Intro to Medical Terminolgy HS1

Match the following

• back

• dors

• many

• oste

• without

• epi

• bone

• a-

• above

• poly

Using what you know. What does the term periosteal mean?

• above the your bones

• around your bone

• below your bone

• inside your bone

In the term brachioplasty. Which word part is the root word?

• brachi

• plasty

• o

• brachioplasty

Using what know. What does sleep apnea mean?

• breathing hard while sleeping

• not breathing while sleeping

• sleep walking

• breathing 20 bpm

Match the following suffixes

• study of

• -pathy

• removal

• -sclerosis

• disease

• -centesis

• surgical puncture

• -ology

• hardening

• -ectomy

Using what you know. What does atherosclerosis mean?

• fat build up in the arteries

• enlarged arteries

• inflammation of the arteries

• hardening of the arteries

What does the term neur/o/pathy using your word list? Remember it reads FROM the suffix to root word. HINT: it is only 4 words.

What is an otoscope?

• instrument used to check your ears

• instrument used to check your ears

• instrument used to view cells

• instrument to check vital signs

What is an opthalmologist?

• someone who studies the ear

• someone who work closely with a cytologist

• someone who studies the eye

• someone who studies teeth and puts on braces

How many root words are in gastroenterologist

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4