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Common medical terms

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This term means "inability or refusal to swallow".

a)

dysphagia

b)

aphagia

c)

aplasia

d)

dysplasia

2.

Which of the following prefixes means "slow"

a)

Tachy

b)

Brady

3.

This prefix means "difficult/abnormal"

a)

laparo-

b)

carcino-

c)

dys-

d)

cyto-

4.

This medical term means "loss of ability to understand or express speech."

a)

aphagia

b)

polydipsia

c)

aphasia

d)

polyphagia

5.

The suffix -esthesia/o means:

a)

urination

b)

sensation

c)

perception

d)

none of the above

6.

This suffix means "creation of an opening".

a)

-plasty

b)

-scopy

c)

-stomy

d)

-osis

7.

This term means "softening of the bones".

a)

osteoarthritis

b)

osteomyelitis

c)

osteomalacia

d)

rheumatoid arthritis

8.

The suffix -itis means:

a)

enlargement

b)

inflammation

c)

swelling

d)

bleeding

9.

This term means "resembling fats".

a)

lipodema

b)

lipema

c)

lipoid

d)

lipase

10.

The suffix -rhexxis means

a)

discharge

b)

abnormal reduction

c)

leakage

d)

rupture

11.

It means abnormal reduction of red blood cells.

a)

erythrophilia

b)

erythrocytopenia

12.

Increase of white blood cells is termed as

a)

Leukocytopenia

b)

Leukocytosis

13.

The term rhinoplasty means -

a)

damage of the nose

b)

enlargement of the nose

c)

repair of the nose

d)

swelling of the nose

14.

The suffix -genesis means -

a)

origin

b)

transmission

c)

development

d)

replication

15.

myalgia means -

a)

Muscle enlargement

b)

swelling of the muscle

c)

muscle pain

d)

Muscle repair

16.

This term means "difficulty in breathing".

a)

dyslexia

b)

dysentery

c)

dysphagia

d)

dyspnea

17.

What do you call the condition when the body has inadequate oxygen supply?

a)

hypocapnia

b)

hypoxia

c)

hypercapnia

d)

alkalosis

18.

This term means "inadequate blood supply" due to obstruction in blood circulation.

a)

haemophilia

b)

hemorrhage

c)

cytopenia

d)

ischemia

19.

This prefix means "fire/high temperature"

a)

cryo-

b)

pyro-

c)

fero-

d)

aero-

20.

This term means "excessive thirst".

a)

polyuria

b)

polyphagia

c)

polydipsia

d)

polypnea

21.

This term means "general discomfort or uneasiness whose cause is difficult to identify".

a)

febrile

b)

malaise

c)

petechiae

d)

purpura