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WorksheetsUnit 1 Revision
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following best describes medical terminology?
The language used by medical professionals.
Words or phrases that everyone must know.
The language medical professionals should not know.
The words that medical professionals do not use.
Medical terminology is important because:
it can make the treatment of a patient more complicated.
it can save time in an emergency.
it can take longer to identify the problem.
it can make communication difficult.
Which of the following best describes a prefix?
All medical terminology.
A letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.
Letters at the end of a word.
The root of the word in the middle.
Which of the following is a medical prefix?
-ism
-genic
-pathy
Hyper-
Which part of the word ‘hyperthyroidism’ is the medical suffix?
Hyper
thyroid
-ism
Hypo
Which of the following is the meaning of the prefix ‘Anti’?
Before
Slow
Within
Against
Which of the following is the meaning of the prefix ‘Hypo’?
Too high
Too low
Too fast
Too slow
Which of the following suffixes means ‘inflammation’?
-itis
-genic
-aemia
-pathy
Which of the following is the meaning of the suffix ‘pathy’?
Breathing
Inflammation
Disease or its process
Forming
Which of the following is the meaning of the root word ‘arthr’?
Joint
Heart
Skin
Glyc
What part of the body does a cardiologist deal with?
Heart
Skin
Bones
Eyes
Which of the following is a combining vowel?
L
O
V
E
What would an abnormal heart beat mean?
Normal
The same
Not normal
What is the prefix in bradycardia?
Bra
Brad
Brady
Bardyc
Tachycardia means
fast
slow
high
low
