Question

match the medical suffixes to their correct meanings:

-malacia
-pepsia
-phasia
-phagia

options:
digestion
eating
softening
speaking

Explanation:

Match -malacia

The suffix "-malacia" refers to abnormal softening of tissues (e.g., osteomalacia is softening of the bones). Therefore, "-malacia" matches with "Softening".

Match -pepsia

The suffix "-pepsia" relates to digestion (e.g., dyspepsia is impaired digestion). Therefore, "-pepsia" matches with "Digestion".

Match -phasia

The suffix "-phasia" refers to speech or speaking (e.g., aphasia is the inability to understand or produce speech). Therefore, "-phasia" matches with "Speaking".

Match -phagia

The suffix "-phagia" relates to eating, swallowing, or consuming (e.g., dysphagia is difficulty swallowing). Therefore, "-phagia" matches with "Eating".

Answer:

• -malacia $

ightarrow$ Softening

• -pepsia $

ightarrow$ Digestion

• -phasia $

ightarrow$ Speaking

• -phagia $

ightarrow$ Eating