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WorksheetsMedical Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
What does the suffix 'ectomy' mean?
Removal
Operation
Incision
Addition
What is the study of blood called?
Oncology
Hematology
Cardiology
Physiology
What does the prefix 'endo-' mean?
Around
Ending
Inside
Open
What does 'contra' mean in medical terms?
Contracted
Against
Contraction
Identified
What does the root 'gastro-' mean?
Stomach
Heart
Small Intestines
Liver
The prefix 'endo-' means what?
In between
On
Above
Inside
Which prefix means 'without'?
Anti-
Pro-
An-
Bi-
Which best relates to a camera?
-gram
-emia
-ology
-ologist
What does the root 'hem/o-' mean?
Blood
Nourishment
Lung
Head
What does the root 'hepat/o-' mean?
Liver
Red
White
Gland
What does the suffix '-itis' mean?
Condition
Specialist
Inflammation
Study of
What does the root 'neur/o-' mean?
Brain
Kidney
Nerve
Fiber
What does the prefix 'dys-' mean?
Against
Difficult
Across, through
Around
What does the prefix mean in the medical term: "subcutaneous"?
Skin
Around
Under
Deep
What is the meaning of the suffix in the medical term: "nephropathy"?
Kidney
Abnormal condition
Disease
Enlargement
What does the word 'arthritis' mean?
Inflammation of the joints
Inflammation of the arteries
Inflammation of the arms
None of the above
Choose the TWO medical terms that are talking about "skin."
Dermatitis
Osteopathy
Phlebotomy
Epidermis
The patient has hypoglycaemia. What does that mean?
There is too much sugar in the blood
The patient's breathing rate is very low
There is too little sugar in the blood
The patient has low blood pressure
Choose the TWO medical terms talking about "bones."
Anaemia
Osteopathy
Osteoporosis
Leukaemia
What root word means 'cancer'?
Carcin
Cyan
Cyt
Cephal
Which of the following is the root word meaning 'skin'?
Derm
Lapar
Cardi
Angi
Which of the following is the root word meaning 'kidney'?
Hepato
Gastro
Cysto
Nephro
What does the root 'rhin/o' mean?
Bone
Large animal
Nose
Joint
What does the suffix '-opsy' mean?
Condition
Process of viewing
Disease condition
Surgical repair
Which is the prefix that means 'without'?
Apo
Ana
An/o
A/an
Which suffixes mean 'study of' and 'specialist'?
-logia: -logist
-ologist:-ology
-ology:-ologist
-ist: -logy
What does the root 'leuko' mean?
Red
Blue
Yellow
White
An example of a brain specialist is a:
Neurologist
Neurology
Neuron
Neurologram
The suffix '-scope' means:
Instrument for visual inspection
Study of something
Visual examination
Process of recording
The prefix meaning 'outside' is:
Ecto-
Hypo-
Peri-
Infra-
What does the prefix 'trans-' mean (think about "transportation")?
Union, together
Through, across
Beyond, excess
Backward, behind
What does the suffix '-gram/graph' mean?
Resulting image
Electrocardiogram
Hundred
Measurement
Which of the following is the suffix meaning 'record':
-gram
-scope
-oma
-pathy
Which is the prefix meaning 'excessive, above, more than normal-:
Hypo-
Ex-
Hyper-
Pro-
Which of these word roots indicates lungs?
Sinus
Laryng
Pharyng
Pneum
