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Medical Terminology Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Removing tissue by cutting it out is to

a)

anomaly

b)

excise

c)

abscess

d)

biopsy

2.

Pus that forms in a pocket or body cavity is an

a)

anomaly

b)

excise

c)

abscess

d)

biopsy

3.

The removal of tissue to examine for the presence of disease is a

a)

anomaly

b)

excise

c)

abscess

d)

biopsy

4.

What a doctor or nurse can see, like bleeding or swelling is a

a)

sign

b)

symptom

c)

pathogen

d)

appendectomy

5.

A disease causing organism is a

a)

sign

b)

symptom

c)

pathogen

d)

appendectomy

6.

The medical term for joint pain is

a)

arthralgia

b)

appendectomy

c)

abscess

d)

biopsy

7.

The surgical removal of the appendix is called an

a)

arthralgia

b)

appendectomy

c)

abscess

d)

biopsy

8.

A headache or a fever is an example of a

a)

sign

b)

symptom

c)

pathogen

d)

appendectomy

9.

Something that deviates from the normal is an

a)

anomaly

b)

excise

c)

abscess

d)

biopsy

10.

cyan/o

a)

black

b)

white

c)

red

d)

blue

e)

gray

11.

erythr/o

a)

black

b)

white

c)

red

d)

blue

e)

gray

12.

poli/o

a)

black

b)

white

c)

red

d)

blue

e)

gray

13.

leuk/o

a)

black

b)

white

c)

red

d)

blue

e)

gray

14.

melan/o

a)

black

b)

white

c)

red

d)

blue

e)

gray