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Medical Terminology 1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word part -algia refer to?

a)

pain

b)

inflammation

c)

abnormal condition

d)

rupture

2.

What does the word part dys- refer to?

a)

deficient

b)

flow

c)

bad, difficult

d)

pain

3.

What does the word part -ostomy refer to?

a)

surgical incision

b)

surgical creation of an artificial opening

c)

surgical repair

d)

surgical removal

4.

What does the word part -ectomy refer to?

a)

surgical incision

b)

surgical repair

c)

surgical creation of an artificial opening

d)

surgical removal

5.

What does the word part -otomy refer to?

a)

surgical incision

b)

surgical creation of an artificial opening

c)

surgical repair

d)

surgical removal

6.

What does the word part -rrhapy refer to?

a)

surgical suturing

b)

flow or discharge

c)

rupture

d)

surgical removal

7.

What does the word part -plasty refer to?

a)

surgical removal

b)

surgical suturing

c)

surgical repair

d)

surgical creation of an artificial opening

8.

What does the word part hyper- refer to?

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

flow

d)

inflammation

9.

What does the word part -rrhexis refer to?

a)

surgical removal

b)

surgical suturing

c)

rupture

d)

flow

10.

What does the word part -itis refer to?

a)

inflammation

b)

discharge

c)

bad

d)

pain

11.

What does the word part -ology refer to?

a)

the study of

b)

scanty

c)

birth

d)

between or among

12.

What does the word part dextr/o refer to?

a)

right

b)

left

c)

large

d)

scanty

13.

What does the word part sinistr/o refer to?

a)

right

b)

left

c)

large

d)

scanty

14.

What does the word part post- refer to?

a)

before

b)

left

c)

right

d)

after

15.

What does the word part macr/o refer to?

a)

large

b)

small

c)

left

d)

right

16.

What does the word part -malacia refer to?

a)

abnormal hardening

b)

abnormal softening

c)

abnormal condition

d)

inflammation

17.

What does the word part leuk/o refer to?

a)

red

b)

white

c)

gray

d)

blaclk

18.

What does the word part poli/o refer to?

a)

red

b)

white

c)

gray

d)

black

19.

What does the word part melan/o refer to?

a)

red

b)

white

c)

gray

d)

black

20.

What does the word part erythr/o refer to?

a)

red

b)

white

c)

gray

d)

black

21.

What does the word part lith/o refer to?

a)

kidney

b)

stone

c)

rib

d)

lung

22.

What does the word part ot/o refer to?

a)

ear

b)

nose

c)

throat

d)

heart

23.

What does the word part gast/ro refer to?

a)

ear

b)

nose

c)

stomach

d)

heart

24.

What does the word part rhin/o refer to?

a)

ear

b)

nose

c)

stomach

d)

heart

25.

What does the word part cardi/o refer to?

a)

ear

b)

nose

c)

throat

d)

heart

26.

What does the word part my/o refer to?

a)

heart

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

joint

27.

You never drop the combining vowel between two root words

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Every medical term will have a prefix at the beginning of the word

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Every medical term will have a suffix at the end of the word.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The root word describes a condition, procedure, or disease.

a)

True

b)

False