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Medical Prefixes & Suffixes
Author :
Lindsay Horgan
1.
What does the prefix 'a-' mean?
A
Absence of
B
Slow
C
Towards
2.
What does the prefix 'ab-' mean?
A
Excessive
B
Away from
C
Between
3.
What does the prefix 'ad-' mean?
A
Many
B
Painful
C
Towards
4.
What does the prefix 'brady-' mean?
A
Slow
B
Within
C
Below
5.
What does the prefix 'dys-' mean?
A
Above, excessive
B
Painful, difficult, abnormal, laboured
C
Between
6.
What does the prefix 'hyper-' mean?
A
Above, excessive
B
Together, joined
C
Below, under
7.
What does the prefix 'inter-' mean?
A
Between
B
Many
C
Slow
8.
What does the prefix 'intra-' mean?
A
Absence of
B
Within, in
C
Towards
9.
What does the prefix 'poly-' mean?
A
Excessive
B
Many, much
C
Slow
10.
What does the prefix 'sub-' mean?
A
Above, excessive
B
Below, under
C
Together, joined
11.
What does the prefix 'supra-' mean?
A
Painful
B
Between
C
Above
12.
What does the prefix 'sym-' mean?
A
Together, joined
B
Slow
C
Many
13.
What does the prefix 'syn-' mean?
A
Absence of
B
Together, joined
C
Towards
14.
What is the definition of the combining form 'ankyl/o'?
A
Stiff, bent
B
Swollen, inflamed
C
Flexible, straight
15.
What does the combining form 'aponeur/o' refer to?
A
Bone fracture
B
Muscle contraction
C
Aponeurosis
16.
The combining form 'arthr/o' is related to which body part?
A
Joint
B
Liver
C
Heart
17.
What does 'burs/o' stand for?
A
Lung
B
Brain
C
Bursa
18.
Which body part is represented by the combining form 'carp/o'?
A
Ankles, feet
B
Elbows, forearms
C
Carpals, wrist
19.
What does 'chondr/o' refer to?
A
Muscle
B
Cartilage
C
Skin
20.
The combining form 'clavic/o' is associated with which bone?
A
Femur, thigh bone
B
Tibia, shin bone
C
Clavicle, collarbone
21.
What is the definition of 'clavicul/o'?
A
Spine, vertebral column
B
Clavicle, collarbone
C
Skull, cranium
22.
The combining form 'cost/o' is related to which body part?
A
Ribs
B
Kidneys
C
Stomach
23.
What does 'crani/o' stand for?
A
Knee
B
Cranium
C
Shoulder
24.
What does the combining word 'disk/o' refer to?
A
Ilium
B
Femur
C
Intervertebral disk
25.
What bone does the combining word 'fibul/o' refer to?
A
Fibula
B
Humerus
C
Ischium
26.
What does the combining word 'humer/o' refer to?
A
Ilium
B
Upper arm bone
C
Movement
27.
What does the combining word 'ili/o' refer to?
A
Intervertebral disk
B
Ilium
C
Femur
28.
What does the combining word 'ischi/o' refer to?
A
Fibula
B
Ischium
C
Humerus
29.
What does the combining word 'kinesi/o' refer to?
A
Femur
B
Intervertebral disk
C
Movement, motion
30.
What is the combining term for increased convexity of the spine?
A
lord/o
B
lumb/o
C
kyph/o
31.
What is the combining term for bent forward, increased concavity of the spine?
A
lord/o
B
kyph/o
C
lumb/o
32.
What is the combining term for the lumbar region of the spine?
A
lumb/o
B
lord/o
C
kyph/o
33.
What is the combining term for the lower jawbone?
A
mandibul/o
B
maxill/o
C
menisc/o
34.
What is the combining term for the upper jawbone?
A
mandibul/o
B
menisc/o
C
maxill/o
35.
What is the combining term for the meniscus?
A
maxill/o
B
menisc/o
C
mandibul/o
36.
What is the combining term for the spinal cord?
A
oste/o
B
myel/o
C
menisc/o
37.
What is the combining term for bone?
A
menisc/o
B
myel/o
C
oste/o
38.
What is the definition of the root word 'patell/o'?
A
Stone
B
Pelvis
C
Patella (kneecap)
39.
What is the definition of the root word 'pelv/i'?
A
Phalanges (bones of finger and toes)
B
Pelvis (pelvic bone)
C
Pubis
40.
What is the definition of the root word 'pelv/o'?
A
Pelvis (pelvic bone)
B
Vertebral spine (vertebral column)
C
Patella (kneecap)
41.
What is the definition of the root word 'petr/o'?
A
Nerve root
B
Pelvic bone
C
Stone
42.
What is the definition of the root word 'phalang/o'?
A
Phalanges (bones of finger and toes)
B
Patella (kneecap)
C
Vertebral spine (vertebral column)
43.
What is the definition of the root word 'pub/o'?
A
Stone
B
Pubis
C
Nerve root
44.
What is the definition of the root word 'rachi/o'?
A
Phalanges (bones of finger and toes)
B
Pelvis (pelvic bone)
C
Vertebral spine (vertebral column)
45.
What is the definition of the root word 'radi/o'?
A
Nerve root
B
Stone
C
Patella (kneecap)
46.
What is the root word for shoulder blade?
A
scoli/o
B
scapul/o
C
tend/o
47.
What is the root word for crooked or curved?
A
scoli/o
B
stern/o
C
tendin/o
48.
What is the root word for vertebral column?
A
spondyl/o
B
ten/o
C
tars/o
49.
What is the root word for breastbone?
A
tibi/o
B
stern/o
C
uln/o
50.
What is the root word for ankle bones?
A
tars/o
B
vertebr/o
C
scapul/o
51.
What is the root word for tendon?
A
ten/o
B
tend/o
C
spondyl/o
52.
What is the root word for tendon?
A
stern/o
B
tendin/o
C
uln/o
53.
What is the root word for tendon?
A
tend/o
B
scoli/o
C
tibi/o
54.
What is the root word for lower leg bone?
A
vertebr/o
B
tars/o
C
tibi/o
55.
What is the root word for lower arm bone?
A
scapul/o
B
ten/o
C
uln/o
56.
What does the suffix -al mean?
A
Pertaining to
B
Enlargement
C
Inflammation
57.
What does the suffix -algia mean?
A
Infection
B
Swelling
C
Pain
58.
What does the suffix -ar mean?
A
Enlargement
B
Pertaining to
C
Inflammation
59.
What does the suffix -asthenia mean?
A
Weakness
B
Swelling
C
Infection
60.
What does the suffix -centesis mean?
A
Inflammation
B
Enlargement
C
Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
61.
What does the suffix -clasia mean?
A
Infection
B
Swelling
C
Break
62.
What does the suffix -clasis mean?
A
Break
B
Enlargement
C
Inflammation
63.
What does the suffix -clast mean?
A
Infection
B
Swelling
C
Break
64.
What does the suffix -desis mean?
A
Softening
B
Surgical fixation or fusion
C
Inflammation
65.
What is the definition of the suffix -ectomy?
A
Pertaining to
B
Excision, surgical removal, cutting out
C
Tumour
66.
What does the suffix -gram refer to?
A
Abnormal condition
B
Resembling
C
The record or radiographic image
67.
What is the meaning of the suffix -graphy?
A
Loosening, separating, dissolution
B
Process of recording or radiographic imaging
C
Surgical fixation or fusion
68.
What does the suffix -ic indicate?
A
Tumour
B
Pertaining to
C
Softening
69.
What is the definition of the suffix -itis?
A
Resembling
B
Inflammation
C
Excision, surgical removal, cutting out
70.
What does the suffix -lysis mean?
A
Loosening, separating, dissolution
B
The record or radiographic image
C
Process of recording or radiographic imaging
71.
What is the meaning of the suffix -malacia?
A
Pertaining to
B
Inflammation
C
Softening
72.
What does the suffix -oid indicate?
A
Resembling
B
Surgical fixation or fusion
C
Abnormal condition
73.
What is the definition of the suffix -oma?
A
Tumour
B
Excision, surgical removal, cutting out
C
Loosening, separating, dissolution
74.
What does the suffix -osis mean?
A
Abnormal condition
B
Process of recording or radiographic imaging
C
The record or radiographic image
75.
What does the suffix -penia mean?
A
Abnormal reduction
B
Surgical repair
C
Excessive growth
76.
What does the suffix -physis indicate?
A
Malignant tumour
B
Visual examination
C
Growth
77.
What is the definition of the suffix -plasty?
A
Nourishment, development
B
Incision, cut into
C
Surgical repair
78.
What does the suffix -rrhaphy mean?
A
Split, fissure
B
Process of viewing
C
Suturing, repairing
79.
What is the meaning of the suffix -sarcoma?
A
Malignant tumour
B
Growth
C
Abnormal reduction
80.
What does the suffix -schisis indicate?
A
Split, fissure
B
Surgical repair
C
Nourishment, development
81.
What is the definition of the suffix -scopy?
A
Excessive growth
B
Suturing, repairing
C
Process of viewing, visual examination
82.
What does the suffix -tomy mean?
A
Growth
B
Abnormal reduction
C
Incision, cut into
83.
What is the meaning of the suffix -trophy?
A
Surgical repair
B
Nourishment, development
C
Split, fissure