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CH5 Medical Term Building Blocks

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Build a medical term meaning pertaining to around the eye

​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
peri-
ocul
-ar
circum-
ocul/o
-ic
-ous
-ary
-ic
2.

Build a medical term meaning process of cutting a bone

​ (a)   ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
oste/o
-tomy
oste
-stomy
-ectomy
3.

Build a medical term meaning pain in the muscle

​ (a)   ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
my
-algia
my/o
-dynia
-ation
4.

Build a medical term meaning surgical removal of the appendix

​ (a)   ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
append
-ectomy
append/o
-tomy
-stomy
5.

Build a medical term meaning incision into the iris of the eye

​ (a)   ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
irid/o
-tomy
irid
-stomy
-ectomy
6.

Build a medical term meaning surgical repair of the eardrum

​ (a)   ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
tympan/o
-plasty
tympan
-plexy
-lytic
7.

Build a medical term meaning visual examination of a joint using a scope

​ (a)   ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
arthr/o
-scopy
-scope
-gram
arthr
8.

Build a medical term meaning instrument used to examine the abdomen

​ (a)   ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
lapar/o
-scope
lapar
-graph
-scopy
9.

Build a medical term meaning pertaining to against itching:

​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
anti-
prurit
-ic
a-
-tic
-ac
10.

Build a medical term meaning pertaining to across the eye:

​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
trans-
ocul
-ar
-tic
-ac
ocul/o
dia-
11.

Build a medical term meaning pertaining to below the skin:

​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
sub-
cutane
-ous
cutane/o
-al
hypo-
12.

Build a medical term meaning inflammation within the brain:

​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
-itis
cephal/o
-osis
en-
cephal
ex-
13.

Build a medical term meaning pertaining to the breakdown or destruction of blood:

​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
hem/o
-lytic
hem/a
hem
-tic
-lysis
-ation
-form
14.

Build a medical term meaning inflammation of the pancreas

​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
pancreat
-itis
pancreat/o
-um
-ion
-ia
15.

Medical terminology has its roots in which two languages?

a)
  1. French and Latin

b)
  1. Latin and Greek

c)
  1. German and French

d)
  1. German and Greek

16.

The _____ is the word element added after the word root to change its meaning.

a)
  1. Combining vowel

b)
  1. Prefix

c)
  1. Suffix

d)
  1. Combining form

17.

Which of the following is not a rule to consider when constructing medical words?

a)
  1. Not every medical term contains all the word elements

b)
  1. Plural forms of medical terms can follow English language rules

c)
  1. There are many exceptions to learn when building and structuring medical terms

d)
  1. All medical terms have prefixes

18.

The suffix _____ means “inflammation.”

a)

-osis

b)

-cide

c)

-rrhea

d)

-itis

19.

The word elements used in medical terminology include prefixes, suffixes, _____.

a)
  1. combining vowels, combining forms, and vocabulary terms

b)
  1. word roots, combining vowels, and combining consonants

c)
  1. word roots, combining vowels, and combining forms

d)
  1. combining vowels, word roots, and plural forms

20.

Organize the word elements into the right categories

Categorize the following

acr

chol

cyan

nephr

vascul

ur/o

ot/o

gynec/o

cerebr/o

aur/o

dys-

hemi-

meta-

pseudo-

tachy-

-esthesia

-iasis

-lysis

-orexia

-sclerosis

Word Root
Combining Form
Prefix
Suffix