

directions: complete the questions below to continue your exploration of suffixes. remember, spelling counts. all answers must begin with lower case letters.
the blank -osis means abnormal condition or disease.
the word blank means any disease of the stomach.
the study of all aspects of diseases is blank.
also known as stomachache, blank means pain in the stomach.
an inflammation of the stomach is called blank.
an abnormal enlargement of the liver is known as blank.
the abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries is blank.

Explanation:

1. The suffix "-osis" means abnormal condition or disease.
2. "Gastropathy" refers to any disease of the stomach as "gastro -" is related to the stomach and "-pathy" means disease.
3. "Pathology" is the study of all aspects of diseases.
4. "Gastralgia" means pain in the stomach where "gastro -" is for stomach and "-algia" means pain.
5. "Gastritis" is the inflammation of the stomach with "gastro -" for stomach and "-itis" for inflammation.
6. "Hepatomegaly" is the abnormal enlargement of the liver as "hepato -" is related to the liver and "-megaly" means enlargement.
7. "Arteriosclerosis" is the abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries with "arterio -" for artery and "-sclerosis" for hardening.

Answer:

1. osis
2. gastropathy
3. pathology
4. gastralgia
5. gastritis
6. hepatomegaly
7. arteriosclerosis