Medical Terminology

In the Hypoglycemia, which part is considered the prefix?

• Hyp

• Hypo

• Cemia

• Glycemia

In the word tachycardia, which part is considered the suffix?

• Tach

• Cardia

• Tachy

• Car

What is the study of blood called?

• Oncology

• Hematology

• Cardiology

• physiology

What is the ROOT word in 'hyperthyroidism'?

• Hyper

• Thyroid

• Ism

• Hyperthyroid

What does the suffix 'ology' mean?

• The study of

• A specialist doctor

• A disease

• Inflammation

Which prefix means 'fast'?

• Hyper

• Hypo

• Tachy

• Brady

Which specialist doctor would you see if you had a SKIN problem?

• Dermatologist

• Haematologist

• Cardiologist

• Psychologist

What does the root word OSTEO mean?

• Brain

• Bones

• Muscles

• Joints

Which prefix means AGAINST?

• Pre

• Ab

• Ante

• Anti

Letters added at the beginning of a word are known as a

• suffix

• prefix

• root word

• Combining vowel