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FHS: Medical Terminology: Prefixes, Root Words, and Suffixes

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
-itis
a)
flow, discharge 
b)
enlargement
c)
bursting forth
d)
inflammation
2.
-algia
a)
pain
b)
rupture
c)
flow, discharge 
d)
to suture
3.
visual examination
a)
-scope
b)
-scopy
c)
-stasis
d)
-tomy
4.

Erythr/o

a)

blue

b)

purple

c)

white

d)

red

5.

Leuk/o

a)

purple

b)

blue

c)

red

d)

white

6.

dynia

a)

pain

b)

euphoria

c)

stressed

d)

proud

7.

megaly

a)

normal

b)

medium

c)

enlarged

d)

miniature

8.

malacia

a)

abnormal softening

b)

abnormal hardening

c)

normal

d)

tissue death

9.

necrosis

a)

tissue death

b)

abnormal hardening

c)

abnormal softening

d)

normal

10.

sclerosis

a)

abnormal softening

b)

abnormal hardening

c)

tissue death

d)

normal

11.

stenosis

a)

widening

b)

abnormal softening

c)

blockage

d)

narrowing

12.

graphy

a)

process of producing a picture

b)

surgical repair

c)

visual examination

d)

insertion of a catheter

13.

gram

a)

surgical incision

b)

insertion of a catheter

c)

a picture or record

d)

visual examination

14.

plasty

a)

picture or record

b)

surgical repair

c)

visual examination

d)

rupture

15.

ab

a)

away from

b)

midline

c)

toward

d)

outside

16.

ad

a)

away from

b)

toward

c)

before

d)

after

17.

ex

a)

inside

b)

outside

c)

toward

d)

midline

18.

pre

a)

before

b)

after

c)

right side

d)

left side

19.
What is the prefix for "Against"
a)
ante-
b)
an-
c)
anti-
d)
a-
20.
What is the prefix for "In or within"
a)
infra-
b)
inter-
c)
intra-
d)
epi-
21.
What is the prefix for "Before"
a)
ante-
b)
anti-
c)
sub-
d)
peri-
22.
What is the suffix for "Blood"
a)
-ectomy
b)
-uria
c)
-ical
d)
-emia
23.
abnormal condition
a)
-dynia
b)
-osis
c)
-rrhea
d)
-pathy
24.
-pathy
a)
a path
b)
enlargement
c)
disease
d)
pain
25.
surgical incision, process of cutting into
a)
-plasty
b)
-ectomy
c)
-otomy
d)
-ostomy
26.

study of

a)

-logy

b)

-metry

c)

-rraphy

d)

-itis

27.

-ic

a)

full of

b)

pertaining to

c)

to cut into

d)

resembling, like

28.

tumor

a)

-ology

b)

-oma

c)

-ostomy

d)

-scopy

29.
pertaining to
a)
-ase
b)
-al
c)
-cyte
d)
-gen
30.
cell
a)
-clast
b)
-blast
c)
-cyte
d)
-gram
31.
one who studies and and practices
a)
-logy
b)
-ostomy
c)
-ologist
d)
-orrhexis
32.
cut into or incision
a)
-ectomy
b)
-tomy
c)
-scopy
d)
-scope
33.
-lysis
a)
involuntary contraction
b)
breaking down or dissolution
c)
enlargement
d)
pouching or hernia
34.

The prefix "peri" means

a)

around

b)

slow

c)

vein

d)

against

35.

The prefix "brady" means

a)

inside

b)

slow

c)

fast

d)

lungs

36.

"pulmo" means

a)

the study of

b)

artery

c)

like or resembling

d)

lung

37.

Which of these cavities contains the parts that form the nose?

a)

“Orbital”

b)

“Nasal”

c)

“Oral”

d)

“Septum”

38.

What does "-plasty" mean?

a)

Surgical Opening

b)

Surgical Incision

c)

Surgical Repair

d)

Surgical Cleaning

39.

What does "Nephro-" mean?

a)

Liver

b)

Kidney

c)

Bladder

d)

Gallbladder

40.

-rrhagia

a)

sudden or excessive flow

b)

suture of, sewing up of

c)

rupture of, bursting

d)

none of the above

41.

Craniotomy

a)

cutting into the face

b)

cutting into the skull

c)

cutting into the head

d)

cutting into the brain

42.

Gastroenterologist

a)

condition that affects stomach and intestines

b)

study of stomach and intestiness

c)

person who studies stomach and intestines

d)

none of the above

43.

Vein

a)

phleb/o, my/o

b)

ven/o, vascul/o

c)

angi/o, phleb/o

d)

ven/o, phleb/o

44.

________sclerosis- hardening of artery walls

a)

Hemo

b)

Leuko

c)

Arterio

d)

Patho

45.

________logist- scientist who studies the causes and effects of disease

a)

Arterio

b)

Hemo

c)

Pneumo

d)

Patho

46.

arthr-

a)

joint

b)

gland

c)

inflammation

d)

disease

47.

-ectomy

a)

skin

b)

surgical removal

c)

cut into

d)

joint

48.

enter-

a)

intestines

b)

path

c)

stomach

d)

ribs

49.

The term myocardi/o refers to:

a)

heart tissue

b)

heart muscle

c)

heart movement

d)

heart attack

50.

mal-

a)

before, in front of

b)

bad, illness, disease

c)

beside, beyond

d)

by, through

51.

What does the suffix -sepsis refer to?

a)

rupture

b)

cutting

c)

infection

d)

visual examination

52.

What does the prefix-super refer to?

a)

excellent

b)

over or above

c)

absense of

d)

against

53.

What does bronchitis mean?

a)

puncture of a lung

b)

any condition pertaining to the air passages

c)

removal of a lung

d)

inflammation of the bronchial tubes

54.
Hematology
a)
the study of blood
b)
the study of the brain
c)
the study of movement
d)
the study of disease
55.

________cardiogram- record of the heart’s electrical activity (heartbeat)

a)

Electro

b)

Vaso

c)

Leuko

d)

Thromb

56.

________itis- inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tubes

a)

Bronch

b)

Electro

c)

Anti

57.

________philia- disorder where blood does not clot normally

a)

Bronch

b)

Arterio

c)

Hemo

d)

Myo

58.

________penia- reduced number of white blood cells

a)

Electro

b)

Leuko

c)

Thromb

d)

Veno

59.

________nia- infection in the lungs

a)

Pneumo

b)

Hemo

c)

Anti

d)

Vaso

60.

_______stasis- slow blood flow through a vein

a)

Vaso

b)

Veno

c)

Patho

d)

Thromb

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