Match the Suffixes with Their Meanings

question 20

Multiple Choice

Match the suffixes with their meanings.
-dilation, expansion

• 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:

Accounting Equation

An equation representing the relationship between a company's assets, liabilities, and equity; Assets = Liabilities + Equity.

Stockholders' Equity

The residual interest in the assets of a corporation after deducting its liabilities, representing the ownership interest of the shareholders.

Accounting Equation

The foundational equation of double-entry bookkeeping, stating that Assets equal Liabilities plus Equity, underpinning the structure of the balance sheet.

Asset

Resources owned or controlled by a business that are expected to produce economic benefits in the future.