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WorksheetsMedical Terms: Roots, Suffixes and Prefixes
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
75% of medical terms come from what two languages?
Latin and Greek
Latin and English
Spanish and French
Greek and English
What is the purpose of medical terms derived from prefixes, suffixes and root words?
Dispatch a faster response of the EMT system
Convey the greatest quantity of information with the least confusion and most precision
Articulate pompous sounding words so people in the medical community sound arrogant
Create words that create confusion
What is the BEST definition of a prefix?
Long word or phrase added before a word or root word to modify its meaning
Word or phrase added after a suffix to create a new word
Short word phrase added to create the opposite of the root word
Short word part added before a word or root word to modify its meaning
Which is the best definition of a suffix?
Word added to the beginning of a phrase
Word ending that modifies a root
Word that ends in "-ing"
Word in the middle of the root word
What is a word or word part that can form the basis of new words through the addition of prefixes and suffixes?
Tree words
Branch words
Root words
Flower words
Which of the following is not true of etymology?
Science of the origin and development of words
Promotes the lack of understanding of medical terminology
Helps to decipher words with Latin and Greek Origins
Indicates the origin and historical development of a term
What is the best definition of an eponym?
Piece of work not identified by name
Words named after people
Having the same or nearly the same definition of another word
Words that rhyme together
What is the best definition of an acronym?
Modern language terms that stand for longer phrases
Short hand of medical terms
Word opposite in meaning to another
Longer descriptions of a simple medical term
Which of the following is NOT true of abbreviations in the medical field?
Shortened forms of words
Used in few health fields
Each medical facility has approved abbreviation list
Responsibility of healthcare workers to learn the meanings of the abbreviations
What is true when learning medical terminology in the healthcare field?
You can learn how to break down words into the different parts
You are able to communicate effectively with other healthcare professionals
When we learn some words, we can use that knowledge to break down other words so we do not have to memorize ALL of the medical terms
All of the above
