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Skeletal Prefixes/Suffixes

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a-, an-

a)

not; without

b)

within; into

c)

against

d)

together; with

2.

anti-

a)

against

b)

not; without

c)

change; beyond

d)

together; with

3.

inter-

a)

between

b)

within; into

c)

together; with

d)

against

4.

intra-

a)

within; into

b)

between

c)

together; with

d)

around; surrounding

5.

meta-

a)

change; beyond

b)

below; under

c)

against

d)

within; into

6.

non-

a)

not

b)

against

c)

without

d)

change; beyond

7.

peri-

a)

around; surrounding

b)

below; under

c)

above

d)

together; with

8.

sub-

a)

below; under

b)

above

c)

together; with

d)

around; surrounding

9.

supra-

a)

above

b)

around; surrounding

c)

together; with

d)

change; beyond

10.

syn-

a)

together; with

b)

change; beyond

c)

between

d)

within; into

11.

-al, -ic

a)

pertaining to

b)

like; resembling

c)

abnormal condition

d)

process; condition

12.

-algia

a)

pain

b)

deficiency

c)

softening

d)

abnormal condition

13.

-ation

a)

process; condition

b)

surgical repair

c)

abnormal condition

d)

to bind; tie together

14.

-centesis

a)

surgical puncture to remove fluid

b)

surgical removal; excision

c)

surgical repair

d)

process of cutting; incision

15.

-desis

a)

to bind; tie together

b)

surgical puncture to remove fluid

c)

abnormal condition

d)

like; resembling

16.

-ectomy

a)

surgical removal, excision

b)

process of cutting; incision

c)

surgical repair

d)

surgical puncture to remove fluid

17.

-itis

a)

inflammation

b)

abnormal condition

c)

process; condition

d)

softening

18.

-malacia

a)

softening

b)

abnormal condition

c)

deficiency

d)

tumor; mass

19.

-oid

a)

like; resembling

b)

tumor; mass

c)

process; condition

d)

instrument used to view

20.

-oma

a)

tumor; mass

b)

process; condition

c)

to bind; tie together

d)

like; resembling

21.

-osis

a)

abnormal condition

b)

abnormal condition of small holes

c)

inflammation

d)

to bind; tie together

22.

-penia

a)

deficiency

b)

abnormal condition of small holes

c)

to bind; tie together

d)

pain

23.

-plasty

a)

surgical repair

b)

surgical puncture to remove fluid

c)

surgical removal; excision

d)

process of cutting; incision

24.

-porosis

a)

abnormal condition

b)

abnormal condition of small holes

c)

inflammation

d)

deficiency

25.

-scope

a)

instrument used to view

b)

visual examination using a scope

c)

to view

d)

to bind; tie together

26.

-scopy

a)

visual examination using a scope

b)

instrument used to view

c)

surgical repair

d)

surgical puncture to remove fluid

27.

-tomy

a)

process of cutting; incision

b)

surgical puncture to remove fluid

c)

surgical repair

d)

surgical removal; excision