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WorksheetsMedical Terminology Chapter 4: Common Prefixes (Part 2)
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
apnea
a)
not breathing
b)
no urine formation
c)
produced outside the body
2.
anuria
a)
no urine formation
b)
not breathing
c)
process of cutting
3.
abduction
a)
process of drawing away from the midline
b)
process of drawing toward the midline
c)
pertaining to within the head
4.
adduction
a)
process of drawing toward the midline
b)
process of drawing away from the midline
c)
pertaining to within a muscle
5.
anatomy
a)
the study of the structure or parts of the body
b)
pertaining to two sides
c)
abnormally large head
6.
antenatal
a)
pertaining to before birth, referring to the fetus
b)
process of moving a limb in a circular motion
c)
pertaining to within a vein
7.
antepartum
a)
before childbirth, referring to the mother
b)
abnormal development
c)
change in formation
8.
antibiotic
a)
drugs used against bacteria
b)
a medical reason that indicates a specific treatment should NOT be performed because it may harm the patient
c)
produced outside the body
9.
autopsy
a)
internal and external examination of the body after death to determine cause of death
b)
the process of cutting and separating parts of the body
c)
change in formation
10.
necropsy
a)
internal and external examination of the body after death to determine cause of death
b)
difficult breathing
c)
an instrument used to view objects too small to be seen with the naked eye
11.
bilateral
a)
pertaining to two sides
b)
pertaining to the opposite side
c)
therapeutic drugs placed in the body in ways other than through the digestive tract (i.e. by injection)
12.
circumduction
a)
process of moving a limb in a circular motion
b)
painful urination
c)
surgical removal of the entire uterus
13.
contraindication
a)
a medical reason that indicates a specific treatment should NOT be performed because it may harm the patient
b)
pertaining to below the stomach
c)
pertaining to within a muscle
14.
contralateral
a)
pertaining to the opposite side
b)
outer wall of the heart
c)
therapeutic drugs placed in the body in ways other than through the digestive tract (i.e. by injection)
15.
dissection
a)
the process of cutting and separating parts of the body
b)
pertaining to below the stomach
c)
inspection of the body after death, an autopsy
16.
dysplasia
a)
abnormal development
b)
the study of the structure or parts of the body
c)
harmless
17.
dyspnea
a)
difficult breathing
b)
excessive formation of cells
c)
backward turning or tipping of an organ
18.
dysuria
a)
painful urination
b)
process of drawing away from the midline
c)
inflammation around the nerve
19.
dystrophy
a)
abnormal development
b)
process of cutting out, surgical removal of tissue from the body
c)
pertaining to above the kidney
20.
endogenous
a)
produced from within the body, disease that originates from within the body
b)
the study of the structure or parts of the body
c)
backward turning or tipping of an organ
21.
epicardium
a)
outer wall of the heart
b)
mental illness characterized by persistent thoughts that one has a serious illness
c)
surgical removal of the entire uterus
22.
excision
a)
process of cutting out, surgical removal of tissue from the body
b)
internal and external examination of the body after death to determine cause of death
c)
process of recording an image of internal structures by using high frequency sound waves
23.
exogenous
a)
produced outside the body
b)
process of cutting
c)
process of recording an image of internal structures by using high frequency sound waves
24.
hyperplasia
a)
excessive formation of cells
b)
pertaining to before birth, referring to the fetus
c)
abnormally large head
25.
hypogastric
a)
pertaining to below the stomach
b)
outer wall of the heart
c)
pertaining to under the tongue
26.
hypochondriasis
a)
mental illness characterized by persistent thoughts that one has a serious illness
b)
turning inward (i.e. turning of the sole of the foot inward)
c)
harmful
27.
incision
a)
process of cutting
b)
excessive formation of cells
c)
the uncontrolled spread of cancerous cells from one organ to another
28.
inversion
a)
turning inward (i.e. turning of the sole of the foot inward)
b)
process of drawing toward the midline
c)
an instrument used to view objects too small to be seen with the naked eye
29.
infracostal
a)
pertaining to below the rib
b)
pertaining to between the cells
c)
pertaining to between the ribs
30.
intercellular
a)
pertaining to between the cells
b)
no urine formation
c)
pertaining to within the head
31.
intercostal
a)
pertaining to between the ribs
b)
pertaining to below the rib
c)
pertaining to through the skin
32.
intracranial
a)
pertaining to within the head
b)
before childbirth, referring to the mother
c)
pertaining to within a vein
33.
intramuscular
a)
pertaining to within a muscle
b)
pertaining to two sides
c)
pertaining to within a vein
34.
intravenous
a)
pertaining to within a vein
b)
abnormal development
c)
pertaining to within a muscle
35.
macrocephaly
a)
abnormally large head
b)
process of drawing away from the midline
c)
pertaining to before birth, referring to the fetus
36.
metaplasia
a)
change in formation
b)
process of moving a limb in a circular motion
c)
after childbirth, with reference to the mother
37.
metastasis
a)
the uncontrolled spread of cancerous cells from one organ to another
b)
process of cutting out, surgical removal of tissue from the body
c)
inspection of the body after death, an autopsy
38.
microscope
a)
an instrument used to view objects too small to be seen with the naked eye
b)
turning inward (i.e. turning of the sole of the foot inward)
c)
pertaining to under the skin
39.
neoplasm
a)
new growth of tissue, a tumor
b)
difficult breathing
c)
pertaining to above the kidney
40.
benign
a)
harmless
b)
pertaining to below the rib
c)
harmful
41.
malignant
a)
harmful
b)
internal and external examination of the body after death to determine cause of death
c)
symptom or symptoms occurring before the onset of disease
42.
panhysterectomy
a)
surgical removal of the entire uterus
b)
the process of cutting and separating parts of the body
c)
after childbirth, with reference to the mother
43.
parenteral drugs
a)
therapeutic drugs placed in the body in ways other than through the digestive tract (i.e. by injection)
b)
drugs used against bacteria
c)
new growth of tissue, a tumor
44.
percutaneous
a)
pertaining to through the skin
b)
painful urination
c)
process of cutting across
45.
perineuritis
a)
inflammation around the nerve
b)
mental illness characterized by persistent thoughts that one has a serious illness
c)
symptom or symptoms occurring before the onset of disease
46.
postmortem
a)
inspection of the body after death, an autopsy
b)
before childbirth, referring to the mother
c)
pertaining to under the tongue
47.
postpartum
a)
after childbirth, with reference to the mother
b)
no urine formation
c)
pertaining to before birth, referring to the fetus
48.
prenatal
a)
pertaining to before birth, referring to the fetus
b)
pertaining to between the cells
c)
pertaining to under the skin
49.
prodrome
a)
symptom or symptoms occurring before the onset of disease
b)
a medical reason that indicates a specific treatment should NOT be performed because it may harm the patient
c)
inflammation around the nerve
50.
retroversion
a)
backward turning or tipping of an organ
b)
drugs used against bacteria
c)
process of cutting across
51.
subcutaneous
a)
pertaining to under the skin
b)
pertaining to the opposite side
c)
pertaining to before birth, referring to the fetus
52.
sublingual
a)
pertaining to under the tongue
b)
process of drawing toward the midline
c)
the uncontrolled spread of cancerous cells from one organ to another
53.
suprarenal
a)
pertaining to above the kidney
b)
pertaining to between the cells
c)
harmless
54.
transection
a)
process of cutting across
b)
pertaining to between the ribs
c)
pertaining to through the skin
55.
ultrasonography
a)
process of recording an image of internal structures by using high frequency sound waves
b)
pertaining to within the head
c)
new growth of tissue, a tumor
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