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Suffix Practice #1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The med term for pain:

a)

-algia

b)

-emia

c)

-oma

d)

-otomy

2.

Surgical repair is the term:

a)

-oid

b)

-plasty

c)

-rrhage

d)

-spasm

3.

The suffix for "pertaining to" has more than choice form. Which of the following mean pertaining to?

a)

gram, graph

b)

gen, genic, genesis

c)

ic, ac, al

d)

osis, iasis, ia

4.

When something means "similar to" something else, use the suffix:

a)

dynia

b)

-malacia

c)

-oid

d)

-lysis

5.

The suffix "pnea" means:

a)

to swallow

b)

to urinate

c)

to speak

d)

to breathe

6.

The procedure to surgically "cut into" something or make an incision is:

a)

-otomy

b)

-ostomy

c)

-scope

d)

-scopy

7.

When something is larger than normal, use the suffix:

a)

-genesis

b)

-osis

c)

-megaly

d)

-malacia

8.

Suffix "itis" means:

a)

surgery

b)

disease

c)

inflammation

d)

repair

9.

When "ectomy" is used as a suffix, it means to:

a)

surgically cut

b)

surgically remove

c)

surgically puncture

d)

surgically stitch

10.

The person who specializes in a particular field uses this Latin suffix:

a)

-ologist

b)

-ology

c)

-cyst

d)

-iasis

11.

The suffix for "To kill" is:

a)

-cide

b)

-lysis

c)

-phagia

d)

-oma

12.

If you want to say you are using a certain type of tool to look at a region of the body, you use the suffix:

a)

-ology

b)

-graph

c)

-scope

d)

-pexy

13.

When something is "in the blood", use the the suffix:

a)

hemo

b)

hepato

c)

-emia

d)

-penia

14.

The suffix -rrhea means:

a)

to fall

b)

to flow out

c)

to suddenly gush

d)

to collapse

15.

The suffix -pathy means:

a)

abnormal

b)

disease

c)

rash

d)

tumor

16.

What is the word for the tool to look in the ear?

(a)  

17.

What is the word for the surgical removal of teeth?

(a)  

18.

When a person complains of rib pain, the Latin word is:

(a)  

19.

The term for blood in the urine is:

(a)  

20.

When a person develops twitches or involuntary contractions in his/her fingers, they are suffering from:

(a)