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Medical Terminology Prefix Quiz

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the prefix "Lip/o" refer to in medical terminology?

a)

Bone

b)

Fat

c)

Skin

d)

Muscle

2.

Which prefix is used to refer to the "Armpit" in medical terminology?

a)

Axill/o

b)

Cephal/o

c)

Cervic/o

d)

Cyt/o

3.

What does "Path/o" signify in medical terminology?

a)

Tissue

b)

Disease

c)

Cartilage

d)

Joint

4.

Which prefix refers to "Bone Marrow" in medical terminology?

a)

Myel/o

b)

Oste/o

c)

Osse/o

d)

Pelv/i

5.

What is the meaning of the prefix "Derm/o" in medical terminology?

a)

Skin

b)

Hair

c)

Muscle

d)

Fat

6.

What does the prefix "Cerebr/o" refer to in medical terminology?

a)

Tendon

b)

Brain

c)

Eye

d)

Nerve

7.

Which suffix in medical terminology means "inflammation"?

a)

-algia

b)

-itis

c)

-oma

d)

-osis

8.

What does the term "Myel/o" refer to in medical terminology?

a)

Nerve

b)

Spinal cord

c)

Brain

d)

Eye

9.

Which suffix in medical terminology refers to "softening" of a tissue or organ?

a)

-malacia

b)

-pathy

c)

-genic

d)

-plagia

10.

What does the suffix "-centesis" mean in medical terminology?

a)

Study of

b)

Removal of fluid by puncture

c)

Producing images

d)

Paralysis

11.

What does the prefix "Mono-" mean?

a)

Two

b)

One

c)

Three

d)

Many

12.

Which prefix is used to indicate "Four"?

a)

Tri-

b)

Multi-

c)

Quadri-

d)

Semi-

13.

What does the prefix "Post-" signify?

a)

Before

b)

After

c)

Within

d)

Around

14.

Which prefix means "absence of"?

a)

Ab-

b)

A-

c)

Ad-

d)

Ante-

15.

What is the meaning of the prefix "Circum-"?

a)

Around

b)

Before

c)

Outward

d)

Within

16.

What does the prefix "Trans-" mean?

a)

Self

b)

Across

c)

Difficult

d)

Abnormal

17.

What is the meaning of the prefix "Auto-"?

a)

Self

b)

Across

c)

Abnormal

d)

Difficult

18.

Which prefix is used to indicate something abnormal or difficult?

a)

Trans-

b)

Auto-

c)

Dys-

d)

Pre-

19.

Which of the following prefixes can be used to describe movement across something?

a)

Dys-

b)

Auto-

c)

Trans-

d)

Post-

20.

What prefix would you use to describe something related to oneself?

a)

Dys-

b)

Auto-

c)

Trans-

d)

Anti-

21.

Which suffix in medical terminology means "tumor" or "mass"?

a)

-oma

b)

-itis

c)

-algia

d)

-emia

22.

What does the prefix "Poly-" indicate in medical terms?

a)

Many

b)

Few

c)

Large

d)

Small

23.

Which prefix is used to refer to "muscle" in medical terminology?

a)

My/o

b)

Oste/o

c)

Neur/o

d)

Derm/o

24.

Which prefix in medical terminology means "before"?

a)

Pre-

b)

Post-

c)

Anti-

d)

Trans-

25.

What does the suffix "-algia" indicate in medical terms?

a)

Softening

b)

Inflammation

c)

Tumor

d)

Pain

26.

Which prefix is used to refer to "nerve" in medical terminology?

a)

Neur/o

b)

My/o

c)

Derm/o

d)

Oste/o

27.

Which prefix in medical terminology means "three"?

a)

Mono-

b)

Quadri-

c)

Poly-

d)

Tri-

28.

What does the suffix "-ectomy" indicate in medical terms?

a)

Inflammation

b)

Study of

c)

Removal

d)

Pain

29.

Which prefix is used to refer to "skin" in medical terminology?

a)

Oste/o

b)

Neur/o

c)

My/o

d)

Derm/o

30.

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

a)

Inflammation

b)

Removal

c)

Pain

d)

Tumor

31.

Which prefix in medical terminology means "many"?

a)

Mono-

b)

Pre-

c)

Poly-

d)

Quadri-

32.

What does the prefix "Oste/o" refer to in medical terminology?

a)

Fat

b)

Skin

c)

Muscle

d)

Bone