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WorksheetsGeneral Terminology
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Most medical word roots are derived from:
Latin and French.
German and Latin.
Spanish and French.
Latin and Greek.
Russian and Latin.
The word root for liver is:
mast.
hepat.
oste.
my.
trache.
Which is an example of a word root linking a suffix that begins with a vowel?
Cardi/o/centesis
Enter/o/lysis
Therm/o/meter
Scler/osis
Cardi/o/megaly
The word root in a medical term usually indicates a(n):
position.
number.
condition.
anatomical structure.
procedure.
Which element is a word root?
Nephr
Nephro
Nephros
Nephrotomy
Tomy
Arthr/o is an example of a:
suffix.
combining form.
word root.
prefix.
combining vowel.
The term stomat/itis means:
inflammation of the stomach.
inflammation of the liver.
inflammation of the face.
inflammation of the mouth.
inflammation of the skin.
Which suffix means inflammation?
-megaly
-oma
-ia
-itis
-ous
In the word thermometer, meter is a(n)
adjective.
prefix.
combining form.
compound word.
suffix.
Word endings are called:
prefixes.
suffixes.
vowels.
consonants.
word roots.
In medical terminology, a suffix usually indicates:
position, direction, color, number, or negation.
procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech.
position, direction, or color.
color, number, condition, or disease.
procedure, condition, or negation.
Which is an example of a CF linked to a word root?
Gastr/itis
Gastr/o/dynia
Gastr/o/esophag/itis
Gastr/o/megaly
Gastr/oma
