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MedTerms Part 3 Meaning to Words

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Medterm Root for this meaning... Back, behind

a)

Post

b)

Proxim

c)

Anter

d)

Dist

e)

Scler

2.

What is the Medterm Root for this meaning... Near to, Near the point of origin

a)

Post

b)

Proxim

c)

Dist

d)

Anter

e)

Scler

3.

What is the Medterm Root for this meaning... appetite

a)

Rexis

b)

Sarc

c)

Scler

d)

Spir

e)

Pharyn

4.

What is the Medterm Root for this meaning... flesh, connective tissue, soft tissue

a)

Rexis

b)

Sarc

c)

Scler

d)

Spir

e)

Pharyn

5.

What is the Medterm Root for this meaning... hard

a)

Rexis

b)

Sarc

c)

Scler

d)

Spir

e)

Pharyn

6.

What is the Medterm Root for this meaning... to breathe, breathing

a)

Rexis

b)

Sarc

c)

Scler

d)

Spir

e)

Pharyn

7.

What is the Medterm Root for this meaning... clot

a)

Thromb

b)

Ven

c)

Scler

d)

Vaso

e)

Pharyn

8.

What is the Medterm Root for this meaning... yellow, yellowish

a)

Xanth

b)

Erythro

c)

Leuko

d)

Melano

e)

Cyano

9.

What is the Medterm Root for this meaning... Throat

a)

Pharyng

b)

Laryngo

c)

Tracheo

d)

Thoraco

e)

Phlebo

10.

What is the Medterm Root for this meaning... Vein

a)

Pharyng

b)

Laryngo

c)

Vaso

d)

Arterio

e)

Phlebo

11.

What is the Medterm Root for this meaning... Lung or Air

a)

Pneumo

b)

Spir

c)

Vaso

d)

Thoraco

e)

Phlebo

12.

What is the Medterm Root for this meaning... Kidney

a)

Entero

b)

Spir

c)

Renal

d)

Colo

e)

Viscero

13.

What is the Medterm Root for this meaning... Nose

a)

Pharyng

b)

Laryngo

c)

Thoraco

d)

Spiro

e)

Rhino

14.

What is the Medterm Root for this meaning... Windpipe

a)

Pharyng

b)

Laryngo

c)

Thoraco

d)

Trachea

e)

Spir

15.

What is the Medterm Root for this meaning... Vessel

a)

Arterio

b)

Veno

c)

Vaso

d)

Trachea

e)

Phlebo

16.

What is the Medterm Root for this meaning... Vein

a)

Pharyng

b)

Laryngo

c)

Vaso

d)

Arterio

e)

Ven

17.

What is the Medterm Root for this meaning... Internal Organs

a)

Renal

b)

Colo

c)

Entero

d)

Abdo

e)

Viscer

18.

What MedTerm Prefix means... adjacent, beside, near

a)

Para-

b)

Per-

c)

Peri-

d)

Pre-

e)

Pro

19.

What MedTerm Prefix means... throughout, completely, through

a)

Para-

b)

Per-

c)

Peri-

d)

Pre-

e)

Pro

20.

What MedTerm Prefix means... around, surrounding, near

a)

Para-

b)

Per-

c)

Peri-

d)

Pre-

e)

Pro

21.

What MedTerm Prefix means... Before, in front of

a)

Para-

b)

Per-

c)

Peri-

d)

Pre-

e)

Pro

22.

What MedTerm Prefix means... before, forward

a)

Para-

b)

Per-

c)

Peri-

d)

Pre-

e)

Pro

23.

What MedTerm Prefix means... after, behind

a)

Syn- or Sym-

b)

Sub-

c)

Retro-

d)

Re-

e)

Post

24.

What MedTerm Prefix means... again, back, backward

a)

Syn- or Sym-

b)

Sub-

c)

Retro-

d)

Re-

e)

Post

25.

What MedTerm Prefix means... behind; back; backward

a)

Syn- or Sym-

b)

Sub-

c)

Retro-

d)

Re-

e)

Post

26.

What MedTerm Prefix means... under, below

a)

Syn- or Sym-

b)

Sub-

c)

Retro-

d)

Re-

e)

Post

27.

What MedTerm Prefix means... together, joined

a)

Syn- or Sym-

b)

Sub-

c)

Retro-

d)

Re-

e)

Post

28.

What MedTerm Prefix means... Fast, Rapid

a)

Tachy-

b)

Brady-

c)

Oligi-

d)

Uni-

e)

Pyo

29.

What MedTerm Prefix means... One or Single

a)

Tachy-

b)

Brady-

c)

Oligi-

d)

Uni-

e)

Pyo

30.

What MedTerm Prefix means... Pus

a)

Tachy-

b)

Sepsis-

c)

Oligi-

d)

Uni-

e)

Pyo

31.

What MedTerm Suffix means... eating, swallowing

a)

-phagia

b)

-plegia

c)

-pnea

d)

-sepsis

e)

-centesis

32.

What MedTerm Suffix means... paralysis

a)

-phagia

b)

-plegia

c)

-pnea

d)

-sepsis

e)

-centesis

33.

What MedTerm Suffix means... breathing, respiration

a)

-phagia

b)

-plegia

c)

-pnea

d)

-sepsis

e)

-centesis

34.

What MedTerm Suffix means... Decay, Infection

a)

-phagia

b)

-plegia

c)

-pnea

d)

-sepsis

e)

-centesis

35.

What MedTerm Suffix means... puncture to remove fluid

a)

-rrhaphy

b)

-otomy

c)

-ostomy

d)

-ectomy

e)

-centesis

36.

What MedTerm Suffix means... removal

a)

-rrhaphy

b)

-otomy

c)

-ostomy

d)

-ectomy

e)

-centesis

37.

What MedTerm Suffix means... create an opening for draining

a)

-rrhaphy

b)

-otomy

c)

-ostomy

d)

-ectomy

e)

-centesis

38.

What MedTerm Suffix means... cutting into

a)

-rrhaphy

b)

-otomy

c)

-ostomy

d)

-ectomy

e)

-centesis

39.

What MedTerm Suffix means... to strengthen surgical suturing

a)

-rrhaphy

b)

-otomy

c)

-ostomy

d)

-ectomy

e)

-centesis

40.

What MedTerm Suffix means... Looking at, process of viewing

a)

-opsy

b)

-oscopy

c)

-pexy

d)

-scope

e)

-tome

41.

What MedTerm Suffix means... looking into

a)

-opsy

b)

-oscopy

c)

-pexy

d)

-scope

e)

-tome

42.

What MedTerm Suffix means... surgical fixation / reattachment

a)

-opsy

b)

-oscopy

c)

-pexy

d)

-scope

e)

-tome

43.

What MedTerm Suffix means... instrument for viewing

a)

-opsy

b)

-oscopy

c)

-pexy

d)

-scope

e)

-tome

44.

What MedTerm Suffix means... instrument to cut

a)

-opsy

b)

-oscopy

c)

-pexy

d)

-scope

e)

-tome

45.

What MedTerm Suffix means.. Building up / Restoration / Remodel

a)

-opsy

b)

-oscopy

c)

-pexy

d)

-rrhaphy

e)

-plasty