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Medical terminology root words

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a word or word part that can form the basis of new words through the addition of prefixes and suffixes?

a)

Tree words

b)

Branch words

c)

Root words

d)

Flower words

2.
Word roots:
a)
Usually indicate a number, time, position, color or sense of negation.
b)
Usually indicates a procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech.
c)
Frequently indicates a body part.
3.
Basic rule one states a word root is used __________ a suffix that begins with a vowel.
a)
after
b)
before
c)
in the middle of 
4.

Cost/o

a)

Heart

b)

Body

c)

Ribs

d)

Head

5.

Enter/o

a)

Heart

b)

Stomach

c)

Small Intestines

d)

Liver

6.

What is the meaning of the root word: Arthr/o

a)

Joint

b)

Straight

c)

Middle

d)

Front

7.

What is the meaning of the root word: chondr/o

a)

Movement

b)

Middle

c)

Rib

d)

Cartilage

8.

What is the meaning of the root word: cost/o

a)

Cartilage

b)

Rib

c)

Side

d)

Joint

9.

What is the meaning of the root word: crani/o

a)

skull

b)

side

c)

Joint

d)

Front

10.

What is the meaning of the root word: dors/o

a)

Movement

b)

skull

c)

Front

d)

backside

of the body closest to the spine

11.

What is the meaning of the root word: infer/o

a)

Rib

b)

Joint

c)

below/

Beneath

d)

backside

12.

What is the meaning of the root word: kinesi/o

a)

Front

b)

Below/Beneath

c)

Movement

d)

Joint

13.

What is the meaning of the root word: later/o

a)

Side

b)

Movement

c)

Middle

d)

Straight

14.

What is the meaning of the root word: medi/o

a)

Front

b)

Middle

c)

Movement

d)

Straight

15.

What is the meaning of the root word: my/o

a)

Muscle

b)

Rib

c)

Joint

d)

Movement

16.

What is the meaning of the root word: orth/o

a)

Front

b)

Rib

c)

Straight

d)

Middle

17.

What is the meaning of the root word: oste/o

a)

Bone

b)

Front

c)

Movement

d)

Straight

18.

What is the meaning of the root word: por/o

a)

pore,

small opening

b)

BONE

c)

Movement

d)

Joint

19.

What is the meaning of the root word: poster/o

a)

Straight

b)

Middle

c)

Movement

d)

Back

toward the back of the body

20.

What is the meaning of the root word: scoli/o

a)

Front

b)

Beside

c)

Crooked/Bent

d)

Side

21.

What is the ROOT word in the word osteoporosis?

a)

poro

b)

osteo

c)

sis

d)

os

22.

hetero-

a)

same

b)

like

c)

different

d)

same, like

23.

Oral means ________

a)

Eyes

b)

Ears

c)

Mouth

d)

Nose

24.

Which of these word roots indicates bone?

a)

oste

b)

arthr

c)

ligament

d)

chondr

25.

What does the word root encephal refer to?

a)

spinal cord

b)

brain

c)

nerve

d)

mouth

26.

Which of these word roots indicates ear?

a)

Or

b)

Ot

c)

Oss

d)

Ocul

27.

Which of these word roots indicates blood?

a)

Or

b)

Myel

c)

hepat

d)

hemat

28.

Which letter is often used as a combining vowel at the end of most words?

a)

"a"

b)

"e"

c)

"y"

d)

"o"

29.

Cardi/o is an example of:

a)

Word root

b)

Combining form

c)

Combining vowel

d)

Suffix

e)

Prefix

30.

What does "arthro-" mean?

a)

Red

b)

Bone

c)

Arm

d)

Joint

31.

What does "myo" mean?

a)

Muscle

b)

Heart

c)

Personal

d)

Ligament

32.

What does "Nephro-" mean?

a)

Liver

b)

Kidney

c)

Bladder

d)

Gallbladder

33.

word root that means "white"

a)

poli/o

b)

xanth/o

c)

melan/o

d)

leuk/o

34.

erythr/o means

a)

green

b)

white

c)

red

d)

black

35.

xanth/o means

a)

white

b)

green

c)

blue

d)

yellow

36.

root word meaning "black"

a)

xanth/o

b)

melan/o

c)

alb/o

d)

leuk/o

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