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WorksheetsCh. 1 Medical Terminology Test Review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 22mins
•Knowing the meanings of common _____ _____ can help you decode the meanings of words
body parts
word sections
word parts
•____ _____—the central part of a medical word
prefix
root word
combining vowel
Medical Terminology may be considered a language.
True
False
•Suffix—a single letter or group of letters attached to the ____________ of a root word.
end
front
middle
•Prefix—a single letter or group of letters attached to the ________ of a root word
front
end
middle
The suffix -algia means?
blood
cell
pain
READING A MEDICAL TERM
1.Identify word parts
2.Find the meaning of each word part
3.Put meanings together to form a definition.
hypo- + glyc + -emia = hypoglycemia
Which word part is glyc ?
prefix
sufix
root word
What does the prefix hypo- refer to?
“Over”
“Under”
“Between”
“Equal”
Which of these prefixes indicates against?
“ad-”
“ana-”
“ab-”
“anti-”
Which word part can tell the reader: how, why, where, when, how much, how many, position, direction, time, or status?
Prefix
Root Word
Suffix
Which word part usually tells the reader the body part being talked about?
Prefix
Root Word
Suffix
The most common combining vowel is:
A
E
I
O
U
Which word part tends to tell the reader a procedure, condition, disorder, or disease?
Prefix
Root Word
Suffix
A Combining Form is a ____ with a combining vowel added (Example: cardi/o)
Prefix
Root Word
Suffix
Which answer choice is an example of a Prefix.
-ologist
ab-
rhin
cyan/o
Which answer choice is an example of a Suffix?
sub-
gastr/o
neur
-itis
Which answer choice is an example of a Root Word?
hypo-
rhin/o
-ectomy
orth
Which answer choice is an example of a Combining Form?
muscul/o
thym
-rrhexis
neo-
My/o is an example of
Prefix
Root Word
Combining Form
Suffix
Pulmon is an example of
Prefix
Root Word
Combining Form
Suffix
Macro- is an example of
Prefix
Root Word
Combining Form
Suffix
Which is the correct definition for inter-?
between
within
painful
different
Which of the following is the definition of auto-?
self
away from
large
under
Which is the correct definition of -algia?
pain
condition
tumor
specialist
Which of the following means inflammation?
-itis
-cyte
-opsy
-pathy
Which of the following means abnormal condition?
-iasis
-lytic
bi/o
epi-
Which of the following means immunity or protection?
nephr/o
ophthalm/o
hemat/o
immun/o
When combining a root word and a suffix that starts with a vowel, what do you do with the combining vowel? Example: gastr/o + -ologist
Keep it
Drop it
What's a combining vowel??
When combining a root word and a suffix that starts with a consonant, what do you do with the combining vowel? Example: phleb/o + stenosis
Keep it
Drop it
Combining Vowel who?
Combine the word parts correctly:
cardi/o + -ectomy
(a)
Combine the word parts:
rhin/o + -rrhea
(a)
Combine the word parts:
neo- + nat/o + -ologist
(a)
oste/o + arthr/o + sclerosis
(a)
