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WorksheetsMedical Terminology Chapter 3: Common Suffixes (Part 1)
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
-ac
a)
pertaining to
b)
top, extremities
c)
knowledge
2.
acr/o
a)
top, extremities
b)
pain
c)
record (written record or image)
3.
-al
a)
pertaining to
b)
referring to another
c)
instrument used to record
4.
-algia
a)
pain
b)
pertaining to
c)
inflammation
5.
all/o
a)
referring to another
b)
cancer
c)
pertaining to
6.
-ary
a)
pertaining to
b)
pain
c)
same, constant
7.
carcin/o
a)
cancer
b)
cell
c)
specialist, one who studies
8.
-cyte
a)
cell
b)
referring to another
c)
enlargement
9.
dia-
a)
through, complete
b)
pertaining to
c)
surgical creation of a new opening
10.
-dynia
a)
pain
b)
top, extremities
c)
physician
11.
-eal
a)
pertaining to
b)
surgical removal, excision
c)
individual, distinct
12.
-ectomy
a)
surgical removal, excision
b)
through, complete
c)
sudden involuntary muscle contraction
13.
electr/o
a)
electric
b)
cancer
c)
pertaining to
14.
-emesis
a)
vomiting
b)
pain
c)
softening
15.
-genic
a)
producing, produced by
b)
electric
c)
record (written record or image)
16.
-gnosis
a)
knowledge
b)
cell
c)
instrument used to record
17.
-gram
a)
record (written record or image)
b)
pain
c)
pertaining to
18.
-graph
a)
instrument used to record
b)
surgical removal, excision
c)
inflammation
19.
home/o
a)
same, constant
b)
through, complete
c)
specialist, one who studies
20.
iatr/o
a)
physician
b)
pertaining to
c)
tumor, mass
21.
-ic
a)
pertaining to
b)
electric
c)
knowledge
22.
idi/o
a)
individual, distinct
b)
cancer
c)
disease
23.
-itis
a)
inflammation
b)
top, extremities
c)
softening
24.
-logist
a)
specialist, one who studies
b)
referring to another
c)
abnormal condition
25.
-logy
a)
study of
b)
cell
c)
physician
26.
-malacia
a)
softening
b)
pain
c)
surgical reconstruction
27.
-megaly
a)
enlargement
b)
surgical removal, excision
c)
same, constant
28.
-oma
a)
tumor, mass
b)
vomiting
c)
before
29.
-osis
a)
abnormal condition
b)
referring to another
c)
individual, distinct
30.
-ous
a)
pertaining to
b)
electric
c)
drooping, sagging
31.
-pathy
a)
disease
b)
through, complete
c)
spitting
32.
-phobia
a)
fear
b)
pertaining to
c)
inflammation
33.
-plasty
a)
surgical reconstruction
b)
cancer
c)
record (written record or image)
34.
pro-
a)
before
b)
pain
c)
x-rays
35.
-ptosis
a)
drooping, sagging
b)
pain
c)
bursting forth
36.
-ptysis
a)
spitting
b)
cell
c)
pertaining to
37.
radi/o
a)
x-rays
b)
producing, produced by
c)
tumor, mass
38.
-rrhage
a)
bursting forth
b)
surgical removal, excision
c)
enlargement
39.
-rrhagia
a)
bursting forth
b)
pertaining to
c)
same, constant
40.
-rrhaphy
a)
to suture (to sew)
b)
producing, produced by
c)
flow, discharge
41.
-rrhea
a)
flow, discharge
b)
through, complete
c)
study of
42.
-rrhexis
a)
rupture
b)
top, extremities
c)
narrowing
43.
-sclerosis
a)
hardening
b)
vomiting
c)
knowledge
44.
-scope
a)
instrument used to view inside a body cavity or organ
b)
referring to another
c)
fear
45.
-scopy
a)
the process of viewing inside a body cavity or organ
b)
pertaining to
c)
specialist, one who studies
46.
-spasm
a)
sudden involuntary muscle contraction
b)
electric
c)
to suture (to sew)
47.
-stasis
a)
stable, stopping, controlling
b)
pain
c)
physician
48.
-stenosis
a)
narrowing
b)
cancer
c)
abnormal condition
49.
-stomy
a)
surgical creation of a new opening
b)
surgical removal, excision
c)
individual, distinct
50.
tom/o
a)
to cut, to incise
b)
pain
c)
hardening
51.
-tomy
a)
to cut, incision
b)
through, complete
c)
instrument used to record
52.
-trophy
a)
growth, nourishment
b)
referring to another
c)
study of
53.
-graphy
a)
process of recording; process of producing images
b)
instrument used to record
c)
record (written record or image)
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