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Understanding Medical Terminology Suffixes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

-ectomy

a)

Surgical removal

b)

Surgical insertion

c)

Surgical examination

d)

Surgical repair

2.

-oma

a)

Tumor, mass

b)

Inflammation

c)

Infection

d)

Cyst

3.

-plasty

a)

Surgical repair

b)

Surgical removal

c)

Surgical examination

d)

Surgical diagnosis

4.

-scopy

a)

Visual examination

b)

Surgical procedure

c)

Diagnostic test

d)

Therapeutic intervention

5.

-tomy

a)

Cutting, incision

b)

Suturing, stitching

c)

Inflammation, swelling

d)

Removal, excision

6.

-itis

a)

Infection

b)

Inflammation

c)

Contusion

d)

Degeneration

7.

-stasis

a)

Stopping, controlling

b)

Increasing, enhancing

c)

Decreasing, reducing

d)

Moving, shifting

8.

-pathy

a)

Disease

b)

Health

c)

Condition

d)

Disorder

9.

-cyte

a)

Cell

b)

Tissue

c)

Organ

d)

System

10.

-genesis

a)

Formation, origin

b)

Destruction, end

c)

Transformation, change

d)

Creation, development

11.

-phobia

a)

Fear

b)

Love

c)

Hate

d)

Joy

12.

-emia

a)

Blood condition

b)

Bone condition

c)

Skin condition

d)

Nerve condition

13.

-algia

a)

Pain

b)

Sensation

c)

Inflammation

d)

Numbness

14.

-logy

a)

Study of

b)

Study about

c)

Study for

d)

Study in

15.

-lysis

a)

Breakdown, destruction

b)

Formation, creation

c)

Connection, linkage

d)

Expansion, growth