WorksheetsMed Term Chapter 1
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
75% of medical terms come from what two languages?
Latin and Greek
Latin and English
Spanish and French
Greek and English
What is the best definition of an eponym?
Piece of work not identified by name
Words named after people
Having the same or nearly the same definition of another word
Words that rhyme together
What is the best definition of an acronym?
Modern language terms that stand for longer phrases
Short hand of medical terms
Word opposite in meaning to another
Longer descriptions of a simple medical term
Which of the following is NOT true of abbreviations in the medical field?
Shortened forms of words
Used in few health fields
Each medical facility has approved abbreviation list
Responsibility of healthcare workers to learn the meanings of the abbreviations
study of
-logy
-metry
-rraphy
-itis
-ic
full of
pertaining to
to cut into
resembling, like
-scope
instrument for examination
study of something
visual examination
process of recording
hypo-
under
beside
above
within
The predix 'endo-' means what?
In between
On
Above
Inside
What does the suffix '-itis' mean?
Condition
Specialist
Inflammation
Study of
