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Chapter 1- Med Term GW spelling

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the correctly spelled term for a substance that produces disease?

a)

Pathogen

b)

Pathagen

c)

Pathugen

2.

Which term correctly describes a heart specialist?

a)

Cardiosis

b)

Cardiology

c)

Cardiologist

3.

The correct spelling for an enlarged chest is (a)  

Choose from the below words
Thoracomegaly
Thoracomega
Thoricmegaly
4.

Match the following terms with their correct definitions.

a)

Lipotomy

1.

The surgical incision into fat tissue.

b)

Lipectomy

2.

The surgical removal of fat.

c)

Lipstomy

3.

An incorrect term for any surgical procedure related to fat.

5.

Which term correctly describes a specialist in the stomach?

a)

Gastralagist

b)

Gastrilogist

c)

Gastroloigst

6.

What is the correct term for the surgical repair of the small intestines?

a)

Enteroplasty

b)

Enterostamy

c)

Enterotomy

7.

What is the correct spelling for inflammation of the head?

a)

Cephalitis

b)

Cephalosis

c)

Cephalalgia

8.

Which term pertains to the muscles and nerves?

a)

Myaneurol

b)

Myoneural

c)

Myeneural

9.

The correct term for the tissue of the heart muscle is (a)  

Choose from the below words
Myocardial
Myocardiac
Myocardium
10.

What is the correct term for a disease of the nerves?

a)

Neuroplasty

b)

Neuropathy

c)

Neurology

11.

Which of the following elements usually indicates a

procedure, condition, or disease:

a)

Prefix

b)

Word root

c)

Suffix

d)

Combining vowel

12.

The most common combining vowel is:

a)

"o"

b)

"a"

c)

"e"

d)

"i"

e)

"u"

13.

Which term comes at the end of a medical term?

a)

Root

b)

Suffix

c)

Prefix

14.

In the term endocarditis, which is the prefix?

a)

endo

b)

cardi

c)

itis

15.

Reorder the following to show the correct way to build a medical term.

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

combining vowel

d)

suffix

1)
2)
3)
4)