Free Printable Medical Terms: Basic Word Structure

1.

aden/o

a)

lip

b)

abdomen

c)

gland

d)

toward

2.

Arthr/o

a)

Bone

b)

Tissue

c)

Electricity

d)

Joint

3.

cancer

a)

carcin/o

b)

cyan/o

c)

cyt/o

d)

cephal/o

4.

heart

a)

cardi/o

b)

cutane/o

c)

erythr/o

d)

abdomin/o

5.

head

a)

cephal/o

b)

lapar/o

c)

vascul/o

d)

aden/o

6.

cell

a)

cyt/o

b)

aer/o

c)

aden/o

d)

vas/o

7.

urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

a)

-lysis

b)

cyst/o

c)

nephr/o

d)

urethr/o

8.

skin

a)

derm/o

b)

lapar/o

c)

cardi/o

d)

angi/o

9.

The term "cyte" means cell, so a hemocyte is a

a)

bone cell

b)

liver cell

c)

gall bladder cell

d)

blood cell

10.

Kidney

a)

hepato

b)

gastro

c)

cysto

d)

nephro

11.

encephal

a)

skull

b)

brain

c)

eyelid

12.

red

a)

erythr/o

b)

cyt/o

c)

angi/o

d)

lapar/o

13.

GASTR/ O

a)

throat

b)

stomach

c)

Abdomen

d)

Nerve

14.

hypo-

a)

less than normal

b)

Large

c)

Below

d)

Swallow

15.

peri-

a)

Tissue

b)

Clotting

c)

teeth

d)

Surrounding

16.

-ectomy

a)

Disease

b)

Excision, removal

c)

Specialist

d)

Vessel

17.

Rhin/o

a)

bone

b)

large animal

c)

nose

d)

joint

18.

Hepat/o

a)

liver

b)

Red

c)

White

d)

Gland

19.

-itis

a)

Condition

b)

Specialist

c)

Inflammation

d)

Study of

20.

-opsy

a)

Condition

b)

Process of viewing

c)

Disease condition

d)

Surgical repair

21.

opthalm/o

a)

thumb

b)

eye

c)

ear

d)

muscle

22.

The prefix that means "no", "not"

a)

apo

b)

ana

c)

an/o

d)

a- an-

23.

study of: specialist

a)

logy: logist

b)

-ologist:-ology

c)

-logy:-ologist

d)

-ist: logy-

24.

Process of cutting into, incision

a)

-plasty

b)

-ectomy

c)

-tomy

d)

-pathy

25.

pain or painful feeling

a)

-algia

b)

-pathy

c)

tachy-

d)

-iac

26.

which of the following lists are suffixes meaning "pertaining to"?

a)

-al, -ic

b)

-ia, -ism

c)

-eal, -ary

d)

-ac-, -iac

27.

Enter/o

a)

small intestines

b)

blood

c)

cancer

d)

shape

28.

Neur/o

a)

nerve

b)

nose

c)

blood

d)

heart

29.

Path/o

a)

disease

b)

lung

c)

stomach

d)

cancer

30.

leuko

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

yellow

d)

white

31.

psych

a)

mind

b)

processing

c)

sensitivity to pain

d)

nerve

32.

-emia

a)

blood condition

b)

hernia

c)

tumor

d)

artery

33.

thromb/o

a)

pounding

b)

clot

c)

hemorrhage

d)

heart

34.

flesh, connective tissue

a)

ton/o

b)

tens/o

c)

son/o

d)

sarc/o

35.

dys-

a)

Bad

b)

Same

c)

Good

d)

Around

36.

-ism

a)

Pertaining to

b)

Pain

c)

Condition, process

d)

Record

37.

ren/o-

a)

Liver

b)

Kidney

c)

Stomach

d)

Brain

38.

auto-

a)

Around

b)

Half

c)

Self

d)

Above

39.

What is the definition of gnos/o?

a)

green

b)

knowledge

c)

smooth

d)

fiber

40.

What is the word part of abnormal condition?

a)

dys

b)

dia

c)

osis

d)

sis

41.

What is the word part of before?

a)

pro

b)

plasia

c)

plasm

d)

dia

42.

tumor

a)

splen/o

b)

immun/o

c)

onc/o

d)

-plasm

43.

woman, female

a)

gyne

b)

gyen

c)

hyster

d)

mamm

44.

abdomen

a)

lapar/o

b)

aer/o

c)

cephal/o

d)

cardi/o

45.

Which of the following means "condition"

a)

-al

b)

-ia

c)

-ic

46.

"-ectomy" means:

a)

paralysis

b)

to cut into

c)

surgical repair

d)

cutting out, excision

47.

An example of a brain specialist is a:

a)

neurologist

b)

neurology

c)

neuron

d)

neurologram

48.

The term for "-tumor" is:

a)

-ology

b)

-oma

c)

-ostomy

d)

-scopy

49.

"-scope" means:

a)

instrument for visual examination

b)

study of something

c)

visual examination

d)

process of recording

50.

The prefix meaning outside is

a)

exo-

b)

hypo-

c)

peri-

d)

infra-

51.

The prefix meaning outside is

a)

exo-

b)

intra-

c)

endo-

d)

post-

52.

The prefix meaning through is

a)

dia-

b)

ex-

c)

peri-

d)

auto-

53.

What does the suffix "osis" mean?

a)

any condition, usually abnormal

b)

narrowing

c)

widening

54.

trans-

a)

union, together

b)

through, across

c)

beyond, excess

d)

backward, behind

55.

endo-

a)

above, upon

b)

in, within

c)

before, in front

d)

backward, behind

56.

bone

a)

oste(a)

b)

oste(o)

c)

oste

d)

osse(o)

57.

What is the root word meaning Life?

a)

Bio

b)

Genic

c)

Chem

58.

pertaining to

a)

desis

b)

ic

c)

kenes

d)

kinesia

59.

-globin

a)

protien

b)

pertaining to

c)

movement

d)

study, practice

60.

-gram/graph

a)

resulting record

b)

electrocardiogram

c)

hundred

d)

measurment

61.

Suffix meaning cell:

a)

-globin

b)

-cyte

c)

-gram

d)

-logy

62.

Suffix meaning record:

a)

-gram

b)

-scope

c)

-oma

d)

-graphy

63.

Prefix meaning excessive, above, more than normal:

a)

hypo-

b)

ex-

c)

hyper-

d)

pro-

64.

Prefix meaning behind:

a)

end-

b)

pro-

c)

re-

d)

retro-

65.

What is the word part of state of?

a)

dys

b)

dia

c)

osis

d)

sis

66.

The prefix that means back

a)

retro

b)

re

c)

quadra

d)

peri

67.

Below, under

a)

super

b)

supra

c)

sub

d)

semi

68.

The word root "electr/o" means

a)

Electricity

b)

Energy

c)

Hot, Heat

d)

Electrons

Medical Terms: Basic Word Structure

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