Supply the correct Suffix, help with Medical Terms please?
tripleateam asked:
Could someone please check my answers below and let me know if I did this correctly or not?? Thank you in advance!
1. cut into, make an incision —- tomy
2. study of —- logy
3. excessive or abnormal increase in —- osis
4. swelling or tumor —- oma
5. surgical puncture —– centesis
6. excessive flow or discharge —- rrhea
7. creating an artificial, or new opening —- stomy
8. destroy, reduce —– ?
9. enlargement —– megaly
10. irregular —– poikilo
Supply the correct Suffix or Word Root. I forget to mention that.
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Could someone please check my answers below and let me know if I did this correctly or not?? Thank you in advance!
1. cut into, make an incision —- tomy
2. study of —- logy
3. excessive or abnormal increase in —- osis
4. swelling or tumor —- oma
5. surgical puncture —– centesis
6. excessive flow or discharge —- rrhea
7. creating an artificial, or new opening —- stomy
8. destroy, reduce —– ?
9. enlargement —– megaly
10. irregular —– poikilo
Supply the correct Suffix or Word Root. I forget to mention that.
April 18th, 2009 at 10:17 am
You are correct with your Medical terms.
Number 8 should be - cidal, cide and Number 10 I believe is tachy. Good luck, hope this helps.