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WorksheetsMedical Terminology -Chapter 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
The word root "Lith" means:
Stone
bone
calcium
crushing
The word root "gastr" means:
intestine
liver
tummy
stomach
The word root "oste" means:
over estimate
calcium
bone
knee
The word root "psych" means:
guess
mind
psychology
schizophrenia
The word root "caud" means:
head
tail
end
beginning
The word root "or" means:
oral
mouth
opening
ending
The word root "cardi" means:
lung
heart
pericardium
endocardium
The word root "chol" means:
short for cholesterol
liver
bile
gall bladder
The suffix "-itis" means:
inflammation
infection
in-growing
inner side
The prefix "pyr-" means:
purple
fire
fixing
suturing
arthro
bone
joint
bone marrow
ankle
ab
toward
across
away from
side
ad
away from
side
toward
behind
Thorac
ankle
bone
rib
chest
peri
inside
around
outside
side
Medical terminology has its roots in which two languages?
French and Latin
Latin and Greek
German and French
German and Greek
The _____ is the word element added after the word root to change its meaning.
Combining vowel
Prefix
Suffix
Combining form
Which of the following is not a rule to consider when constructing medical words?
Not every medical term contains all the word elements
Plural forms of medical terms can follow English language rules
There are many exceptions to learn when building and structuring medical terms
All medical terms have prefixes
Which of the following suffixes means study of?
-therapy
-logy
-itis
-osis
What is the color prefix for yellow?
cyan-
erythr-
jaund-
ambi-
What is the plural form of the medical term "ovum"?
ovi
ovae
ovai
ova
What is the plural form of the medical term "sarcoma"?
sarcomases
sarcomas
sarcomae
sarcomata
What is the plural form of the medical term "phalanx"?
phalanges
phalanxes
phalanxi
phalangae
What is the plural form of the medical term "verruca"?
verrucai
verrucae
verruolus
verrucas
What is the plural form of the medical term "alveolus"?
alveolae
alveoli
alveoles
alveolum
