Prefixes, Suffixes, and Medical Word Structure Quiz

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#1

What does the prefix 'hyper-' mean in medical terminology?

Above or excessive
Below or deficient
Around or surrounding
Within or inner
#2

Which suffix is used to indicate 'surgical removal'?

-ectomy
-algia
-itis
-ology
#3

What is the meaning of the prefix 'hypo-' in medical terminology?

Above or excessive
Below or deficient
Around or surrounding
Within or inner
#4

Which suffix means 'inflammation'?

-ectomy
-algia
-itis
-ology
#5

What is the meaning of the prefix 'trans-' in medical terminology?

Above or excessive
Below or deficient
Across or through
Within or inner
#6

Which suffix means 'condition of'?

-ectomy
-algia
-osis
-ology
#7

What does the prefix 'peri-' mean in medical terminology?

Above or excessive
Below or deficient
Around or surrounding
Within or inner
#8

Which suffix means 'pain'?

-ectomy
-algia
-itis
-ology
#9

What does the prefix 'sub-' indicate in medical terminology?

Above or excessive
Below or deficient
Around or surrounding
Within or inner
#10

Which suffix means 'study of'?

-ectomy
-algia
-itis
-ology
#11

What does the prefix 'inter-' indicate in medical terminology?

Above or excessive
Below or deficient
Around or surrounding
Between or among
#12

Which suffix means 'bursting forth (of blood)'?

-ectomy
-algia
-rrhage
-ology
#13

What does the suffix '-plasty' indicate in medical terminology?

Surgical repair
Inflammation
Tumor
Bleeding
#14

What is the meaning of the suffix '-megaly' in medical terminology?

Surgical repair
Enlargement
Tumor
Bleeding
#15

What is the meaning of the suffix '-pathy' in medical terminology?

Surgical repair
Inflammation
Disease
Bleeding
#16

What is the meaning of the suffix '-rrhaphy' in medical terminology?

Surgical repair
Inflammation
Tumor
Bleeding
#17

What is the meaning of the suffix '-algia' in medical terminology?

Surgical repair
Inflammation
Pain
Bleeding

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