Medical Terminology Suffixes

Front

What is the suffix meaning 'pertaining to'?

Back

-ic

Front

Which suffix means 'surgical removal'? Options: -rrhaphy, -plasty, -ectomy, -otomy

Back

-ectomy

Front

What is the suffix meaning 'study of'?

Back

-ology

Front

Which suffix means 'inflammation of'? Options: -emia, -osis, -itis, -pathy

Back

-itis

Front

What is the suffix meaning 'pertaining to the stomach'? Options: -esophageal, -intestinal, -gastric, -abdominal

Back

-gastric

Front

Which suffix means 'surgical repair'? Options: -otomy, -ectomy, -rrhaphy, -plasty

Back

-plasty

Front

What is the suffix meaning 'abnormal condition'?

Back

-osis

Front

Which suffix means 'surgical incision'? Options: -ectomy, -otomy, -plasty, -rrhaphy

Back

-otomy

Front

What is the suffix meaning 'pertaining to the heart'?

Back

-cardiac

Front

Which suffix means 'tumor'? Options: -itis, -oma, -osis, -pathy

Back

-oma