Changes in structure
11 suffixes. Read them through, then practice: a question on each, then words to take apart and build. 15 questions, about 4 minutes.
Free, and no account needed.
In this lesson
The suffixes and what they mean
- -sclerosis
- hardening
- -stenosis
- narrowing, constriction
- -ptosis
- drooping, sagging, prolapse
- -cele
- hernia, protrusion, swelling
- -ectasis
- dilation, expansion
- -spasm
- sudden involuntary muscle contraction
- -rrhexis
- rupture
- -plegia
- paralysis
- -paresis
- slight or partial paralysis
- -edema
- swelling from excess fluid
- -trophy
- nourishment, development, growth