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WorksheetsMed Term Suffixes
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following suffixes mean "pertaining to"?
-ectomy
-al
-ic
-oma
-sis
Homeostasis contains the suffix that means:
abnormal condition
cell
state of
condition
The suffix -tomy means:
cutting into; incision
process of visual examination
to view
cutting out; removal; excision
Which of the following terms contains the suffix that means "blood condition"?
leukemia
hemoglobin
neuroglobin
anemia
hemialgia
Which suffix would be added to the end of the medical term to complete the sentence below?
Visual examination of the abdomen is laparo_______.
-ctomy
-scopy
-logy
-gram
Which of the following suffixes would be added to complete the medical term?
An incision of. joint is called anthro_______.
-tomy
-scope
-gram
-ectomy
Which of the following suffixes would be used to complete the medical term in the following sentence?
A specialist in the study of skin would be known as a dermat/o___________.
-logy
-logical
-ist
-logist
Identify the suffix that does not have the same meaning as the others.
-al
-gen
-ic
-ous
Biopsy has the suffix that means:
abnormal condition
surgical removal
to view, process of viewing
disease, condition
Identify the suffix below that does not belong with the rest.
-cle
-ole
-ula
-ia
