Medical Suffixes Quiz

What suffix can be used to indicate a condition or quality? (a)  

• -crine
• -ism
• -ectomy
• -gen

Which suffix refers to a surgical removal?

• -ad

• -drome

• -ectomy

• -ation

What suffix is used to denote a medical specialty or professional?

• -ician

• -ion

• -ism

• -gen

Match the following suffixes with their meanings.

• able to or capable of

• -able

• denotes a doctrine, system, or theory

• -ion

• action or process

• -ad

• related to a specific condition

• -ism

What suffix is used to describe a process or action?

• -ad

• -ation

• -ism

• -gen

What does the suffix "-itis" indicate in medical terminology?

• Enlargement

• Inflammation

• Study of

• Instrument for visual examination

The prefix "hypo-" in medical terms means (a)   .

• Above normal
• Below normal
• Between
• Within

Match the following suffixes with their meanings in medical terminology.

• Meaning of the suffix "-scope"

• Instrument for visual examination

• Meaning of the suffix "-megaly"

• Study of

• Meaning of the suffix "-logy"

• Enlargement

• Meaning of the suffix "-ectomy"

• Surgical removal

What does the suffix "-logy" denote in medical terms?

• Disease

• Study of

• Process

• Condition

What does the suffix "-osis" signify in medical language?

• Condition

• Inflammation

• Enlargement

• Decrease