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Medical Terms

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is ALL an abbreviation of?

a)

Active lymphoblastic leukemia

b)

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

c)

Acute laryngeal leukemia

d)

Abdominal lactic leukocytosis

2.

What is HAPE an abbreviation for?

a)

Heart attack pericardial effusion

b)

Hand-arm pulmonary embolism

c)

Highly active pulmonary edema

d)

High altitude pulmonary edema

3.

What is BPD an abbreviation of?

a)

Bladder pain disorder

b)

Blood pressure diagnostics

c)

Bipolar disorder

d)

Borderline personality disorder

4.

What is DNR an abbreviation of?

a)

Do not resuscitate

b)

Dilation and radiation

c)

DNA repair

d)

Dissection of neck radius

5.

What is HTN an abbreviation for?

a)

Headache tension

b)

Hypertension

c)

Hereditary nonpolyposis

d)

Homologous tension

6.

What does the prefex ab- mean?

a)

Without

b)

Away from

c)

Relating to the abdomen

d)

Increase

7.

What does the prefix 'brachi-' mean?

a)

Relating to the arm

b)

Indicating something short

c)

Relating to bronchus

d)

Relating to the leg

8.

What does the prefix 'cardio-' mean?

a)

Relating to the brain

b)

Relating to the lungs

c)

Relating to the heart

d)

Relating to the muscles

9.

What does the prefix dys- mean?

a)

Cessation

b)

Separation of

c)

Bad, difficult

d)

Pain

10.

Which prefix does NOT mean 'outside'?

a)

Endo-

b)

Exo-

c)

Extra-

d)

Ecto-

11.

What does the suffix '-algia' mean?

a)

Weakness

b)

Process

c)

Pain

d)

Condition

12.

What does the suffix -ectomy mean?

a)

A surgical operation

b)

Vomiting condition

c)

Disease

d)

A field in medicine

13.

Which suffix does NOT indicate a condition or disease?

a)

-iasis

b)

-ism

c)

-ology

d)

-itis

14.

Which suffix relates to paralysis?

a)

-pathy

b)

-paresis

c)

-plasia

d)

-plexy

15.

Which suffix means 'a rapid flow of blood'?

a)

-rrhage

b)

-rrhagia

c)

-rrhexis

d)

-rrhoea

16.

What does the root word 'gastro' mean?

a)

Intestines

b)

Colon

c)

Stomach

d)

Tissue

17.

What does the root word 'oculo' mean?

a)

Eye

b)

Nose

c)

Ear

d)

Throat

18.

What does the root word 'pulmo' mean?

a)

Nerves

b)

Blood vessels

c)

Lungs

d)

Chest

19.

What does the root word 'cranio' mean?

a)

Bones

b)

Skull

c)

Heart

d)

Head

20.

What does the root word 'neuro' mean?

a)

Brain

b)

Nerve

c)

Blood

d)

Head

21.

What does the term 'Rx' mean?

a)

Prescription

b)

Referral

c)

Diagnosis

d)

Work