SELF-ASSESSMENT #3
SUFFIXES
LISTED BELOW IN COLUMN "A" ARE 10 OF THE 35 LATIN AND GREEK STEMS
GIVEN TO YOU. IN COLUMN "B" ARE THE ENGLISH MEANINGS OF THESE
SUFFIXES. MATCH THE TWO, AND WRITE THE ENGLISH MEANING FROM COLUMN
"B" NEXT TO THE NUMBER IN COLUMN "A."
EXAMPLE: EMIA = BLOOD
COLUMN A
COLUMN B
1.
SCLEROSIS
A.
INFLAMMATION
2.
PTOSIS
B.
PLASTIC REPAIR
3.
TROPHY
C.
INVOLUNTARY CONTRACTION
4.
ITIS
D.
OPENING/INCISION INTO
5.
MEGALY
E.
HARDENING
6.
PLASTY
F.
TUMOR
7.
TOMY
G.
GROWTH/NOURISHMENT
8.
OMA
H.
DOWNWARD DISPLACEMENT
9.
ALGIA
I.
ENLARGEMENT
10.
SPASM
J.
PAIN/ACHE
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