Medical Terminology

What is Pathology?

• The study of disease

• The study of physiology

• The study of the body

• The study of the greek language

Which of the following refers to Bone?

• Osmosis

• Osteo

• Opto

• Oto

If someone states they just had an osteotomy, what procedure was performed?

• Moving a bone

• Making a hole in bone

• The study of bone

• Removal of bone

Which muscle has two muscle heads?

• Brachialis

• Biceps

• Triceps

• Quadriceps

What is an increase in body temperature?

• Hypothermia

• Hyperthermia

• Hyrdothermia

• Suprathermia

What prefix refers to muscle

• Mino-

• Myo-

• Multi-

• Mili-

The following all have what in common? Tendinitis, Osteitis, Gastroenteritis.

• Pain

• Dysfunction

• Inflammation

• Weakness

The following terms all pertain to what? Hydrotherapy, Chemotherapy, Cryotherapy

• To receive treatment

• To target

• To undergo a procedure

• To use chemicals

What is atrophy?

• A trophy you win

• Decrease of development

• Increase of development

• Before development

Having a basis of common prefixes and suffixes is important because:

• It's helpful to memorize

• It helps identify meanings of words without knowing the exact word

• To sound smart

• It's a part of medicine