WorksheetsHCC Beginning Medical Terminology
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What does the suffix -itis mean?
flow, discharge
enlargement
bursting forth
inflammation
What suffix means disease?
-dynia
-osis
-rrhea
-pathy
What suffix means study of?
-logy
-metry
-rraphy
-itis
What does the suffix -ic mean?
full of
pertaining to
to cut into
resembling, like
What suffix means tumor?
-ology
-oma
-ostomy
-scopy
What does the suffix -pathy mean?
a path
enlargement
disease
pain
What suffix means pertaining to?
-ase
-al
-cyte
-gen
What does ven/o mean?
violet
bone
vein
new
What suffix means cell?
-clast
-blast
-cyte
-gram
The prefix intra- means
under, below
above, excessive
in, within
before, in front of
What suffix means producing or causing?
-glia
-emia
-genic
-gram
What does the suffix -plasm mean?
growth, formation
constant level
pertaining to
surgical crushing
Where do you find a suffix?
Beginning of a word
End of a word
Middle of a word
Sometimes middle, sometimes end
What suffix means one who studies and treats?
-logy
-ostomy
-ologist
-orrhexis
The combining form cyt/o means
cyst
eye
tumor
cell
What does the suffix -oma mean?
tumor
eye
cancer
fat
The word parts dia-, hypo-, and pro- are examples of:
suffixes.
prefixes.
roots.
acronyms.
What does path/o mean?
death
disease
black
dissolution
What does the suffix -megaly mean?
opening
constriction
rupture
enlargement
What does the suffix -osis mean?
abnormal condition
flow, discharge
condition of
surgical opening
What does oste/o mean?
food
clot
bone
vein
To indicate under, the prefix to use would be:
a-
para-
sub-
uni-
What is the prefix for new?
neo-
dys-
hemi-
meta-
What does the prefix hyper- mean?
eager and/or forceful
sugar filled and/or energized
above, excessive
sleeping and/or tired
What does hepat/o mean?
blood
tissue
cell
liver
Where can you find a word root ?
Only the start of the word
Only the middle of the word
Only the end of the word
Sometimes the start, sometimes the middle
What does carcin/o mean?
tumor
cancer
organ
disease
What combining form means blue?
chrom/o
cyan/o
chlor/o
cyt/o
What does -logist mean?
pertaining to
study of, science of
person who studies and treats
diagnostic examination
What does hepatitis mean?
inflammation of the kidney
inflammation of the liver
inflammation of the small intestines
inflammation of the large intestines
