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Medical Terminology Prefixes, root, suffixes

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
-itis
a)
flow, discharge 
b)
enlargement
c)
bursting forth
d)
inflammation
2.
-algia
a)
pain
b)
rupture
c)
flow, discharge 
d)
to suture
3.
visual examination
a)
-scope
b)
-scopy
c)
-stasis
d)
-tomy
4.

cyan/o

a)

purple

b)

blue

c)

red

d)

white

5.

Erythr/o

a)

blue

b)

purple

c)

white

d)

red

6.

Leuk/o

a)

purple

b)

blue

c)

red

d)

white

7.

melan/o

a)

blue

b)

black

c)

red

d)

white

8.

poli/o

a)

black

b)

blue

c)

gray

d)

red

9.

dynia

a)

pain

b)

euphoria

c)

stressed

d)

proud

10.

megaly

a)

normal

b)

medium

c)

enlarged

d)

miniature

11.

malacia

a)

abnormal softening

b)

abnormal hardening

c)

normal

d)

tissue death

12.

necrosis

a)

tissue death

b)

abnormal hardening

c)

abnormal softening

d)

normal

13.

sclerosis

a)

abnormal softening

b)

abnormal hardening

c)

tissue death

d)

normal

14.

stenosis

a)

widening

b)

abnormal softening

c)

blockage

d)

narrowing

15.

centisis

a)

to remove excess fluid

b)

to insert fluid

c)

process of recording a picture

d)

visual examination

16.

graphy

a)

process of producing a picture

b)

surgical repair

c)

visual examination

d)

insertion of a catheter

17.

gram

a)

surgical incision

b)

insertion of a catheter

c)

a picture or record

d)

visual examination

18.

plasty

a)

picture or record

b)

surgical repair

c)

visual examination

d)

rupture

19.

scopy

a)

visual examination

b)

rupture

c)

picture or record

d)

flow or discharge

20.

ab

a)

away from

b)

midline

c)

toward

d)

outside

21.

ad

a)

away from

b)

toward

c)

before

d)

after

22.

dextr/o

a)

left side

b)

away from

c)

right side

d)

midline

23.

ex

a)

inside

b)

outside

c)

toward

d)

midline

24.

pre

a)

before

b)

after

c)

right side

d)

left side