Veterinary Medical Terms & Terminology

Fill in the blank: Medical terminology is based on Greek and Latin _______.

• roots

• languages

• cultures

• scripts

Fill in the blank: Latin is the universal language of _______.

• science

• music

• art

• mathematics

Fill in the blank: Greeks were the _______ of modern medicine.

• founders

• followers

• critics

• observers

Fill in the blank: Root words are the _______ of most medical terms.

• basis

• end

• result

• conclusion

Fill in the blank: The root word 'cardi/o' refers to the ______.

• heart

• brain

• liver

• lungs

Fill in the blank: The root word 'cephal/o' refers to the ______.

• head

• foot

• hand

• heart

Fill in the blank: The root word 'ophthalm/o' refers to the ______.

• eye

• heart

• brain

• liver

Fill in the blank: The root word 'steth/o' refers to the ______.

• chest

• heart

• lungs

• stomach

Fill in the blank: The root word 'ot/o' refers to the ______.

• ear

• eye

• nose

• mouth

Fill in the blank: The root word 'derm/o, dermat/o' refers to the ______.

• skin

• bone

• muscle

• nerve