Medical Terminology Suffixes Quiz: Build and Decode Terms

1. Question 1
   • To modify or specify the meaning of the word root
   • To indicate the term's central subject only
   • To replace the combining vowel
   • To modify the beginning of a word root
2. Question 2
   • Word root
   • Combining vowel
   • Prefix
   • Suffix
3. Question 3
   • Add a prefix before the suffix
   • Attach the suffix directly to the word root
   • Remove the word root before adding the suffix
   • Add a combining vowel between the root and suffix
4. Question 4
   • A prefix
   • A hyphen
   • A second suffix
   • A combining vowel
5. Question 5
   • Specialist
   • Diagnostic
   • Surgical
   • Symptomatic
6. Question 6
   • Identify the suffix, then interpret the root and any prefix in context
   • Start with the prefix, ignore the suffix, and guess the root
   • Translate each letter separately
   • Interpret the combining vowel as the main meaning
7. Question 7
   • A word root appears only at the end, whereas a suffix appears only at the beginning
   • A word root is optional, whereas a suffix is never used
   • A word root always indicates a procedure, whereas a suffix always indicates anatomy
   • A word root usually supplies the central subject, whereas a suffix modifies or completes the term
8. Question 8
   • -plasty
   • -stomy
   • -osis
   • -ectomy
9. Question 9
   • It eliminates the need to verify unfamiliar terminology
   • It ensures that every suffix has only one possible meaning
   • It allows every unfamiliar term to be treated as a diagnosis
   • It reduces the risk of confusing procedures, conditions, and symptoms
10. Question 10
    • -ectomy
    • -scopy
    • -plasty
    • -algia
11. Question 11
    • The surgical removal of a structure
    • The study of a subject or field
    • The creation of an artificial opening
    • The recording produced by an instrument
12. Question 12
    • It functions only as a pronunciation aid
    • It always names the body structure being discussed
    • It provides a grammatical and conceptual ending that helps define the whole term
    • It has no effect on the term's category
13. Question 13
    • -ectomy
    • -pexy
    • -plasty
    • -rrhaphy
14. Question 14
    • -tomy
    • -plasty
    • -stomy
    • -scopy
15. Question 15
    • Surgical removal of the stomach or part of it
    • Surgical repair of the stomach
    • Creation of an opening into the stomach
    • Visual examination of the stomach
16. Question 16
    • -tomy
    • -ectomy
    • -rrhaphy
    • -lysis
17. Question 17
    • -stomy
    • -centesis
    • -pexy
    • -desis
18. Question 18
    • Visual examination
    • Surgical fixation
    • Surgical removal
    • Suturing
19. Question 19
    • -scopy
    • -gram
    • -graphy
    • -logy
20. Question 20
    • -rrhea
    • -pexy
    • -tomy
    • -plasty
21. Question 21
    • -desis
    • -lysis
    • -rrhaphy
    • -ectomy
22. Question 22
    • -scopy
    • -tome
    • -desis
    • -stomy
23. Question 23
    • -centesis
    • -scope
    • -plasty
    • -pexy
24. Question 24
    • Recording of an image
    • Destruction, separation, or loosening
    • Creation of an opening
    • Surgical removal
25. Question 25
    • -graph
    • -scopy
    • -scope
    • -gram
26. Question 26
    • The visual inspection of tissue
    • The surgical repair of tissue
    • The process of recording
    • The surgical removal of tissue
27. Question 27
    • -rrhage
    • -osis
    • -megaly
    • -rrhea
28. Question 28
    • -emia
    • -rrhea
    • -rrhage
    • -rrhaphy
29. Question 29
    • -stenosis
    • -malacia
    • -sclerosis
    • -rrhexis
30. Question 30
    • -malacia
    • -penia
    • -sclerosis
    • -megaly

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