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WorksheetsCh1 MT
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which combining form means joint?
arteri/o
arthr/o
ather/o
appendic/o
Which combining form means joint?
arteri/o
arthr/o
ather/o
appendic/o
trans
against
around
across
fast, rapid
tachy
fast, rapid
many, much
against, opposite
above, over
inter
backward, behind
between
above, over, excess
withing
hypo
under
beside
above
within
endo
after, behind
one, single
inner, inside
into, within
What does the suffix 'ology' mean?
The study of
A specialist doctor
A disease
Inflammation
What does the suffix 'ectomy' mean?
Removal
Operation
Incision
addition
What part of the body would thie prefix 'gastr' be talking about?
Bowel
stomach
Small intestine
Colon
What does "-rrhea" mean?
Blood
Flow
Occlusion
Liquid
What does "Dorsal" mean?
Front
Back
Head
Side
What does "Brady-" mean?
Understated
Slow
Stop
Movement
glyc(o)-
Fructose
Fatty
Water phobic
Glucose
Which of these suffixes indicates a surgical removal?
“-ectomy”
“-emia”
“-genic”
“-gram”
Which of these prefixes indicates against?
“ad-”
“ana-”
“ab-”
“anti-”
What does the prefix peri- refer to?
“Surrounding”
“Disease”
“False”
“Backward”
Which of these planes is horizontal and divides the body into a top half and bottom half?
“Transverse”
“Midsagittal”
“Frontal”
Which of these planes divides the body into frontal and back sections?
“Transverse”
“Midsagittal”
“Frontal”
A- means
without
from
pertaining to
air
Derm- (a, at, o) means
pertaining to skin
to the right
inflammation of skin
pertaining of the skull
Arthr- (o) means
condition of
enzyme
joint
sound
What does "itis" mean?
inflammation of
pertaining to
beneath
within
What does the suffix -osis mean?
condition of blood
inflammation
abnormal condition
surgical removal
What is a Suffix?
It is the ending part of a word that modifies the meaning of the word
It is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning
It expresses the basic meaning of the term
All of the above
What is a Prefix?
It is the ending part of a word that modifies the meaning of the word
It is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning
It expresses the basic meaning of the term
All of the above
What is a Root word?
It is the ending part of a word that modifies the meaning of the word
It is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning
It expresses the basic meaning of the term
All of the above
What does "-plasty" mean?
Opening
Incision
Repair
Surgical Cleaning
Inflammation
What does "intra-" mean
Outside
Surrounding
Within
Cavity
Hyper- is an example of:
Word root
Combining form
Combining vowel
Suffix
Prefix
The most common combining vowel is:
"o"
"a"
"e"
"i"
"u"
A word element located at the beginning of a word:
root
prefix
suffix
combining vowel
breve
-pathy
a path
enlargement
disease
pain
swelling
study of
-logy
-metry
-rraphy
-itis
-ic
full of
pertaining to
to cut into
resembling, like
-scope
instrument for examination
study of something
visual examination
process of recording
trans
against
around
across
fast, rapid
a- or an-
not
new
against
one
first
Epi-
Physically on top
Excessive
Towards the top
A lot
High
Medi-
Medical
Many
Middle
Towards the side
Around
