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Med Term Suffixes

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following suffixes mean "pertaining to"?

a)

-ectomy

b)

-al

c)

-ic

d)

-oma

e)

-sis

2.

Homeostasis contains the suffix that means:

a)

abnormal condition

b)

cell

c)

state of

d)

condition

3.

The suffix -tomy means:

a)

cutting into; incision

b)

process of visual examination

c)

to view

d)

cutting out; removal; excision

4.

Which of the following terms contains the suffix that means "blood condition"?

a)

leukemia

b)

hemoglobin

c)

neuroglobin

d)

anemia

e)

hemialgia

5.

Which suffix would be added to the end of the medical term to complete the sentence below?

Visual examination of the abdomen is laparo_______.

a)

-ctomy

b)

-scopy

c)

-logy

d)

-gram

6.

Which of the following suffixes would be added to complete the medical term?

An incision of. joint is called anthro_______.

a)

-tomy

b)

-scope

c)

-gram

d)

-ectomy

7.

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___________.

a)

-logy

b)

-logical

c)

-ist

d)

-logist

8.

Identify the suffix that does not have the same meaning as the others.

a)

-al

b)

-gen

c)

-ic

d)

-ous

9.

Biopsy has the suffix that means:

a)

abnormal condition

b)

surgical removal

c)

to view, process of viewing

d)

disease, condition

10.

Identify the suffix below that does not belong with the rest.

a)

-cle

b)

-ole

c)

-ula

d)

-ia