Medical Suffixes Quiz
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Another term for heart DISEASE would be
A. cardioMEGALY
B. cardioPATHY
C. cardioGRAPH
D. cardioGENIC
PLASTY is the suffix meaning
A. removal
B. to cut into
C. surgical repair
D. inflammation
otomy is the suffix for
A. surgical repair
B. swelling
C. tumor
D. an incision
The suffix with the meaning of tumor or mass is……
A. otomy
B. itis
C. oma
D. scopy
If I have a LIPOMA, I have this……
A. fatty tumor
B. fatty liver
C. fat stomach
D. big ankles
metry is the suffix for
A. the process of measuring
B. math
C. removing a tumor
D. adding stitches
If a patient has conjunctivITIS, they have what of the eye?
A. inflammation
B. cancer
C. disease
D. removal
cranioMETRY would be the act of…….
A. measuring how tall you are
B. measuring how long your legs are
C. measuring how big your waist is
D. measuring how big your skull is
The study of life would be this…..
A. biology
B. cardiology
C. archeology
D. astrology
-scopy is the suffix for
A. observing
B. cutting
C. swelling
D. surgical repair
-edema is the suffix for ….
A. swelling
B. inflammation
C. disease
D. study of
angioEDEMA is
A. removal of blood vessels
B. taking blood
C. swelling of the blood vessels
D. removal of tissue
-itis is the suffix for
A. disease
B. cancer
C. inflammation
D. illness
A rhinoPLASTY would be this…..
A. removal of an organ
B. surgical repair of the nose
C. placing tubes in an ear
D. getting fitted for glasses
nephroPATHY means
A. enlarged kidney
B. removal of a kidney
C. disease of the kidney
D. healthy kidney