SEER Training Modules
Exercise 10
You know that two different medical terms can have the same meaning. Two different suffixes can also have the same or similar meanings. An example is the suffix -(i)asis (condition of, formation of, presence of) and the suffix -poiesis(formation of, production of). Some words using these two terms are:
- lithiasis — formation of stones
- nephrolithiasis — formation of stones in the kidney
- hemopoiesis — the formation and development of blood cells
Sometimes, -poiesis will be changed to another form by using -tic instead of -sis, as in the word hematopoietic.
Match the terms on the left with the definitions on the right.
