G12 Term 1 Review

Identify the prefix of the medical word Tachycardia.

• Tachy

• cardia

• chy

• cardi

Where would you find the suffix in a word? 

• The beginning 

• The middle 

• The end 

• The combining vowel 

Select the correct meaning for the following medical root word PULMON

• heart

• brain

• lungs

• stomach

Select the root word which means 'skin'

• haem

• cardio

• derm

• carcin

What is the root word of the medical word HYPERGLYCEMIA?

• Hyper

• glyc

• aemia

• glycemia

Select the correct definition for the following medical term: ACUTE

• A disease of illness that lasts for a long time, more than 3 months 

• Something that stops a disease and makes you healthy again 

• Having an illness that cannot be cured 

• A disease of illness that lasts for a short time, less than 3 months 

A doctors opinion about how quick someone will recover from an illness or injury is known as ____________

• Infectious 

• Diagnosis 

• Prognosis 

• Chronic 

A skin rash or a cough is a __________________ of an illness. 

• SIGN

• symptom

• diagnosis

• cure

A medical professional specializing in the heart is _____________.

• neurologist

• cardiologist

• dermatologist

• endocrinologist

A medical professional specializing in skin problem is _____________.

• neurologist

• cardiologist

• dermatologist

• endocrinologist