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WorksheetsMedical Terminology 1
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 10mins
What does the word part -algia refer to?
pain
inflammation
abnormal condition
rupture
What does the word part dys- refer to?
deficient
flow
bad, difficult
pain
What does the word part -ostomy refer to?
surgical incision
surgical creation of an artificial opening
surgical repair
surgical removal
What does the word part -ectomy refer to?
surgical incision
surgical repair
surgical creation of an artificial opening
surgical removal
What does the word part -otomy refer to?
surgical incision
surgical creation of an artificial opening
surgical repair
surgical removal
What does the word part -rrhapy refer to?
surgical suturing
flow or discharge
rupture
surgical removal
What does the word part -plasty refer to?
surgical removal
surgical suturing
surgical repair
surgical creation of an artificial opening
What does the word part hyper- refer to?
increase
decrease
flow
inflammation
What does the word part -rrhexis refer to?
surgical removal
surgical suturing
rupture
flow
What does the word part -itis refer to?
inflammation
discharge
bad
pain
What does the word part -ology refer to?
the study of
scanty
birth
between or among
What does the word part dextr/o refer to?
right
left
large
scanty
What does the word part sinistr/o refer to?
right
left
large
scanty
What does the word part post- refer to?
before
left
right
after
What does the word part macr/o refer to?
large
small
left
right
What does the word part -malacia refer to?
abnormal hardening
abnormal softening
abnormal condition
inflammation
What does the word part leuk/o refer to?
red
white
gray
blaclk
What does the word part poli/o refer to?
red
white
gray
black
What does the word part melan/o refer to?
red
white
gray
black
What does the word part erythr/o refer to?
red
white
gray
black
What does the word part lith/o refer to?
kidney
stone
rib
lung
What does the word part ot/o refer to?
ear
nose
throat
heart
What does the word part gast/ro refer to?
ear
nose
stomach
heart
What does the word part rhin/o refer to?
ear
nose
stomach
heart
What does the word part cardi/o refer to?
ear
nose
throat
heart
What does the word part my/o refer to?
heart
muscle
bone
joint
You never drop the combining vowel between two root words
True
False
Every medical term will have a prefix at the beginning of the word
True
False
Every medical term will have a suffix at the end of the word.
True
False
The root word describes a condition, procedure, or disease.
True
False
