Medical terminology

Medical terminology

By Jennifer Zirzow

Multiple Choice

What does "arthro-" mean?

• Red

• Arm

• Bone

• Joint

Multiple Choice

The patient has hypoglycemia, what does that mean?

• Too much sugar in the blood

• Too little sugar in the blood

• The patients breathing rate is too low

• The patient has low blood pressure

Multiple Choice

When a patient has high blood pressure it is called _______tension

• supra

• hypo

• ante

• hyper

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A pulmonologist is a doctor that works with ...

• Heart

• Feet

• Lungs

• Blood

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The prefix "ab-" means

• away from or off

• on top

• between

• too low

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The medical term for a fast heart rate is...

• tachycardia

• tachypnea

• hypocardia

• bradycardia

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Chose two medical terms talking about bones

• anemia

• osteoporosis

• leukemia

• osteopathy

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What does "itis-" mean

• itchy

• excessive

• inflammation

• cells

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What does "plasty-" mean

• Surgical opening

• Surgical repair

• Surgical incision

• Surgical cleaning