Medical Terminology Quiz

What is the medical term for the fibula?

• crani/o

• perone/o

• scoli/o

• cost/o

Which medical suffix means 'surgical repair'?

• -algia

• -plasty

• -ectomy

• -itis

What is the medical term for the condition of abnormal lateral curvature of the spine?

• scoliosis

• arthritis

• osteoporosis

• fibromyalgia

Which medical suffix means 'inflammation'?

• -pathy

• -itis

• -osis

• -emia

What is the medical term for the condition of porous bones?

• rheumatoid arthritis

• osteoporosis

• fibromyalgia

• osteoarthritis

Which medical suffix means 'abnormal condition'?

• pathy

• itis

• osis

• ectomy

What is the medical term for a joint?

• burs/o

• articul/o

• cost/o

• calcane/o

Which medical suffix means 'pain'?

• -phobia

• -algia

• -itis

• -ectomy

What is the medical term for the condition of inflammation of a joint?

• arthrosis

• jointosis

• inflammaria

• arthritis

Which medical suffix means 'tumor'?

• -itis

• -ectomy

• -oma

• -pathy