Unit 1: Intro to Medical Language Test

Match the following

• foundation of the word

• combining form

• word root + combining vowel

• suffix

• attached to the beginning of a word

• prefix

• attached to the end of a word

• word root

This abbreviations means, "nothing by mouth."

• NPO

• NKA

• WNL

• SS

The prefix poly- means

• many

• before

• behind

• few

What is the medical root for stomach?

• enter/o

• chol/e

• lip/o

• gastr/o

The term subdermal means

• below the skin

• above the skin

• skin disease

• skin inflammation

What medical specialist treats vision problems?

• neurologist

• pathologist

• ophthalmologist

• audiologist

What would you do with an otoscope?

• look inside the bladder

• look inside the ear

• look inside the heart

• look inside the stomach

What procedure would involve cutting a hole in the skull?

• perioorbital

• thoracotomy

• craniotomy

• gastrectomy

Polycythemia would be diagnosed with

• an eye exam

• a blood test

• a urine test

• a look inside the ear

Where would a nasogastric tube be placed?

• from the nose to the throat

• from the nose to the windpipe

• from the nose to the stomach

• from the nose to the intestine