Question

match the following medical terms or descriptions with their corresponding suffixes:

• disease
• surgical removal
• inflammation
• cutting into
• abnormal condition
• structure
• enlargement
• separation or breakdown
• abnormal softening
• flow or discharge

1. -um
2. -pathy
3. -osis
4. -megaly
5. -malacia
6. -itis
7. -rrhea
8. -lysis
9. -tomy
10. -ectomy

Explanation:

Analyze medical suffixes

Using the Medical Terminology knowledge point, we match each medical definition to its corresponding suffix from the numbered list:

1. disease: The suffix meaning disease is -pathy (Option 2).
2. surgical removal: The suffix meaning surgical removal or excision is -ectomy (Option 10).
3. inflammation: The suffix meaning inflammation is -itis (Option 6).
4. cutting into: The suffix meaning cutting into or incision is -tomy (Option 9).
5. abnormal condition: The suffix meaning abnormal condition or disease is -osis (Option 3).
6. structure: The suffix meaning structure, tissue, or noun ending is -um (Option 1).
7. enlargement: The suffix meaning enlargement is -megaly (Option 4).
8. separation or breakdown: The suffix meaning separation, breakdown, destruction, or dissolution is -lysis (Option 8).
9. abnormal softening: The suffix meaning abnormal softening is -malacia (Option 5).
10. flow or discharge: The suffix meaning flow or discharge is -rrhea (Option 7).

Answer:

Definition	Correct Suffix
surgical removal	10. -ectomy
inflammation	6. -itis
cutting into	9. -tomy
abnormal condition	3. -osis
structure	1. -um
enlargement	4. -megaly
separation or breakdown	8. -lysis
abnormal softening	5. -malacia
flow or discharge	7. -rrhea