Assessment Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

What is the medical root for stomach?

• Entero

• Chloe

• Lipo

• gastro

The medical root, rhino, means:

• Nose

• Kidney

• Bladder

• Muscle

. What is the medical prefix for false?

• Tachy

• Pseudo

• dys

• Anti

The prefix poly- means:

• Many

• Before

• Behind

• Excessive

What is the medical suffix for enlargement?

• ology

• ectomy

• megaly

• pathy

The suffix, -cide, means:

• removal of

• resembling

• pertaining to

• to destroy

What is the medical term for kidney stones?

• choleithiasis

• nephrolithiasis

• cholecystectomy

• nephrectomy

What is the medical term for muscle disease?

• osteopathy

• osteoma

• myopathy

• myalgia

The medical term, hypodermic, means:

• under the skin

• above the skin

• skin disease

• skin inflammation

The medical term, enteric, means:

• covering the ribs

• covering the intestines

• pertaining to the ribs

• pertaining to the instestine