Match the Suffixes with Their Meanings

question 49

Multiple Choice

Match the suffixes with their meanings.
-pain

• A)-cele
• B)-centesis
• C)-clasis
• D)-desis
• E)-dynia
• F)-ectasis
• G)-ectomy
• H)-edema
• I)-emesis
• J)-emia
• K)-iatry
• L)-ic
• M)-ist
• N)-itis
• O)-lith
• P)-logy
• Q)-malacia
• R)-megaly
• S)-oma
• T)-pathy
• U)-pexy
• V)-plegia
• W)-rrhaphy
• X)-rrhexis
• Y)-toxic

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Definitions:

Trichloroheptane

An organic compound that consists of a heptane backbone with three chlorine atoms attached, which can exist in several isomeric forms.

Orientation

Describes the spatial arrangement of atoms or groups in a molecule relative to one another.

Asymmetric Carbons

Carbon atoms bonded to four different groups, leading to molecules that can exist in two non-superimposable mirror image forms.

Trichloroheptane

A compound consisting of a seven-carbon chain heptane with three chlorine atoms attached, existing in several isomeric forms.