Medical Suffixes Quiz
Medical suffixes are attached to the end of a medical word root to change its meaning. Suffixes indicate medical tests, conditions, and procedures.
Most medical suffixes are of Greek and Latin origin, such as
-logy, but some, such as -ic, are from English and thus very familiar.
Use this medical suffixes quiz for evaluation or practice.
Take the quiz as often as you like; only you see your results.
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Check out the Word Part Video, which gives more explanation about suffixes and other medical word parts.
Definitions of the terms used in the quiz are from Basic Medical Language, Sixth Ed, Elsevier, and Exploring Medical Language, 12th Edition. Elsevier
Myrna LaFleur Brooks is the coauthor of the textbooks, Exploring Medical Language and Basic Medical Language.
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