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

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

malacia

a)

abnormal softening

b)

abnormal hardening

c)

normal

d)

tissue death

2.

Craniotomy

a)

cutting into the face

b)

cutting into the skull

c)

cutting into the head

d)

cutting into the brain

3.
-pathy
a)
a path
b)
enlargement
c)
disease
d)
pain
4.

sclerosis

a)

abnormal softening

b)

abnormal hardening

c)

tissue death

d)

normal

5.

What does the prefix-super refer to?

a)

excellent

b)

over or above

c)

absense of

d)

against

6.

-ic

a)

full of

b)

pertaining to

c)

to cut into

d)

resembling, like

7.
Hematology
a)
the study of blood
b)
the study of the brain
c)
the study of movement
d)
the study of disease
8.

dynia

a)

pain

b)

euphoria

c)

stressed

d)

proud

9.

ad

a)

away from

b)

toward

c)

before

d)

after

10.

________penia- reduced number of white blood cells

a)

Electro

b)

Leuko

c)

Thromb

d)

Veno

11.

What does the suffix -sepsis refer to?

a)

rupture

b)

cutting

c)

infection

d)

visual examination

12.

________philia- disorder where blood does not clot normally

a)

Bronch

b)

Arterio

c)

Hemo

d)

Myo

13.

Leuk/o

a)

purple

b)

blue

c)

red

d)

white

14.

Erythr/o

a)

blue

b)

purple

c)

white

d)

red

15.
What is the suffix for "Blood"
a)
-ectomy
b)
-uria
c)
-ical
d)
-emia
16.

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

17.
pertaining to
a)
-ase
b)
-al
c)
-cyte
d)
-gen
18.

enter-

a)

intestines

b)

path

c)

stomach

d)

ribs

19.

graphy

a)

process of producing a picture

b)

surgical repair

c)

visual examination

d)

insertion of a catheter

20.

-rrhagia

a)

sudden or excessive flow

b)

suture of, sewing up of

c)

rupture of, bursting

d)

none of the above