Medical Terminology 3

What does "itis" mean?

• inflammation of

• pertaining to

• beneath

• within

A word placed at the beginning of a word

• Eponyms

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Word roots

The vowels are not used if the word root begins with a vowel.

• True

• False

What does "encephal(o) mean?

• brain

• liver

• skull

• joint

What does "brachy" mean?

• arm

• short

• slow

• cheek

The term is craniotomy. What part does cranio represent?

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Word root

• Eponyms

The term is pseudoappendicitis. Which part is the prefix?

• Appendic

• itis

• Pseudo

• Pseudoappendic

What does the term "nocturia" mean?

• time of night

• urination at night

• at night time

• difficulty urinating

The term is "leukocytotic". Which part is the word root?

• leuko

• cyt

• otic

• cyto

What does the abbreviation ABG mean?

• abdominal gases

• arterial blood gases

• advanced blood glucose

• before means glucose