Free Printable PHS Med/Term Prefixes & Suffixes

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PHS Med/Term Prefixes & Suffixes

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name

Class

Date

1.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Brady-'?

a)

slow

b)

fast

c)

large

d)

small

2.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Hyper-'?

a)

over; above; increased

b)

under; below; decreased

c)

around; surrounding

d)

between; among

3.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Hypo-'?

a)

under; beneath; decreased

b)

above; over; increased

c)

around; surrounding

d)

between; among

4.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Macro-'?

a)

large

b)

small

c)

fast

d)

narrow

5.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Tachy-'?

a)

fast

b)

slow

c)

large

d)

small

6.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Trans-'?

a)

across; through

b)

under; below

c)

within; inside

d)

against; opposite

7.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-algia'?

a)

pain

b)

joy

c)

growth

d)

color

8.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-ectomy'?

a)

surgical removal

b)

inflammation

c)

study of

d)

disease

9.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-emia'?

a)

blood condition

b)

skin condition

c)

muscle condition

d)

nerve condition

10.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-itis'?

a)

inflammation

b)

growth

c)

disease

d)

condition

11.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-megaly'?

a)

enlargement

b)

reduction

c)

color change

d)

pain

12.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-oma'?

a)

tumor

b)

disease

c)

inflammation

d)

condition

13.

The root word my/o means

a)

brain, nerve

b)

muscle

c)

liver

d)

kidney

14.

The root word hepat/o means

a)

kidney

b)

liver

c)

stomach

d)

llung

15.

The suffix -logy means

a)

within, inside

b)

pain

c)

specialist

d)

study of

16.

Micr/o means

a)

large

b)

small

c)

foot

d)

liver

17.

Intra- means

a)

heart

b)

across

c)

within, inside

d)

under, below

18.

Cardi/o means

a)

lung

b)

exercise

c)

kidney

d)

heart

19.

Gastr/o means

a)

heart

b)

kidney

c)

liver

d)

stomach

20.

-itis means

a)

high, above normal

b)

under, below

c)

pain

d)

inflammation

21.

Poly- means

a)

under, below

b)

fast

c)

slow

d)

multiple, many

22.

Path/o means

a)

under, below

b)

pain

c)

disease

d)

liver

23.

Lip/o means

a)

lung

b)

brain, nerves

c)

fat

d)

muscle

24.

What does the word pathogen mean?

a)

substance that produces bone

b)

substance that produces pain

c)

substance that produces disease

d)

substance that produces blood

25.

The root word hem/o means what?

a)

pain

b)

half

c)

blood

d)

disease

26.

Glyc/o means

a)

bone

b)

gentle

c)

liver

d)

glucose, sugar

27.

Oste/o means

a)

blood

b)

bone

c)

over

d)

muscle

28.

The word nephritis would mean what?

a)

inflammation of the liver

b)

inflammation of the kidney

c)

inflammation of the lungs

d)

inflammation of the nerves

29.

Neur/o means

a)

kidney

b)

brain or nerves

c)

liver

d)

muscle

30.

The suffix -emia means what

a)

blood condition

b)

pain

c)

excessive, high

d)

low, below

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