Med Term Suffix Quiz 1

Match the suffixes with their meanings

• Surgically create a new opening

• -ectomy

• Make an incision/cut into

• -centesis

• Examination/viewing of

• -Ostomy

• puncture/apiration of

• -Otomy

• Excision/Removal of

• -oscopy

Abdomin/o/plasty

• Repair or restoration of the abdomen

• Repair or restoration of the stomach

• Excision of the abdominal tissue

• Inflammation of the abdomen

Match the following

• instrument for viewing

• -desis

• Repair/Restore

• -opsy

• To Crush

• -scope

• Bind/fuse together

• -otripsy

• examination, inspection

• -plasty

-gram, -graph, -graphy, are Suffixes of measurement

• True

• False

Match the following

• weakness

• -edema

• flow/discharge

• -paresis

• pain/discomfort

• -plegia

• Swelling, accumulation of fluid

• -odynia

• paralysis

• -rrhea

Thyroidectomy

• Removal of the tonsils

• Removal of the Thyroid

• Repair/Restore the Thyroid

• Pain in the Thyroid

Rhin/o/rrhea

• Runny nose/flow from the nose

• Bleeding from the nose

• Excessive flow from the nose

Thoracentesis

• Examination of the Thorax

• Excision of the lung

• Puncture or aspiration of fluid from thoracic cavity

• Surgical removal of the lung

Dermat/itis means....

• Infection of the skin

• Inflammation of the skin

-spasm

• Muscle pain

• Muscle discomfort

• Muscle movement

• Muscle contraction