01
True or false
1 point
A procedure uses a puncture to withdraw fluid. Does the suffix -centesis fit this description?
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3 Medical Suffixes Online Quiz Questions
Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 3 Medical Suffixes, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.
20 questions
02
Choose one
1 point
A procedure surgically reshapes or repairs the nose. Which suffix means surgical repair or reconstruction?
- A
-ectomy
- B
-plasty
- C
-scopy
- D
-ostomy
03
Fill in the blank
1 point
In the term biopsy, the suffix -opsy refers to of tissue obtained from the body.
04
Written response
1 point
What suffix identifies an instrument used to measure, such as the instrument used in spirometry?
05
Choose one
1 point
A procedure involves making an incision into the trachea, as in tracheotomy. Which suffix expresses the procedure type?
- A
-ectomy
- B
-ostomy
- C
-otomy
- D
-centesis
06
Written response
1 point
Which suffix means surgical fixation or suspension, as in gastropexy?
07
Choose all
1 point
Select all suffixes correctly matched to their meanings.
- A
-penia indicates deficiency or lack.
- B
-algia indicates enlargement.
- C
-megaly indicates enlargement.
- D
-rrhea indicates a disease or disorder.
- E
-pathy indicates disease or disorder.
08
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1 point
Select all statements that correctly distinguish the related suffixes -graphy and -gram.
- A
-graphy names a recording or imaging process.
- B
-graphy names the image produced.
- C
-gram names the process of recording or imaging.
- D
-gram names a resulting record or image.
09
True or false
1 point
The suffix -osis always identifies one specific kind of disease, regardless of the rest of the term.
- A
True
- B
False
10
Choose one
1 point
Thrombolysis refers to breaking down a blood clot. Which meaning of -lysis best explains the term?
- A
Surgical fixation or suspension
- B
Breakdown, separation, or destruction
- C
Puncture to obtain fluid
- D
Surgical reconstruction
11
Fill in the blank
1 point
Which suffixes mean excessive flow or bleeding? Enter either suffix:
12
Choose one
1 point
Which statement correctly distinguishes cardiology from cardiologist?
- A
-logy names a practitioner; -logist names a field of study.
- B
Both suffixes name surgical procedures.
- C
-logy names a field of study; -logist names a specialist.
- D
-logist means medical treatment or healing.
13
True or false
1 point
Anemia involves reduced red blood cells or hemoglobin, and -emia more generally indicates a blood condition.
- A
True
- B
False
14
Open ended
1 point
Decode rhinorrhea by explaining what rhin- and -rrhea contribute to the term. Then state one limitation of relying on this decoded meaning.
15
Choose one
1 point
A medical term refers to a recorded image or result, not the process of producing it. Which suffix best fits that meaning?
- A
-graphy
- B
-gram
- C
-metry
- D
-meter
16
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1 point
A procedure uses an instrument to visually examine the colon. Which suffix in the procedure name indicates that kind of examination?
- A
-gram
- B
-centesis
- C
-scopy
- D
-plasty
17
Written response
1 point
In the term cardiologist, which suffix identifies a specialist rather than a field of study?
18
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1 point
A term is decoded as cardi- (heart) plus -megaly (enlargement). What does the complete term mean?
- A
Enlargement of the heart
- B
Inflammation of the heart
- C
Pain in the heart
- D
A surgical opening from the heart
19
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1 point
A clinician encounters the term leukopenia. Which interpretation is supported by its root and suffix?
- A
An excessive flow of white blood cells
- B
A low white blood cell count
- C
A tumor arising from white blood cells
- D
An enlargement of white blood cells
20
Written response
1 point
In spirometry, which suffix indicates the process of measuring breathing and lung function?