WorksheetsMedical Terminology Chapter 3: Common Suffixes (Part 2)
Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
acrophobia
a)
fear of heights
b)
tumor of a gland
c)
process of viewing the inside of a body cavity or organ using an endoscope
2.
adenocarcinoma
a)
cancer of glandular tissue
b)
hardening of the arteries
c)
inflammation of the small intestine
3.
adenoma
a)
tumor of a gland
b)
narrowing of an artery
c)
pertaining to the stomach
4.
adenomalacia
a)
abnormal softening of a gland
b)
fear of heights
c)
pain in the stomach
5.
adipocyte
a)
fat cell
b)
surgical reconstruction of a joint
c)
bleeding from the stomach
6.
allogenic
a)
originating within another (i.e.this kind of heart transplant comes from another human)
b)
abnormal softening of a gland
c)
instrument used to view the inside of the stomach
7.
angiogram
a)
record (image) of a blood vessel using x-rays
b)
fat cell
c)
process of viewing the inside of a body cavity or organ using an endoscope
8.
arteriosclerosis
a)
hardening of the arteries
b)
instrument used to view the inside of a joint
c)
specialist in the study of diseases and treatment of female disorders
9.
arteriostenosis
a)
narrowing of an artery
b)
originating within another
c)
an x-ray beam rotates around the patient taking multiple images of an organ
10.
arthroplasty
a)
surgical reconstruction of a joint
b)
narrowing of an artery
c)
process of viewing the inside of a body cavity or organ using an endoscope
11.
arthroscope
a)
instrument used to view the inside of a joint
b)
hardening of the arteries
c)
surgical creation of a new opening in the colon
12.
atrophy
a)
wasting away of muscle
b)
cancer of glandular tissue
c)
suturing (sewing) the wall of the vagina
13.
bronchoscopy
a)
process of viewing inside the bronchus
b)
instrument used to record the heart's activity
c)
study of the skin
14.
cardiac
a)
pertaining to the heart
b)
fear of heights
c)
pertaining to the skin
15.
cardiograph
a)
instrument used to record the heart's activity
b)
record (image) of a blood vessel using x-rays
c)
determining what disease or condition is present
16.
cardiography
a)
process of recording the heart's activity
b)
wasting away of muscle
c)
instrument used to record the electrical activity of the heart
17.
cardiology
a)
study of the heart
b)
tumor of a gland
c)
vomiting of blood
18.
cephalgia
a)
pain in the head, headache
b)
process of viewing inside the bronchus
c)
specialist in the study of diseases and treatment of female disorders
19.
chondral
a)
pertaining to cartilage
b)
fat cell
c)
surgical creation of a new opening in the colon
20.
colostomy
a)
surgical creation of a new opening in the colon
b)
narrowing of an artery
c)
instrument used to view the inside of the stomach
21.
colporrhaphy
a)
suturing (sewing) the wall of the vagina
b)
pertaining to the heart
c)
pertaining to the stomach
22.
computed tomography
a)
an x-ray beam rotates around the patient taking multiple images of an organ
b)
abnormal softening of a gland
c)
pain in the stomach
23.
cutaneous
a)
pertaining to the skin
b)
instrument used to view the inside of a joint
c)
mass or collection of blood outside a blood vessel, a bruise
24.
dermatology
a)
study of the skin
b)
fear of heights
c)
an agent such as a drug that causes vomiting
25.
diagnosis
a)
determining what disease or condition is present
b)
originating within another
c)
bursting forth of blood, bleeding
26.
electrocardiograph
a)
instrument used to record the electrical activity of the heart
b)
surgical reconstruction of a joint
c)
bleeding from the stomach
27.
emetic
a)
an agent such as a drug that causes vomiting
b)
record (image) of a blood vessel using x-rays
c)
spitting up of blood
28.
endoscopy
a)
process of viewing the inside of a body cavity or organ using an endoscope
b)
abnormal softening of a gland
c)
vomiting of blood
29.
enteritis
a)
inflammation of the small intestine
b)
tumor of a gland
c)
surgical creation of a new opening in the colon
30.
gastric
a)
pertaining to the stomach
b)
process of viewing inside the bronchus
c)
stopping of bleeding
31.
gastrodynia
a)
pain in the stomach
b)
fat cell
c)
balanced yet varied state
32.
gastrorrhagia
a)
bleeding from the stomach
b)
narrowing of an artery
c)
mass or collection of blood outside a blood vessel, a bruise
33.
gastroscope
a)
instrument used to view the inside of the stomach
b)
process of recording the heart's activity
c)
determining what disease or condition is present
34.
gynecologist
a)
specialist in the study of diseases and treatment of female disorders
b)
abnormal softening of a gland
c)
inflammation of the small intestine
35.
hematemesis
a)
vomiting of blood
b)
pertaining to the heart
c)
spitting up of blood
36.
hematoma
a)
mass or collection of blood outside a blood vessel, a bruise
b)
cancer of glandular tissue
c)
an x-ray beam rotates around the patient taking multiple images of an organ
37.
hemmorhage
a)
bursting forth of blood, bleeding
b)
originating within another
c)
study of the skin
38.
hemoptysis
a)
spitting up of blood
b)
instrument used to view the inside of a joint
c)
stopping of bleeding
39.
hemostasis
a)
stopping of bleeding
b)
fear of heights
c)
pertaining to the skin
40.
homeostasis
a)
balanced yet varied state
b)
surgical reconstruction of a joint
c)
bursting forth of blood, bleeding
41.
hypertrophy
a)
excessive growth or enlargement of an organ or part
b)
fat cell
c)
instrument used to view the inside of the stomach
42.
hysterectomy
a)
surgical removal or excision of the uterus
b)
process of recording the heart's activity
c)
unknown cause
43.
iatrogenic
a)
adverse (harmful) side effects from treatment by physicians
b)
record (image) of a blood vessel using x-rays
c)
excessive growth or enlargement of an organ or part
44.
idiopathic
a)
unknown cause
b)
hardening of the arteries
c)
suturing (sewing) the wall of the vagina
45.
laparoscopy
a)
process of viewing inside the abdomen
b)
narrowing of an artery
c)
sudden muscular spasm of the larynx
46.
laryngospasm
a)
sudden muscular spasm of the larynx
b)
process of viewing inside the bronchus
c)
determining what disease or condition is present
47.
mammary
a)
pertaining to the breast
b)
tumor of a gland
c)
bleeding from the stomach
48.
mammogram
a)
record (image) of the breast using x-rays
b)
study of the heart
c)
stopping of bleeding
49.
mammography
a)
process of producing images of the breast
b)
wasting away of muscle
c)
pertaining to the skin
50.
mastectomy
a)
surgical removal or excision of the breast
b)
cancer of glandular tissue
c)
instrument used to record the electrical activity of the heart
51.
mastodynia
a)
pain in the breast
b)
process of recording the heart's activity
c)
pertaining to cartilage
52.
muscular
a)
pertaining to muscle
b)
surgical reconstruction of a joint
c)
study of the skin
53.
myelogram
a)
record (image) of the spinal cord using x-rays
b)
originating within another
c)
inflammation of the small intestine
54.
myelography
a)
producing images of the spinal cord
b)
instrument used to view the inside of a joint
c)
mass or collection of blood outside a blood vessel, a bruise
55.
natal
a)
pertaining to birth
b)
abnormal softening of a gland
c)
spitting up of blood
56.
nephropathy
a)
disease of the kidney
b)
hardening of the arteries
c)
vomiting of blood
57.
nephroptosis
a)
drooping kidney
b)
fear of heights
c)
an agent such as a drug that causes vomiting
58.
nephrosis
a)
abnormal condition of the kidney
b)
instrument used to record the heart's activity
c)
balanced yet varied state
59.
neuropathy
a)
disease of the nerve
b)
process of viewing inside the bronchus
c)
surgical removal or excision of the uterus
60.
ophthalmologist
a)
specialist in the study of diseases and treatment of eye disorders
b)
pertaining to the heart
c)
specialist in the study of diseases and treatment of female disorders
61.
osteoma
a)
tumor of a bone
b)
fat cell
c)
unknown cause
62.
osteomalacia
a)
abnormal softening of bone
b)
wasting away of muscle
c)
suturing (sewing) the wall of the vagina
63.
otalgia
a)
pain in the ear, earache
b)
originating within another
c)
an x-ray beam rotates around the patient taking multiple images of an organ
64.
otorrhea
a)
discharge from the ear
b)
record (image) of a blood vessel using x-rays
c)
pertaining to the breast
65.
pharyngeal
a)
pertaining to the throat
b)
tumor of a gland
c)
pain in the stomach
66.
prognosis
a)
forecast of the outcome of the disease
b)
study of the heart
c)
pertaining to cartilage
67.
radiography
a)
producing images using x-ray
b)
surgical reconstruction of a joint
c)
surgical removal or excision of the uterus
68.
rhinoplasty
a)
surgical reconstruction of the nose, nose job
b)
study of the heart
c)
disease of the nerve
69.
septic
a)
pertaining to infection
b)
cancer of glandular tissue
c)
an agent such as a drug that causes vomiting
70.
splenorrhexis
a)
ruptured spleen
b)
pain in the head, headache
c)
process of viewing inside the abdomen
71.
stomatitis
a)
inflammation of the mouth
b)
instrument used to record the heart's activity
c)
pertaining to the stomach
72.
tenotomy
a)
to cut the tendon, incision of the tendon
b)
pertaining to cartilage
c)
balanced yet varied state
73.
tonsillitis
a)
inflammation of the tonsils
b)
pain in the head, headache
c)
pertaining to the breast
74.
tracheostomy
a)
surgical creation of a new opening into the trachea
b)
record (image) of a blood vessel using x-rays
c)
sudden muscular spasm of the larynx
75.
tracheotomy
a)
to cut the trachea, incision of the trachea
b)
hardening of the arteries
c)
process of viewing inside the abdomen
76.
venogram
a)
record (image) of a vein using x-rays
b)
pain in the head, headache
c)
bursting forth of blood, bleeding
77.
venous
a)
pertaining to a vein
b)
wasting away of muscle
c)
excessive growth or enlargement of an organ or part
78.
visceromegaly
a)
enlarged internal organs
b)
cancer of glandular tissue
c)
instrument used to record the electrical activity of the heart
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