WorksheetsMed Term Chapter 1 - Intro
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 23mins
What condition is characterized by redness, heat, swelling, and pain?
infection
inflammation
laceration
Which term means abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries?
arteriomalacia
arterionecrosis
arteriosclerosis
Which combining form means red?
cyan/o
erythr/o
leuk/o
Which term describes a disease or procedure named for the person who first discovered it?
acronym
eponym
syndrome
Which is the correct spelling of the term meaning wound or injury?
thrauma
trauma
trawma
Which of these suffixes requires the use of the combining vowel?
-algia
otomy
-rrhea
In the term otorhinolaryngology, which word root (combining form) means ear?
laryng/o
ot/o
rhin/o
Which suffix means abnormal enlargement?
-malacia
-megaly
-sclerosis
Which term means pain in the stomach?
gastralgia
gastritis
gastrosis
Which term means rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is upward?
supination
supplication
suppuration
Which term means the rupture of a muscle?
myoplasty
myorrhaphy
myorrhexis
Which term describes part of the small intestine?
ileum
ilium
ischium
Which term describes a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease?
A.B.C.
diagnosis
prognosis
syndrome
pain in the stomach
appendectomy
arthralgia
gastralgia
blue discoloration of the skin
cyanosis
gastralgia
tonsillitis
The term arteriosclerosis means the tissue death of an artery or arteries.
True
False
The suffix -ostomyrefers to the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface.
True
False
Which term describes swelling caused by excess fluids in the body tissue?
edema
diarrhea
fistula
Which term means any disease caused by a fungus?
mycosis
myelitis
myositis
The term meaning inflammation of the nose is?
The term meaning lower than normal blood pressure is?
The medical term meaning excessive bleeding is?
The medical term meaning abnormal enlargement of the liver is?
Match the terms with definition
gastralgia
pain in the stomach
appendectomy
surgical removal of the appendix
arthralgia
joint pain
cyanosis
blue discoloration of the skin
tonsillitis
inflammation of the tonsils
