3.1 Medical Term Quiz

What does the suffix "-crine" mean?

• Cell

• Secrete

• Disease

• Muscle

What does "cyt-(e,o)" refer to?

• Water

• Tissue

• Cell

• Nerve

The suffix "-ology" means (a)   .

• Study of, science of
• Condition, state, process
• Muscle
• Water

What does the suffix "-ologist" mean?

• Pertaining to a condition

• Person who does/studies

• Disease

• Without

What does the suffix "-otic" pertain to?

• A condition

• A muscle

• A cell

• A tissue

Match the following prefixes with their meanings.

• Neuro-

• Nerve

• Myo-

• Tissue

• fibro-

• Disease, abnormal condition

• Hist-

• Muscle

• Path-

• Connective tissue

What does the prefix "idio-" mean?

• Peculiar to an individual, self-originating

• Full of, containing

• After, behind

• In front of, forward

What does the suffix "-ism" indicate?

• Condition, theory, state of being

• Study of, science of

• Muscle

• Water

The suffix "-logy" means (a)  

• Study of, science of
• Condition, state, process
• Muscle
• Water

What does the suffix "-ia" refer to?

• Condition of, abnormal/pathological state

• Full of, containing

• After, behind

• In front of, forward