WorksheetsSuffix Practice #1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
The med term for pain:
-algia
-emia
-oma
-otomy
Surgical repair is the term:
-oid
-plasty
-rrhage
-spasm
The suffix for "pertaining to" has more than choice form. Which of the following mean pertaining to?
gram, graph
gen, genic, genesis
ic, ac, al
osis, iasis, ia
When something means "similar to" something else, use the suffix:
dynia
-malacia
-oid
-lysis
The suffix "pnea" means:
to swallow
to urinate
to speak
to breathe
The procedure to surgically "cut into" something or make an incision is:
-otomy
-ostomy
-scope
-scopy
When something is larger than normal, use the suffix:
-genesis
-osis
-megaly
-malacia
Suffix "itis" means:
surgery
disease
inflammation
repair
When "ectomy" is used as a suffix, it means to:
surgically cut
surgically remove
surgically puncture
surgically stitch
The person who specializes in a particular field uses this Latin suffix:
-ologist
-ology
-cyst
-iasis
The suffix for "To kill" is:
-cide
-lysis
-phagia
-oma
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:
-ology
-graph
-scope
-pexy
When something is "in the blood", use the the suffix:
hemo
hepato
-emia
-penia
The suffix -rrhea means:
to fall
to flow out
to suddenly gush
to collapse
The suffix -pathy means:
abnormal
disease
rash
tumor
What is the word for the tool to look in the ear?
(a)
What is the word for the surgical removal of teeth?
(a)
When a person complains of rib pain, the Latin word is:
(a)
The term for blood in the urine is:
(a)
When a person develops twitches or involuntary contractions in his/her fingers, they are suffering from:
(a)
