Question

question 12 1 point match the suffix with its meaning: column 1 column 2 surgical incision -rrhea excessive flow -oxia oxygen -plasty surgical repair -pathy disease -otomy match the suffix with its meaning: column 1 column 2 vomiting -edema swelling -sclerosis blood -emia hardening -emesis surgical removal -ectomy

Explanation:

Medical - terminology suffixes have specific meanings. In the first set: -edema means swelling, -sclerosis means hardening, -emia refers to blood, -emesis means vomiting, -ectomy means surgical removal. In the second set: -otomy means surgical incision, -rrhea means excessive flow, -oxia refers to oxygen, -plasty means surgical repair, -pathy means disease.

Answer:

• vomiting - -emesis
• swelling - -edema
• blood - -emia
• hardening - -sclerosis
• surgical removal - -ectomy
• surgical incision - -otomy
• excessive flow - -rrhea
• oxygen - -oxia
• surgical repair - -plasty
• disease - -pathy