Principles of Health Science Check for Understanding

Commonly used medical terminology can __________ across health science fields.

• Transcend

• Appear

• Vary

• Remain

Which of the following words would commonly be used by an orthopedic surgeon?

• Bilateral

• Anemia

• Dermatitis

• Myelin

Which of the following words would commonly be used by a neurologist?

• Dermis

• Etiology

• Histocompatibility

• Stenosis

Which of the following words would commonly be used by a hematologist?

• Cytometry

• Neoplasm

• Antigen

• Adenoma

Which of the following words would commonly be used by a clinical researcher?

• Antigen

• Cytometry

• Dermis

• Anemia

Which of the following is a part of a word added at the end of a word?

• Prefix

• Root word

• Suffix

• Part of speech

Which of the following is a word with no prefix or suffix added?

• Root word

• Etiology

• Ground word

• Base word

Which of the following appears before a word to change the meaning?

• Suffix

• Root word

• Pre word

• Prefix

Which of the following may be required when adding a suffix to a root word which ends in a consonant?

• A combining “s”

• A combining hyphen

• A combining vowel

• A combining slash

Which common procedure suffix means excision?

• -graphy

• -opsy

• -ectomy

• -gram