Med Term Suffixes

Which of the following suffixes mean "pertaining to"?

• -ectomy

• -al

• -ic

• -oma

• -sis

Homeostasis contains the suffix that means:

• abnormal condition

• cell

• state of

• condition

The suffix -tomy means:

• cutting into; incision

• process of visual examination

• to view

• cutting out; removal; excision

Which of the following terms contains the suffix that means "blood condition"?

• leukemia

• hemoglobin

• neuroglobin

• anemia

• hemialgia

Which suffix would be added to the end of the medical term to complete the sentence below?

Visual examination of the abdomen is laparo_______.

• -ctomy

• -scopy

• -logy

• -gram

Which of the following suffixes would be added to complete the medical term?

An incision of. joint is called anthro_______.

• -tomy

• -scope

• -gram

• -ectomy

Which of the following suffixes would be used to complete the medical term in the following sentence?

A specialist in the study of skin would be known as a dermat/o___________.

• -logy

• -logical

• -ist

• -logist

Identify the suffix that does not have the same meaning as the others.

• -al

• -gen

• -ic

• -ous

Biopsy has the suffix that means:

• abnormal condition

• surgical removal

• to view, process of viewing

• disease, condition

Identify the suffix below that does not belong with the rest.

• -cle

• -ole

• -ula

• -ia