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WorksheetsMedical Terminology Prefix Quiz
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
What does the prefix "Lip/o" refer to in medical terminology?
Bone
Fat
Skin
Muscle
Which prefix is used to refer to the "Armpit" in medical terminology?
Axill/o
Cephal/o
Cervic/o
Cyt/o
What does "Path/o" signify in medical terminology?
Tissue
Disease
Cartilage
Joint
Which prefix refers to "Bone Marrow" in medical terminology?
Myel/o
Oste/o
Osse/o
Pelv/i
What is the meaning of the prefix "Derm/o" in medical terminology?
Skin
Hair
Muscle
Fat
What does the prefix "Cerebr/o" refer to in medical terminology?
Tendon
Brain
Eye
Nerve
Which suffix in medical terminology means "inflammation"?
-algia
-itis
-oma
-osis
What does the term "Myel/o" refer to in medical terminology?
Nerve
Spinal cord
Brain
Eye
Which suffix in medical terminology refers to "softening" of a tissue or organ?
-malacia
-pathy
-genic
-plagia
What does the suffix "-centesis" mean in medical terminology?
Study of
Removal of fluid by puncture
Producing images
Paralysis
What does the prefix "Mono-" mean?
Two
One
Three
Many
Which prefix is used to indicate "Four"?
Tri-
Multi-
Quadri-
Semi-
What does the prefix "Post-" signify?
Before
After
Within
Around
Which prefix means "absence of"?
Ab-
A-
Ad-
Ante-
What is the meaning of the prefix "Circum-"?
Around
Before
Outward
Within
What does the prefix "Trans-" mean?
Self
Across
Difficult
Abnormal
What is the meaning of the prefix "Auto-"?
Self
Across
Abnormal
Difficult
Which prefix is used to indicate something abnormal or difficult?
Trans-
Auto-
Dys-
Pre-
Which of the following prefixes can be used to describe movement across something?
Dys-
Auto-
Trans-
Post-
What prefix would you use to describe something related to oneself?
Dys-
Auto-
Trans-
Anti-
Which suffix in medical terminology means "tumor" or "mass"?
-oma
-itis
-algia
-emia
What does the prefix "Poly-" indicate in medical terms?
Many
Few
Large
Small
Which prefix is used to refer to "muscle" in medical terminology?
My/o
Oste/o
Neur/o
Derm/o
Which prefix in medical terminology means "before"?
Pre-
Post-
Anti-
Trans-
What does the suffix "-algia" indicate in medical terms?
Softening
Inflammation
Tumor
Pain
Which prefix is used to refer to "nerve" in medical terminology?
Neur/o
My/o
Derm/o
Oste/o
Which prefix in medical terminology means "three"?
Mono-
Quadri-
Poly-
Tri-
What does the suffix "-ectomy" indicate in medical terms?
Inflammation
Study of
Removal
Pain
Which prefix is used to refer to "skin" in medical terminology?
Oste/o
Neur/o
My/o
Derm/o
What does the suffix "-itis" indicate in medical terms?
Inflammation
Removal
Pain
Tumor
Which prefix in medical terminology means "many"?
Mono-
Pre-
Poly-
Quadri-
What does the prefix "Oste/o" refer to in medical terminology?
Fat
Skin
Muscle
Bone
