7th GradeMedical Suffixes Test

-edema is the suffix for ....

• swelling

• inflammation

• disease

• study of

An osteoPLASTY would be this.....

• removal of an organ

• surgical repair of a bone

• placing tubes in an ear

• looking into the stomach with a scope

The suffix with the meaning of tumor or mass is......

• otomy

• itis

• oma

• scopy

dermatOLOGY would be the study of.......

• the skin

• the eyes

• the brain

• bones

-itis is the suffix for

• disease

• cancer

• inflammation

• illness

Another term for heart DISEASE would be

• cardioMEGALY

• cardioPATHY

• cardioGRAPH

• cardioGENIC

-algia is the suffix for

• observing

• cutting

• swelling

• pain

otomy is the suffix for

• surgical repair

• swelling

• tumor

• an incision/cutting

The study of life would be this.....

• biology

• cardiology

• archeology

• astrology

angioEDEMA is

• removal of blood vessels

• taking blood

• swelling of the blood vessels

• removal of tissue