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Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is ALL an abbreviation of?
Active lymphoblastic leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Acute laryngeal leukemia
Abdominal lactic leukocytosis
What is HAPE an abbreviation for?
Heart attack pericardial effusion
Hand-arm pulmonary embolism
Highly active pulmonary edema
High altitude pulmonary edema
What is BPD an abbreviation of?
Bladder pain disorder
Blood pressure diagnostics
Bipolar disorder
Borderline personality disorder
What is DNR an abbreviation of?
Do not resuscitate
Dilation and radiation
DNA repair
Dissection of neck radius
What is HTN an abbreviation for?
Headache tension
Hypertension
Hereditary nonpolyposis
Homologous tension
What does the prefex ab- mean?
Without
Away from
Relating to the abdomen
Increase
What does the prefix 'brachi-' mean?
Relating to the arm
Indicating something short
Relating to bronchus
Relating to the leg
What does the prefix 'cardio-' mean?
Relating to the brain
Relating to the lungs
Relating to the heart
Relating to the muscles
What does the prefix dys- mean?
Cessation
Separation of
Bad, difficult
Pain
Which prefix does NOT mean 'outside'?
Endo-
Exo-
Extra-
Ecto-
What does the suffix '-algia' mean?
Weakness
Process
Pain
Condition
What does the suffix -ectomy mean?
A surgical operation
Vomiting condition
Disease
A field in medicine
Which suffix does NOT indicate a condition or disease?
-iasis
-ism
-ology
-itis
Which suffix relates to paralysis?
-pathy
-paresis
-plasia
-plexy
Which suffix means 'a rapid flow of blood'?
-rrhage
-rrhagia
-rrhexis
-rrhoea
What does the root word 'gastro' mean?
Intestines
Colon
Stomach
Tissue
What does the root word 'oculo' mean?
Eye
Nose
Ear
Throat
What does the root word 'pulmo' mean?
Nerves
Blood vessels
Lungs
Chest
What does the root word 'cranio' mean?
Bones
Skull
Heart
Head
What does the root word 'neuro' mean?
Brain
Nerve
Blood
Head
What does the term 'Rx' mean?
Prescription
Referral
Diagnosis
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