ICEV Lesson 8: Medical Terminology

Medical terminology allows professionals to interpret, transcribe and communicate information to which of the following?

• Patients

• Colleagues

• General Public

• All of the above

Medical terminology is only used in certain areas of health science.

• True

• False

Medical terminology can be found in transcription recordings.

• True

• False

Medical terminology can be found in scientific journals.

• True

• False

Technical vocabulary can be interpreted based on word construction.

• True

• False

Medical Terminology decreases the efficiency of patient care. 

• True

• False

Medical Terminology does NOT use which language to construct terms?

• Greek

• Latin

• Spanish

Medical Terminology is never used in patient's medical records. 

• True

• False

The core of a word is called a ________ . 

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Root Word

• Ending

A word part added to the beginning of a word is called a ______. 

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Root Word

• Ending