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Medical Terminology Suffixes Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the suffix "-itis" indicate in medical terminology?

a)

Inflammation

b)

Tumor

c)

Disease

d)

Weakness

2.

Which suffix means "record" or "writing"?

a)

-gram

b)

-graph

c)

-genesis

d)

-lysis

3.

The suffix "-algia" refers to what condition?

a)

Pain

b)

Weakness

c)

Disease

d)

Tumor

4.

What does the suffix "-lysis" mean?

a)

Destruction or breakdown

b)

Tumor

c)

Inflammation

d)

Disease

5.

Which suffix is used to indicate a specialist in a field of study?

a)

-ologist

b)

-itis

c)

-gram

d)

-algia

6.

The suffix "-phobia" indicates what?

a)

Fear

b)

Pain

c)

Disease

d)

Weakness

7.

What does the suffix "-oma" refer to?

a)

Tumor

b)

Inflammation

c)

Weakness

d)

Disease

8.

Which suffix means "condition" or "state"?

a)

-osis

b)

-itis

c)

-algia

d)

-lysis

9.

The suffix "-pathy" is associated with what?

a)

Disease

b)

Pain

c)

Tumor

d)

Inflammation

10.

What does the suffix "-penia" mean?

a)

Deficiency

b)

Tumor

c)

Inflammation

d)

Weakness

11.

Which suffix means "surgical removal"?

a)

-ectomy

b)

-itis

c)

-algia

d)

-lysis

12.

The suffix "-megaly" refers to what condition?

a)

Enlargement

b)

Tumor

c)

Weakness

d)

Disease

13.

What does the suffix "-stasis" mean?

a)

Stopping or controlling

b)

Tumor

c)

Inflammation

d)

Weakness

14.

Which suffix means "paralysis"?

a)

-plegia

b)

-itis

c)

-algia

d)

-lysis

15.

The suffix "-scope" is used to indicate what?

a)

Instrument for viewing

b)

Tumor

c)

Inflammation

d)

Weakness

16.

What does "Brady-" mean?

a)

Understated

b)

Slow

c)

Stop

d)

Movement