Revision Unit 1 Gr 12

Which statement is NOT true about medical terminology?

• saves time in a medical emergency

• describes the condition of a patient

• allows health professionals to communicate

• can be understood by all people

It is a word or word part that can form other words through the addition of prefixes and suffixes

• medical term

• root word

• prefix

• suffix

A, E, I, O, and U are called _______.

• letters

• prefix

• vowels

• suffix

HYPER means ________:

• low

• medium

• high

• average

CARDI means ________.

• lungs

• heart

• brain

• bones

OSTEO means _______.

• veins

• bones

• joints

• blood

Identify the suffix in the medical term 'hyperglycaemia.'

• hyper

• glyc

• aemia

• high

Does the word 'psychology' have a prefix?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

What do you mean by the root word 'carcin?'

• poison

• bones

• cancer

• blood

ARTHRITIS is an inflammation in which part of the body?

• bones

• skin

• joints

• face