Introduction to Medical Terminology

What does the term arthr mean?

• before

• joint

• foot

• bone

The term arthr is ____.

• prefix

• suffix

• root word

• either a prefix or a root word

The term bacter is a ______.

• prefix

• suffix

• root word that is not a body part

• root word that is a body part

The term brady _______.

• is a prefix that means slower than normal

• is a suffix that means faster than normal

• is a suffix that means slower than normal

• is a prefix that means faster than normal

The term derm is ______.

• a root word that means skin

• a suffix that means skin

• a prefix that means skin

• a root word that means fingers and toes

The term cardi is _____.

• a prefix that means heart

• a root word that means lung

• a root word that means heart

• a suffix that means heart

The term cardiology means _____.

• heart rate

• faster than normal pulse

• slower than normal pulse

• study of the heart

In the term hematoma, hem means ____.

• tumor

• heart

• blood

• breath

In the term hematoma, oma means ____.

• tumor

• vessel

• sac filled with fluid

• lesion

The term hematoma is ______.

• a complex term in which hem is a prefix

• a complex term meaning tumor filled with blood

• a complex term in which oma is a root word

• a complex term meaning blood clot