Introduction to Medical Terminology

Which of these word roots indicates ear?

• Or

• Ot

• Oss

• Ocul

Which of these word roots indicates blood?

• Or

• Myel

• hepat

• hemat

Which of these suffixes indicates hardening?

• -sclerosis

• -scopy

• -opia

• -clast

Which of these abbreviations indicates twice a day?

• t.d

• b.p.r

• 2xd

• b.i.d

What does the suffix -sepsis refer to?

• infection

• cutting

• rupture

• visual examination

Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?

•  German and Russian

•  Italian and French

• Greek and Latin

• Chinese and Japanese

In the term arthr/itis, itis is the

•  word root

• prefix

•  combining vowel

• suffix

A term built from the name of a person, often a physician or a scientist who was the first to identify a technique or condition, such as Alzheimer disease,

•  is an acronym 

• built from the English language 

• an eponym

•  modern language

The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the

• combining vowel

• suffix

• word root

• prefix

Which of these prefixes indicates 'within'?

• A) Inter-

• B) Intra-

• C) Extra-

• D) Sub-