Medical Terminology Quiz

A root with a vowel added to aid in pronunciation is called a (a)   .

A word part that comes before a root is a (a)   .

Combine the word parts dia-, meaning "through," and -rhea, meaning "flow," to form a word meaning "passage of fluid stool." (a)  

Combine the root psych, meaning "mind," with the suffix -logy, meaning "study of," to form a word meaning "study of the mind." (a)  

Which of the following is a compound word?

• urinary

• skeletal

• gastrointestinal

• coronary

• artery

The adjective for thorax is

• thoraxic

• thoracic

• thoral

• thorial

• thoraxial

The -ist in the word neurologist is a:

• prefix

• root

• suffix

• combining form

• Conjunction

Endo- in endoscopic is a:

• root

• suffix

• combining form

• prefix

• derivation

MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging. This term represents :

• combining form

• acronym

• prefix

• suffix

• abbreviation

D.S. needed plastic surgery on her nose to repair the postfracture deformity. This procedure is called a(n):

• septoscope

• rhinoplasty

• neurectomy

• cardioplasty

• rhinitis