WorksheetsCommon medical terms
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
This term means "inability or refusal to swallow".
dysphagia
aphagia
aplasia
dysplasia
Which of the following prefixes means "slow"
Tachy
Brady
This prefix means "difficult/abnormal"
laparo-
carcino-
dys-
cyto-
This medical term means "loss of ability to understand or express speech."
aphagia
polydipsia
aphasia
polyphagia
The suffix -esthesia/o means:
urination
sensation
perception
none of the above
This suffix means "creation of an opening".
-plasty
-scopy
-stomy
-osis
This term means "softening of the bones".
osteoarthritis
osteomyelitis
osteomalacia
rheumatoid arthritis
The suffix -itis means:
enlargement
inflammation
swelling
bleeding
This term means "resembling fats".
lipodema
lipema
lipoid
lipase
The suffix -rhexxis means
discharge
abnormal reduction
leakage
rupture
It means abnormal reduction of red blood cells.
erythrophilia
erythrocytopenia
Increase of white blood cells is termed as
Leukocytopenia
Leukocytosis
The term rhinoplasty means -
damage of the nose
enlargement of the nose
repair of the nose
swelling of the nose
The suffix -genesis means -
origin
transmission
development
replication
myalgia means -
Muscle enlargement
swelling of the muscle
muscle pain
Muscle repair
This term means "difficulty in breathing".
dyslexia
dysentery
dysphagia
dyspnea
What do you call the condition when the body has inadequate oxygen supply?
hypocapnia
hypoxia
hypercapnia
alkalosis
This term means "inadequate blood supply" due to obstruction in blood circulation.
haemophilia
hemorrhage
cytopenia
ischemia
This prefix means "fire/high temperature"
cryo-
pyro-
fero-
aero-
This term means "excessive thirst".
polyuria
polyphagia
polydipsia
polypnea
This term means "general discomfort or uneasiness whose cause is difficult to identify".
febrile
malaise
petechiae
purpura
