Free Printable Medical Terminology Chapter 1

1.

Cardi/o

a)

activity

b)

respiratory

c)

heart

d)

bone

2.

GASTR/ O

a)

throat

b)

stomach

c)

Abdomen

d)

Nerve

3.

hypo-

a)

Under

b)

Large

c)

Below

d)

Swallow

4.

HEMAT / O

a)

blood

b)

tissue

c)

cell

d)

liver

5.

brady-

a)

fast

b)

NFL player

c)

slow

d)

Ms. Tobe

6.

Macro-

a)

Within

b)

above

c)

Large

d)

Difficult

7.

peri-

a)

Tissue

b)

Clotting

c)

teeth

d)

Around

8.

-ectomy

a)

Disease

b)

Surgical removal

c)

Specialist

d)

Vessel

9.

Rhin/o

a)

bone

b)

large animal

c)

nose

d)

joint

10.

Hepat/o

a)

liver

b)

Red

c)

White

d)

Gland

11.

Nephr/o

a)

Nerve

b)

Kidney

c)

Disease

d)

Liver

12.

-itis

a)

Condition

b)

Specialist

c)

Inflammation

d)

Study of

13.

-opsy

a)

Condition

b)

View of

c)

Disease condition

d)

Surgical repair

14.

-itis

a)

Condition

b)

Specialist

c)

Inflammation

d)

Study of

15.

Which of the following parts of a medical term is the basic meaning of the word?

a)

combining vowel

b)

prefix

c)

word root

d)

suffix

16.

What is the prefix for "within"

a)

infra-

b)

inter-

c)

intra-

d)

epi-

17.

This part of a medical term is found at the end of the word and must always be present in the medical term.

a)

prefix

b)

suffix

c)

compound word

d)

combining form

18.

What do the suffixes -ic, -al, & -ose stand for?

a)

surgical removal of

b)

pertaining to

c)

as soon as

d)

incision

19.

bi

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

d)

six

20.

hyper

a)

fast

b)

slow

c)

immediate

d)

excessive

21.

hemi

a)

two

b)

half

c)

around

d)

betwwen

22.

hypo

a)

below

b)

above

c)

water

d)

ear

23.

dys

a)

liver

b)

tooth

c)

eye

d)

painful

24.

epi

a)

demic

b)

upper

c)

downward

d)

people

25.

Macro means?

a)

Large

b)

Small

c)

Economics

d)

None of the above

26.

Fast

a)

poly-

b)

brady-

c)

tachy-

d)

contra-

27.

-pathy

a)

deficiency

b)

pertaining to

c)

condition of

d)

disease

28.

-ology

a)

specialist

b)

study of

c)

pertaining to

d)

stoppage

29.

Blood

a)

Angio

b)

Hemato

c)

Oto

d)

Cardio

30.

Cancer

a)

-oma

b)

-algia

c)

Hyster

d)

Carcin

31.

auto-

a)

self

b)

small

c)

many

d)

half

32.

Surgical Removal

a)

-centesis

b)

-ostomy

c)

-otomy

d)

-ectomy

33.

Enlarged

a)

-phobia

b)

-spasm

c)

-oma

d)

-megaly

34.

-algia

a)

paralysis

b)

flow

c)

pain

d)

state

35.

neo-

a)

source

b)

new

c)

pain

d)

American singer, songwriter, dancer, actor, and producer

36.

intestines

a)

hepat

b)

plast

c)

nephr

d)

enter

37.

skin

a)

dermat

b)

hepat

c)

cardi

d)

megal

38.

PERTAINING TO THE HEART AND LUNGS

a)

CARDIOPULMONARY

b)

CARDIOVASCULAR

c)

PROCHONDRAL

d)

HYPOCHONDRIAC

39.

RHINORRHEA MEANS

a)

A RUNNY NOSE

b)

AN UPSET STOMACH

c)

A BACTERIAL INFECTION OF THE INTESTINES

d)

AN ANIMAL BITE

40.

BONE SOFTENING

a)

OSTEOPOROSIS

b)

OSTEOMALACIA

c)

HYPERTENSOPENIA

d)

ERYTHROCYTOPENIA

41.

a, an-

a)

without, lack of

b)

capable of

c)

pertaining to

d)

like, similar, pertaining to

42.

anti-

a)

against

b)

counter

c)

with

d)

together

43.

bio-

a)

against

b)

life

c)

cut

d)

counter

44.

cardiac

a)

pertaining to head

b)

pertaining to heart

c)

pertaining to cards

d)

pertaining to medicine

45.

gastric

a)

pertaining to stomach

b)

pertaining to weight loss

c)

pertaining to gums

d)

none of the above

46.

neur/o

a)

nerve

b)

gland

c)

many

d)

pain

47.

-dynia

a)

pain

b)

inflammation

c)

tumor

d)

new opening

48.

-logy

a)

study of

b)

inflammation

c)

pain

d)

new opening

49.

-oma

a)

tumor, mass

b)

pain

c)

inflammation

d)

gland

50.

hematology

a)

study of blood

b)

study of the liver

c)

tumor of the blood

d)

study of bones

51.

What does the suffix 'ectomy' mean?

a)

Removal

b)

Operation

c)

Incision

d)

addition

52.

What does the prefix 'Endo' mean?

a)

Around

b)

Ending

c)

Within

d)

open

53.

inter-

a)

between

b)

within; into

c)

against

d)

before

54.

epi-

a)

before

b)

against

c)

on; over; upon

d)

around; surrounding

55.

-plasty

a)

surgical repair

b)

surgical opening

c)

process of cutting; incision

d)

structure; tissue; thing

56.

-megaly

a)

disease

b)

enlargement

c)

cell

d)

pain

57.

trans-

a)

around; surrounding

b)

within; into

c)

across

d)

below; below normal; deficient

58.

-ia

a)

pertaining to

b)

condition

c)

structure; tissue; thing

d)

a substance

Medical Terminology Chapter 1

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