MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1)

In the term arthritis, the suffix -itis means:

1)

_______ A)

repair.

B)

pertaining to.

C)

inflammation.

D)

removal.

2)

Select the suffix that means "study of."

2)

_______ A)

-algia

B)

-lysis

C)

-logy

D)

-logist

3)

Select the suffix that means "disease."

3)

_______ A)

-pepsia

B)

-penia

C)

-pathy

D)

-plasty

4)

The suffix -scope in the term telescope means:

4)

_______ A)

far away.

B)

feel inside. C)

communicate.

D)

instrument to view.

5)

The suffix -logy stands for:

5)

_______ A)

specialty.

B)

department.

C)

specialist.

D)

study of.

6)

The suffixes -ic and -al both mean:

6)

_______ A)

disease of.

B)

measure of.

C)

condition of.

D)

pertaining to.

7)

Select the suffix that means "use of an instrument for viewing."

7)

_______ A)

-scopy

B)

-graphy

C)

-scope

D)

-gram

E)

-graph

8)

What is the suffix for vomiting?

8)

_______ A)

-vomesis

B)

-emia

C)

-vomina

D)

-emesis

9)

In the term hemophilia, the suffix -philia means:

9)

_______ A)

to bleed.

B)

blood.

C)

love for.

D)

hemorrhage.

10)

Select the suffix that means "affinity for."

10)

______ A)

-phil

B)

-penia

C)

-plegia

D)

-phobia

11)

Select the suffix that means "vomiting."

11)

______ A)

-eal

B)

-emia

C)

-ectomy

D)

-emesis

12)

Select the suffix that means "swallowing."

12)

______ A)

-phobia

B)

-plegia

C)

-phagia

D)

-philia

13)

Which of the following suffixes does not mean "pertaining to"?

13)

______ A)

-al

B)

-oma

C)

-ous

D)

-ic

14)

Select the suffix that means "tumor."

14)

______ A)

-oxia

B)

-oma

C)

-osis

D)

-ous

15)

Select the suffix that means "paralysis."

15)

______ A)

-penia

B)

-plegia

C)

-phobia

D)

-pathy

16)

After running five miles, the runner suffered from arthralgia. What is the meaning of the suffix -algia?

16)

______ A)

diseased

B)

damaged

C)

torn

D)

pain

17)

Select the suffix that means "pain."

17)

______ A)

-al

B)

-algia

C)

-atresia

D)

-asthenia

18)

The suffix -ia at the end of a medical term means:

18)

______ A)

inflammation.

B)

condition.

C)

growth.

D)

disease.

19)

If cyst- is the word root for bladder, what is cystitis?

19)

______ A)

inflammation of the bladder

B)

removal of the bladder C)

cancer of the bladder

D)

disease of the bladder

20)

In the term alcoholism, what does the suffix -ism mean?

20)

______ A)

formation

B)

falling

C)

drinking

D)

condition

21)

Select the suffix that means "condition."

21)

______ A)

-opia

B)

-oxia

C)

-osis

D)

-oma

22)

Select the suffix that means "hernia, swelling, or protrusion."

22)

______ A)

-crit

B)

-centesis

C)

-cele

D)

-cusis

23)

A nephroma is a(n) ________ of the kidney.

23)

______ A)

infection

B)

tumor

C)

disease

D)

cyst

24)

Select the suffix that means "deficiency."

24)

______ A)

-pepsia

B)

-penia

C)

-phagia

D)

-pnea

25)

Select the suffix that means "hardening."

25)

______ A)

-stenosis

B)

-stomy

C)

-stasis

D)

-sclerosis

26)

Select the suffix that means "fear."

26)

______ A)

-phobia

B)

-phonia

C)

-phagia

D)

-plegia

27)

Select the suffix that means "excessive discharge."

27)

______ A)

-rrhexis

B)

-rrhagia

C)

-rrhaphy

D)

-rrhea

28)

Select the suffix with the correct spelling.

28)

______ A)

-rea

B)

-rreah

C)

-reah

D)

-rrhea

29)

Select the suffix that means "hardening."

29)

______ A)

-sclerosis

B)

-spasm

C)

-stomy

D)

-schisis

E)

-stenosis

30)

What does the suffix -logist mean in the term sociologist?

30)

______ A)

one who practices

B)

field of study C)

treatment

D)

one who treats

31)

If a patient is scheduled for a nephrectomy, what procedure will be done?

31)

______ A)

incision into a kidney

B)

visual exam of a kidney C)

repair of a kidney

D)

removal of a kidney

32)

Select the suffix that means "to surgically puncture."

32)

______ A)

-crit

B)

-cusis

C)

-centesis

D)

-cele

33)

Select the suffix that means "surgical removal."

33)

______ A)

-tomy

B)

-ectomy

C)

-centesis

D)

-rrhaphy

E)

-desis

34)

Select the suffix that means "fusion."

34)

______ A)

-desis

B)

-centesis

C)

-plasty

D)

-ectomy

35)

Select the suffix with the correct spelling.

35)

______ A)

-ectuhme

B)

-ektomy

C)

-ictomy

D)

-ectomy

36)

In the term thermometer, the suffix -meter stands for:

36)

______ A)

temperature.

B)

instrument. C)

heat recording.

D)

measuring instrument.

37)

Select the suffix that means "surgical repair."

37)

______ A)

-penia

B)

-pepsia

C)

-plasty

D)

-pathy

38)

Select the suffix that means "an instrument for recording."

38)

______ A)

-graph

B)

-genesis

C)

-graphy

D)

-gram

E)

-genic

39)

Select the suffix that means "process of measuring."

39)

______ A)

-metry

B)

-plasty

C)

-graphy

D)

-scopy

40)

Select the suffix that means "suturing."

40)

______ A)

-rrhea

B)

-emia

C)

-ectomy

D)

-rraphy

41)

Select the suffix that means "surgical creation of an opening."

41)

______ A)

-tome

B)

-tomy

C)

-stomy

D)

-tocia

42)

Select the suffix that means "to surgically crush."

42)

______ A)

-ectomy

B)

-centesis

C)

-tripsy

D)

-plasty

43)

Select the suffix that means "an incision."

43)

______ A)

-tripsy

B)

-trophy

C)

-tocia

D)

-tomy

44)

A colonoscopy is:

44)

______ A)

making an artificial opening into the colon. B)

a visual exam of the colon with an instrument. C)

an X-ray of the colon. D)

an incision into the colon.

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

45)

A suffix is a word part that is attached to the ________ of a word root.

45)

_____________

46)

The suffix that means inflammation is ________.

46)

_____________

47)

A suffix that means "disease" is ________.

47)

_____________

48)

A suffix that means "study of" is ________.

48)

_____________

49)

If the prefix a- means "no or not," what is aphagia?

49)

_____________

50)

A suffix that means "pain" is ________.

50)

_____________

51)

Besides -algia, what is another suffix that means "pain"?

51)

_____________

52)

What is the meaning of the suffix -phobia?

52)

_____________

53)

A suffix that means "fear" is ________.

53)

_____________

54)

What does the suffix -ary mean?

54)

_____________

55)

If cyst- is the word root for bladder, what does the term cystic mean?

55)

_____________

56)

In the term psychiatry, what does the suffix -iatry mean?

56)

_____________

57)

A suffix that means "one who studies or practices" is ________.

57)

_____________

58)

The suffix -logy in the term biology means what?

58)

_____________

59)

The suffix that means "surgical removal" is ________.

59)

_____________

60)

The suffix that means "surgical repair" is ________.

60)

_____________

61)

What is the suffix that means "the process of measuring"?

61)

_____________

62)

What does the suffix -rrhaphy mean?

62)

_____________

63)

If the prefix hypo- means "below normal," what does the term hypoxia mean?

63)

_____________

Define the following suffixes.

64)

-itis ________

64)

_____________

65)

-pathy ________

65)

_____________

66)

-scope ________

66)

_____________

67)

-logy ________

67)

_____________

68)

-meter ________

68)

_____________

69)

-emesis ________

69)

_____________

70)

-malacia ________

70)

_____________

71)

-phasia ________

71)

_____________

72)

-oma ________

72)

_____________

73)

-phobia ________

73)

_____________

74)

-rrhea ________

74)

_____________

75)

-emia ________

75)

_____________

76)

-logist ________

76)

_____________

77)

-iatry ________

77)

_____________

78)

-ectomy ________

78)

_____________

79)

-plasty ________

79)

_____________

80)

-stomy ________

80)

_____________

81)

-tripsy ________

81)

_____________

TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false. 82)

The term gastropathy means "disease of the stomach."

82)

______

83)

In the term quadriplegia, the suffix -plegia means "amputated."

83)

______

84)

In the term arteriosclerosis, the suffix -sclerosis means "hardening."

84)

______

85)

The suffix for suturing is -rrhagia.

85)

______

86)

The suffix -ous means "condition."

86)

______

87)

The suffix -ad means "toward."

87)

______

88)

The action of making a puncture is indicated by the suffix -plasty.

88)

______

89)

A gastroplasty is removal of the stomach.

89)

______

90)

An arteriogram is an image or record of the arteries.

90)

______

91)

The suffix -tome stands for a cutting instrument.

91)

______

1)

C 2)

C 3)

C 4)

D 5)

D 6)

D 7)

A 8)

D 9)

C 10)

A 11)

D 12)

C 13)

B 14)

B 15)

B 16)

D 17)

B 18)

B 19)

A 20)

D 21)

C 22)

C 23)

B 24)

B 25)

D 26)

A 27)

D 28)

D 29)

A 30)

D 31)

D 32)

C 33)

B 34)

A 35)

D 36)

D 37)

C 38)

A 39)

A 40)

D 41)

C 42)

C 43)

D 44)

B 45)

end 46)

-itis 47)

-pathy 48)

-logy 49)

no swallowing or not swallowing 50)

-algia or -dynia 51)

-dynia 52)

fear 53)

-phobia 54)

pertaining to 55)

pertaining to the bladder 56)

treatment, or specialty 57)

-logist 58)

study of 59)

-ectomy 60)

-plasty 61)

-metry 62)

suturing 63)

above normal nourishment or development 64)

inflammation 65)

disease 66)

instrument for viewing 67)

study of 68)

instrument to measure 69)

vomiting 70)

softening 71)

speaking 72)

tumor 73)

fear 74)

excessive discharge 75)

blood condition 76)

one who studies or practices 77)

treatment or specialty 78)

surgical removal 79)

surgical repair 80)

surgical creation of an opening 81)

surgically crushing 82)

TRUE 83)

FALSE 84)

TRUE 85)

FALSE 86)

FALSE 87)

TRUE 88)

FALSE 89)

FALSE 90)

TRUE 91)

TRUE