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Medical Terminology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "arthro-" mean?

a)

Red

b)

Arm

c)

Bone

d)

Joint

2.

What does "-plasty" mean?

a)

Surgical opening

b)

Surgical repair

c)

Surgical incision

d)

Surgical cleaning

3.

What does "-rrhea" mean?

a)

Blood

b)

Occlusion

c)

Flow

d)

Liquid

4.

What does "Dorsal" mean?

a)

Front

b)

Head

c)

Back

d)

Side

5.

What does "Brady-" mean?

a)

Understated

b)

Stop

c)

Slow

d)

Movement

6.

What does "myo" mean?

a)

Muscle

b)

Personal

c)

Heart

d)

Ligament

7.

 What does "intra-" mean

a)

Outside

b)

Within

c)

Surrounding

d)

Cavity

8.

What does "Nephro-" mean?

a)

Liver

b)

Bladder

c)

Kidney

d)

Gallbladder

9.

What does "- emia" mean?

a)

Blood

b)

Cell

c)

Platelet

d)

Hypoxic

10.

What does "Dys-" mean?

a)

Difficulty

b)

Distraction

c)

Blockage

d)

Slow

11.

Suffix "-Itis" means...

a)

Surgical removal

b)

Clot

c)

Lump

d)

Inflammation

12.

The esophagus is part of what system?

a)

Respiratory

b)

Digestive

c)

Endocrine

d)

Cardiovascular

13.

The Brain is part of what system?

a)

Digestive

b)

Nervous

c)

Endocrine

d)

Skeletal

14.

 

Suffix "-oma" means...

a)

Lump or clot

b)

Surgical removal

c)

Mass tumor

d)

Vein

15.

The suffix "-ectomy" means...

a)

Inflammation

b)

Break or smash

c)

White

d)

Surgical removal

16.

Choose the TWO medical terms that are talking about "skin"

a)

Dermatitis

b)

Phlebotomy

c)

Osteopathy

d)

Epidermis

17.

The patient has hypoglycaemia. What does that mean?

a)

There is too much sugar in the blood

b)

There is too little sugar in the blood

c)

The patient's breathing rate is very low

d)

The patient has low blood pressure

18.

When a patient has high blood pressure, it is called (a)   tension

19.

 

A 'pulmonologist' is a doctor who works with

a)

Hearts

b)

Feet

c)

Lungs

d)

Blood

20.

What two word parts are combined to build medical terms?

a)

Abbreviations and acronyms

b)

Prefixes and abbreviations

c)

Prefixes and suffixes

d)

Prefixes and roots, suffixes and roots, or both prefixes and suffixes with roots