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Medical Terminology Ch. 1 quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does -itis mean?

(a)  

2.

What does -algia mean?

(a)  

3.

What does the prefix dys- mean

(a)  

4.

What does -ectomy mean?

(a)  

5.

What does Hyper- mean?

(a)  

6.

What does Hypo- mean?

(a)  

7.

What does -osis mean?

(a)  

8.

What does -ostomy mean?

(a)  

9.

What does -otomy mean?

(a)  

10.

What does -plasty mean?

(a)  

11.

What does -rrhage mean?

(a)  

12.

What does -rrhaphy mean?

(a)  

13.

What does -rrhea mean?

(a)  

14.

What does -rrhexis mean?

(a)  

15.

What does -sclerosis mean?

(a)  

16.

Why is the combining vowel used?

a)

to make the medical term easier to pronounce

b)

to indicate procedure

c)

to indicate disorder

d)

to indicate the involved body part

17.

What does arthritis mean?

a)

specialist

b)

inflammation of the stomach

c)

runny nose

d)

inflammation of the joint

18.

What is the purpose of the word root?

a)

is not important

b)

contains the basic meaning of the term

19.

Where is a suffix located?

a)

Always comes at the end of the word

b)

always comes at the beginning of the word

20.

Where is a prefix located?

a)

always shown at the beginning of a word

b)

always shown at the end of a word