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Med Term Chapter 1

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

75% of medical terms come from what two languages?

a)

Latin and Greek

b)

Latin and English

c)

Spanish and French

d)

Greek and English

2.

What is the best definition of an eponym?

a)

Piece of work not identified by name

b)

Words named after people

c)

Having the same or nearly the same definition of another word

d)

Words that rhyme together

3.

What is the best definition of an acronym?

a)

Modern language terms that stand for longer phrases

b)

Short hand of medical terms

c)

Word opposite in meaning to another

d)

Longer descriptions of a simple medical term

4.

Which of the following is NOT true of abbreviations in the medical field?

a)

Shortened forms of words

b)

Used in few health fields

c)

Each medical facility has approved abbreviation list

d)

Responsibility of healthcare workers to learn the meanings of the abbreviations

5.
-itis
a)
flow, discharge 
b)
enlargement
c)
bursting forth
d)
inflammation
6.
-algia
a)
pain
b)
rupture
c)
flow, discharge 
d)
to suture
7.
-pathy
a)
a path
b)
enlargement
c)
disease
d)
pain
8.

study of

a)

-logy

b)

-metry

c)

-rraphy

d)

-itis

9.

-ic

a)

full of

b)

pertaining to

c)

to cut into

d)

resembling, like

10.

-scope

a)

instrument for examination

b)

study of something

c)

visual examination

d)

process of recording

11.

hypo-

a)

under

b)

beside

c)

above

d)

within

12.

The predix 'endo-' means what?

a)

In between

b)

On

c)

Above

d)

Inside

13.

What does the suffix '-itis' mean?

a)

Condition

b)

Specialist

c)

Inflammation

d)

Study of