WorksheetsTerm Quiz Rev
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of these word roots indicates bone?
“oste”
“arthr”
“ligament”
“chondr”
What does the word root gastr refer to?
“large intestine”
“small intestine”
“kidneys”
“stomach”
Which of these suffixes indicates a surgical removal?
“-ectomy”
“-emia”
“-genic”
“-gram”
What does the prefix peri- refer to?
“Surrounding”
“Disease”
“False”
“Backward”
cyan/o
red
white
blue
yellow
What does the prefix PERI- refer to?
False
Surrounding
Backward
Disease
The combining form nephr/o is related to which organ?
Eye
Ear
Kidney
Lung
Which prefix means "new"?
Nat/Neo–
Pan–
Para–
Peri–
Which suffix means "inflammation"?
-itis
-lysis
-oma
-pathy
tumor
-ology
-oma
-ostomy
-scopy
What does the Medical Term OMA / Oma mean ?
Gland
Tumor
Joint
Eyelid
Intestines
hemi- means
around
half
sphere
two
cyt-
pertaining to
cell
specialist
around
-al
pertaining to
pertaining to the tail
skull
distant
a- , an-
with
not;without
around
in
Megalo- or -megaly
fast
very large
small
large
It is important to spell medical terminology correctly. Misspelling a word can change the meaning of what you are trying to say.
True
False
What is the color prefix for yellow?
cyan-
erythr-
jaund-
ambi-
What is the root word meaning skin?
hepat/o
nephr/o
derm/o
cephal/o
What does the medical term nas/o mean ?
Nose
Gums
Intestines
Eyelid
Skin
What is medical term ARTHR / Arthritis
Joint
Eyelid
Nose
Gums
Intestine
What does the Medical Term OMA / Oma mean ?
Gland
Tumor
Joint
Eyelid
Intestines
What does the Medical Term CARDI / Cardi Mean ?
Liver
Enlarged
Heart
Kidney
None of the Answers are Correct
usually indicates a specialty, test, procedure, function, condition/disorder, or status. For example, “itis” means inflammation and “ectomy” means removal
root
prefix
suffix
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 sets federal standards to protect a patients' medical record.
False
True
Medical terms are built from word parts. Those word parts are
suffix
root
prefix
noun
(a) can be defined as main words or parts to which prefixes and suffixes can be added.
A (a) can be defined as a syllable or word placed at the beginning of a word
A (a) can be defined as a syllable or word placed at the end of the word.
A- means
without
from
pertaining to
air
Derm- (a, at, o) means
pertaining to skin
to the right
inflammation of skin
pertaining of the skull
Choose the TWO medical terms that are talking about "skin."
Dermatitis
Osteopathy
Phlebotomy
Epidermis
Which of the following is the root word meaning 'kidney'?
Hepato
Gastro
Cysto
Nephro
Which is the prefix that means 'no,' 'not'?
Apo
Ana
An/o
A-/an-
What does the root 'leuko' mean?
Red
Blue
Yellow
White
Which prefix means "slow"?
Brady-
Tachy-
Hyper-
Hypo-
What does the root word 'hepat/o' refer to?
Liver
Kidney
Heart
Stomach
Which suffix means "surgical removal"?
-ectomy
-otomy
-ostomy
-plasty
Which prefix means "before"?
Pre-
Post-
Peri-
Pro-
What does the suffix '-logy' mean?
Study of
Inflammation
Condition
Removal
Which word root means "blood"?
Hepat
Hemat
Nephr
Derm
