Medical Terminology Quiz #1 Review

Who is considered the "Father of Medicine"?

• Plato

• Hippocrates

• Derek Shepherd

• Aristotle

What does the prefix retro- mean?

• behind

• surrounding

• above

• apart

What is a medical term that comes from a person's name (Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Crohn's, etc.)?

• Eponym

• Anagram

• Onomatopoeia

• Analogy

What does the Ancient Greek word "karkinos" mean?

• health

• cooling

• cancer

• behind

Where is the combining vowel normally found?

• After the word root

• Before the word root

• Before the prefix

• After the suffix

What were the first two languages of medicine?

What is a word root?

• Goes at the beginning of a word and changes its meaning

• Goes at the end of a word and changes its meaning

• It contains the structure or meaning of a term

• It is the root plus a combining vowel

What suffix means inflammation?

• -ic

• -logy

• -itis

• -ism

Which suffix means fear?

• -phobia

• -logy

• -oid

• -trophy

Etymology is the study of _________.

• cells

• words and language

• human behavior

• endocrine system