Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Chapter 1 Med Term word parts

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gastric means?

a)

behind the brain

b)

inflammation of the liver

c)

mass or tumor of the stomach

d)

pertaining to the stomach

2.

Inflammation of a joint is?

a)

arthritis

b)

encephalitis

c)

cerebral

d)

hematology

3.

the suffix -logy means?

a)

inflammation

b)

heart

c)

study of

d)

red

4.

-osis

a)

blood condition

b)

process of cutting; incision

c)

surgical opening

d)

abnormal condition

5.

-plasty

a)

surgical opening

b)

surgical repair

c)

surgical removal

d)

process of cutting; incision

6.

-um

a)

structure; tissue; thing

b)

cell

c)

pain

d)

enlargement

7.

-ia

a)

pertaining to

b)

cell

c)

condition

d)

surgical opening

8.

-algia

a)

cell

b)

condition

c)

tumor; mass

d)

pain

9.
-ectomy
a)
Disease
b)
Excision, removal
c)
Specialist
d)
Vessel
10.
hyper
a)
fast
b)
slow
c)
immediate
d)
excessive
11.
hypo-
a)
less than normal
b)
Large
c)
Below
d)
Swallow
12.

my/o

a)

muscle

b)

eye

c)

bone

d)

mouth

13.

Which prefix means "around"?

a)

an-

b)

hypo-

c)

peri-

d)

tachy-

14.
myectomy
a)
surgical repair of muscle
b)
surgical removal of muscle
c)
surgical incision of eye
d)
surgical repair of eye muscle
15.
All medical terms have a prefix.
a)
true
b)
false
16.

All medical terms have a suffix.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Under what circumstance do you drop (not use) a combining vowel?

a)

between two roots

b)

if the suffix begins with a vowel

c)

if the term has a prefix

d)

if the term has more than one root

18.

Which vowel is the most common combining vowel used?

a)

a

b)

e

c)

i

d)

o