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Medical Terminology: Prefixes and Suffixes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hypertension is a high or elevated blood pressure.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

If you had a heart attack, you would want to see which type of specialist?

a)

A Hematologist

b)

A Gastroenterologist

c)

A Cardiologist

d)

A Phlebotomist

3.

An endoscopy would allow you to:

a)

hear the low beats of the heart

b)

perform a visual examination of an organ inside the body

c)

see a broken bone

d)

see a pulled muscle

4.

The suffix "graphy" means the process of recording.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

If you have a blood clot in your leg, you may need to have a _____________.

a)

thrombocyte

b)

thoracotomy

c)

thoracentesis

d)

thrombectomy

6.

An erythrocyte is a red blood ________.

a)

cell

b)

clot

c)

disease

7.

Which of these prefixes indicates against?

a)

ad-

b)

ab-

c)

ana-

d)

anti-

8.

What does the suffix -osis mean?

a)

condition of blood

b)

inflammation

c)

abnormal condition

d)

surgical removal

9.
-lysis
a)
involuntary contraction
b)
breaking down or dissolution
c)
enlargement
d)
pouching or hernia
10.
In the word sinusitis, the word itis would be considered a _________?
a)
Pronoun
b)
Prefix
c)
Affix
d)
Suffix
11.

In the Hypoglycemia, which part is considered the prefix?

a)

Hyp

b)

Hypo

c)

Cemia

d)

Glycemia

12.

Define phlebotomy

a)

a tool used to look at the ear canal

b)

a term used to repair an injured kidney

c)

using a needle for gaining access into a vein (drawing blood)

d)

device used to measure blood pressure

13.
-algia
a)
pain
b)
rupture
c)
flow, discharge 
d)
to suture
14.

a condition where the affected individual is unable to sleep

a)

anemia

b)

colitis

c)

insomnia

d)

arthralgia

15.

Which is the best definition of a suffix?

a)

Word added to the beginning of a phrase

b)

Word ending that modifies a root

c)

Word that ends in "-ing"

d)

Word in the middle of the root word

16.
-pathy
a)
a path
b)
enlargement
c)
disease
d)
pain
17.

a procedure done to look at the interior of a patients nose

a)

biopsy

b)

cardiograph

c)

otoscope

d)

rhinoscopy

18.

What is intubation

a)

a procedure where heat is produced in the body through high frequency electric current

b)

knowledge gather beforehand

c)

a procedure where a tube is inserted into a body cavity or an anatomical part

d)

the removal of a sample of tissue

19.

What does apnea mean

a)

the absence of breathing

b)

dislocation

c)

without sensation

d)

external, beyond

20.

What is an ultrasound

a)

surgical incision

b)

diagnostic procedure where X-RAY and CT images are produced and recorded

c)

sound waves that travel at an high frequency that can be used to detect medical imaging

d)

a catheter inside a vein/inserted into a vein