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Medical Suffixes & Combining Vowels

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

The medical suffix "-logy" means...

a)

disease

b)

the study of

c)

inflammation

2.

A suffix is found at the beginning of the word

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The medical suffix "-itis" means...

a)

inflammation

b)

disease

c)

blood

4.

The medical suffix "-aemia" means...

a)

disease process

b)

forming

c)

blood condition

5.

The medical suffix "-ism" means...

a)

condition or disease

b)

disease process

c)

state of or condition

d)

forming

6.

Combining vowels...

a)

change the meaning of the two words

b)

are found at the end of the word

c)

make it easier to say the word

7.

Choose the correct combining vowel for 'acid' + 'sis'

a)

acidisis

b)

acidosis

c)

acidsis

8.

how many combining vowels are in the word "gastroenteritis" ?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

9.

why do we sometimes add a suffix to a root word?

a)

we don't add suffixes

b)

it does not help the doctor

c)

it is talking about a disease, condition or medical procedure

10.

what does the word 'procedure' mean?

a)

a way of doing something

b)

special words

c)

an illness in the body