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WorksheetsMedical Suffixes & Combining Vowels
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The medical suffix "-logy" means...
disease
the study of
inflammation
A suffix is found at the beginning of the word
True
False
The medical suffix "-itis" means...
inflammation
disease
blood
The medical suffix "-aemia" means...
disease process
forming
blood condition
The medical suffix "-ism" means...
condition or disease
disease process
state of or condition
forming
Combining vowels...
change the meaning of the two words
are found at the end of the word
make it easier to say the word
Choose the correct combining vowel for 'acid' + 'sis'
acidisis
acidosis
acidsis
how many combining vowels are in the word "gastroenteritis" ?
1
2
3
why do we sometimes add a suffix to a root word?
we don't add suffixes
it does not help the doctor
it is talking about a disease, condition or medical procedure
what does the word 'procedure' mean?
a way of doing something
special words
an illness in the body
