Introduction to Medical Terminology Suffixes and Prefixes Quiz

Test your knowledge on medical terminology with questions about suffixes and prefixes used in the field.

#1

Which suffix means 'inflammation'?

-itis
-ology
-ectomy
-emia
#2

What does the prefix 'macro-' typically indicate?

Small
Middle
Large
Pertaining to a process
#3

What does the suffix '-ectomy' refer to?

Cutting into
Removal
Pertaining to
Disease
#4

Which prefix means 'within' or 'inner'?

Hypo-
Endo-
Exo-
Inter-
#5

What is the meaning of the prefix 'peri-'?

Above
Around
Below
Before
#6

Which suffix denotes 'surgical removal'?

-emia
-lysis
-plasty
-otomy
#7

What does the prefix 'hemi-' typically indicate?

Half
Within
Below
Above
#8

Which suffix means 'abnormal condition'?

-osis
-penia
-phagia
-plasia
#9

Which suffix means 'condition of abnormal softening'?

-stenosis
-malacia
-ectasis
-emesis
#10

What does the prefix 'poly-' typically indicate?

Few
Many
Absence
One
#11

What is the meaning of the prefix 'sub-'?

Above
Below
Around
Within
#12

Which suffix means 'invasion'?

-plasia
-phagia
-phasia
-iasis
#13

What does the suffix '-algia' typically denote?

Pertaining to
Study of
Pain
Procedure
#14

What does the suffix '-phobia' indicate?

Fear
Pertaining to
Study of
Swelling
#15

Which prefix means 'between' or 'among'?

Trans-
Inter-
Epi-
Para-
#16

What is the definition of the suffix '-pathy'?

Disease
Surgical repair
Pertaining to
Softening
#17

What is the meaning of the suffix '-cele'?

Rupture
Narrowing
Enlargement
Condition of
#18

Which prefix means 'through' or 'across'?

Circum-
Dia-
Peri-
Trans-
#19

What does the suffix '-physis' refer to?

Development
Growth
Formation
Union
#20

What is the meaning of the suffix '-rrhaphy'?

Surgical repair
Pertaining to
Instrument to view
Condition of
#21

Which prefix means 'near' or 'beside'?

Para-
Peri-
Meta-
Circum-
#22

What does the suffix '-osis' typically denote?

Abnormal condition
Surgical removal
Pertaining to
Process of viewing
#23

What does the suffix '-lysis' refer to?

Surgical repair
Pertaining to
Destruction
Enlargement
#24

Which prefix means 'within' or 'inside'?

Endo-
Peri-
Exo-
Epi-
#25

What is the definition of the suffix '-trophy'?

Development
Growth
Pain
Union

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