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WorksheetsMedical Terminology #1 Intro
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
A combining form is developed when you combine
the following element with a combining vowel:
Prefix
Word root
Suffix
Compound word
Noun suffix
What does the prefix 'Endo' mean?
Around
Ending
Within
open
Which of the following elements usually indicates a
procedure, condition, or disease:
Prefix
Word root
Suffix
Compound word
Combining vowel
-itis
inflammation
surgical repair
-graphy
neo-
process of viewing
-scopy
-itis
-ectomy
dys-
Which word part comes in the beginning of a medical term?
Root
Suffix
Prefix
Which term comes at the end of a medical term?
Root
Suffix
Prefix
In the term cardiology, which part is the suffix?
dio
cardi
logy
gy
In the term endocarditis, which is the prefix?
endo
cardi
itis
hyper-
bleeding
excessive, increased
rupture
surgical incision
In the word colonoscopy, ______ is the word root.
colon
o
scopy
This word root means "joint".
ven
oste
hepat
arthr
hemat
blood
bones
pain
heart
cardio
stomach
brain
gallbladder
heart
When defining a medical term, which of the following
would be the first step:
Define the suffix
Define the prefix
Define the middle
Define the combining vowel
Define the compound word
osteo
blood
bones
pain
heart
neuro
mind
brain
head
new
gastro
stomach
brain
gallbladder
heart
”a” mean?
Double
Both
Two
Without
bi
Without
Upon
Excessive
Two
