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Oral Quiz 3-4
| Term | Meaning of the suffix | Meaning of the root |
|---|---|---|
| acromegaly | -megaly: enlargement | acr-: extremity, highest point |
| splenomegaly | -megaly: enlargement | splen-: spleen |
| lymphoid | -oid: resembling | lymph-: lymph, lymphoid tissue |
| carcinoma | -oma: tumor, neoplasm | carci- cancer |
| sarcoma | -oma: tumor, neoplasm | sarc-: flesh |
| arterisclerosis | -osis: condition, abnormal condition | arteri-: artery / scler: hard, hardening |
| dermatosis | -osis: condition, abnormal condition | dermat-: skin |
| adenopathy | -pathy: disease, anomaly | aden-: gland |
| myopathy | -pathy: disease, anomaly | my-: muscle |
| leukopenia | -penia: deficiency, decrease | leuk white |
| hysteropexy | -pexy: surgical fixation | hyster-: uterus, hysteria |
| mastopexy | -pexy: surgical fixation | mast-: breast |
| lithotripsy | -tripsy: to crush | lith-: stone, calculus |
| arthroplasty | -plasty: surgical correction, plastic repair of | arthr: joint |
| hernioplasty | -plasty: surgical correction, plastic repair of | herni-: hernia |
| blepharoptosis | -ptosis: prolapse, sagging, sagged | blephar-: eyelid |
| gastroptosis | -ptosis: prolapse, sagging, sagged | gastr-: stomach |
| perineorrhaphy | -rrhaphy: suture | perine-: peritoneum |
| angiorrhexis | -rrhexis: rupture | angi-: vessel |
| cardiorrhexis | -rrhexis: rupture | card-: heart |
| bronchoscopy | -scopy: process of viewing | bronch-: bronchial tube |
| chirospasm | -spasm: twitching, involuntary contraction | chir-: the hand |
| colostomy | -stomy: artificial or surgical opening | col-: colon |
| gastroduodenostomy | -stomy: artificial or surgical opening | duoden-: duodenum gastr-: stomach |
| antrotomy | -tomy: incision, cutting | antr-: cavity, antrum |
| neurotomy | -tomy: incision, cutting | neur-: nerve |