Using the definition and combining form or prefix provided, choose the appropriate suffix to build the medical word. Spelling counts! Be sure to type in your suffixes exactly as indicated.

Suffix List:
- -al (pertaining to)
- -ac (pertaining to)
- -ation (being; having; process)
- -iac (pertaining to)
- -itis (infection of; inflammation of)
- -ive (pertaining to)
- -logy (study of)
- -ous (pertaining to)
- -scopy (process of using an instrument to examine)

1. Definition: Supportive medical and nursing care that keeps the patient comfortable but does not cure.
- Combining form: palliat/o-
- Suffix:
- Build the medical word:

2. Definition: Bodily direction of moving from the trunk of the body (and the point of attachment) to the end of an arm or leg.
- Combining form: dist/o-
- Suffix:
- Build the medical word:

3. Definition: Cause or origin of a disease.
- Combining form: eti/o-
- Suffix:
- Build the medical word:

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GinnyAnswer GinnyAnswer · Answer 1 · 2024-06-25T14:05:45-04:00

The detailed answer provides examples of building medical words by adding suffixes to given combining forms and definitions.

Suffix: -ent

Medical Word: palliat-ent

Definition: Supportive medical and nursing care that keeps the patient comfortable but does not treat the disease directly.

Suffix: -ad

Medical Word: dist-ad

Definition: Bodily direction of moving from the trunk of the body (and the point of attachment or origin of an arm or leg).

Suffix: -ology

Medical Word: eti-ology

Definition: Cause or origin of a disease.

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