WorksheetsMedical Terminology Chapter 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A connecting vowel is often used when
connecting 2 word roots, even when a vowel is present
connecting a prefix and a word root
connecting a word root to a suffix
connecting a word root and a suffix if a vowel is present
In the word colonoscopy, ______ is the word root.
colon
o
scopy
In the word colonoscopy, -scopy is a
word root
prefix
suffix
connecting vowel
The term VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean-section), is what type of term
Greek or Latin word part
eponym
acronym
modern word
Which of the following is an example of a modern word?
PCR
Polymerase chain reaction
Colonoscopy
Fallopian tubes
Mark all of the following word parts found in the medical term intravenous.
prefix
suffix
word root
connecting vowel
All medical words are made from word parts.
True
False
This word root means "joint".
ven
oste
hepat
arthr
This word part means "disease"
-itis
-ous
-pathy
-megaly
This word part is most often used as a modifier of a word root.
suffix
prefix
connecting vowel
