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Medical Terminology: Suffixes

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name

Class

Date

1.

-itis

a)

flow, discharge

b)

enlargement

c)

bursting forth

d)

inflammation

2.

abnormal condition

a)

-dynia

b)

-osis

c)

-rrhea

d)

-pathy

3.

-algia

a)

pain

b)

rupture

c)

flow, discharge

d)

to suture

4.

-pathy

a)

a path

b)

enlargement

c)

disease

d)

pain

5.

surgical incision, process of cutting into

a)

-plasty

b)

-ectomy

c)

-otomy

d)

-ostomy

6.

-ic

a)

full of

b)

pertaining to

c)

to cut into

d)

resembling, like

7.

tumor

a)

-ology

b)

-oma

c)

-ostomy

d)

-scopy

8.

-scope

a)

instrument for examination

b)

study of something

c)

visual examination

d)

process of recording

9.

pertaining to

a)

-ase

b)

-al

c)

-cyte

d)

-gen

10.

producing or causing

a)

-glia

b)

-emia

c)

-gen

d)

-gram

11.

one who studies and and practices

a)

-logy

b)

-ostomy

c)

-ologist

d)

-orrhexis

12.

visual examination

a)

-scope

b)

-scopy

c)

-stasis

d)

-tomy

13.

ectomy

a)

cutting, incision

b)

study of

c)

fixation

d)

removal of

14.

repair

a)

pexy

b)

pathy

c)

plasty

d)

tripsy

15.

centesis

a)

pertaining to

b)

procedure that records

c)

a new permanent opening

d)

puncture a cavity to remove fluid

16.

repair, suture

a)

pathy

b)

rhexis

c)

ectomy

d)

rrhaphy

17.

tripsy

a)

cutting, incision

b)

instrument, exam

c)

crushing, destroying

d)

repair, suture

18.

record of

a)

graphy

b)

gram

c)

pathy

d)

scope

19.

graphy

a)

fixation

b)

repair, suture

c)

procedure that records

d)

pertaining to

20.

algia, dynia

a)

rupture

b)

pain

c)

disease

d)

pertaining to

21.

rupture

a)

rhexis

b)

itis

c)

rrhaphy

d)

tripsy

22.

rupture

a)

rhexis

b)

itis

c)

rrhaphy

d)

tripsy

23.

Which suffix means 'surgical incision'?

a)

-ectomy

b)

-otomy

c)

-plasty

d)

-rrhaphy

24.

Which suffix means 'surgical removal'?

a)

-rrhaphy

b)

-plasty

c)

-ectomy

d)

-otomy

25.

What is the suffix meaning 'pertaining to the stomach'?

a)

-esophageal

b)

-intestinal

c)

-gastric

d)

-abdominal

26.

What is the suffix meaning 'abnormal condition'?

a)

-itis

b)

-osis

c)

-algia

d)

-emia

27.

-malacia

a)

the process of recording a picture or record

b)

bursting forth

c)

surgical repair

d)

abnormal softening

28.

-megaly

a)

tissue death

b)

enlargement

c)

record or picture

d)

pertaining to

29.

-necrosis

a)

visual examination

b)

inflammation

c)

tissue death

d)

rupture

30.

-rrhage / -rrhagia

a)

bursting forth (abnormal discharge or bleeding)

b)

tumor

c)

pertaining to the formation of

d)

paralysis

31.

-rrhaphy

a)

tumor

b)

lack of development of an organ or tissue

c)

to suture or stitch

d)

destruction or breaking down

32.

-rrhea

a)

surgical incision

b)

inflammation

c)

abnormal softening

d)

an abnormal flow or discharge

33.

-rrhexis

a)

rupture

b)

tumor

c)

paralysis

d)

blood condition

34.

-ostomy

a)

to surgically create an artificial opening

b)

destruction or breaking down

c)

abnormal narrowing

d)

a deficiency of

35.

-plasia

a)

visual eamination

b)

lack of development of an organ or tissue

c)

an abnormal flow or discharge

d)

rupture

36.

-plegia

a)

visual examination

b)

paralysis

c)

bursting forth

d)

tumor

37.

-sclerosis

a)

surgical repair

b)

abnormal hardening

c)

to suture or stitch

d)

pertaining to

38.

-stenosis

a)

abnormal narrowing

b)

blood condition

c)

abnormal softening

d)

rupture

39.

-genesis

a)

Forming, producing, origin

b)

Origin, formation

c)

To go

d)

The record made, mark

40.

-lith

a)

One who specializes in, specialist

b)

Inflammation

c)

Stone, calculus

d)

Specialist in the study of

41.

-penia

a)

To bear (offspring)

b)

Partial paralysis

c)

Disease, suffering

d)

Deficiency, lack of, decrease

42.

-phobia

a)

Fear

b)

To grow

c)

Formation, growth

d)

Growth, formation

43.

-philia

a)

Fixation

b)

Eating, swallowing

c)

Speech

d)

Attraction for

44.

-stasis

a)

State of, condition

b)

Involuntary spasm

c)

Constriction

d)

Control, constant level, stop

45.

What does the suffix -edema indicate?

a)

Swelling

b)

Weakness

c)

Paralysis

d)

Discharge

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