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WorksheetsChapter 1- Med Term GW spelling
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the correctly spelled term for a substance that produces disease?
Pathogen
Pathagen
Pathugen
Which term correctly describes a heart specialist?
Cardiosis
Cardiology
Cardiologist
The correct spelling for an enlarged chest is (a)
Match the following terms with their correct definitions.
Lipotomy
The surgical incision into fat tissue.
Lipectomy
The surgical removal of fat.
Lipstomy
An incorrect term for any surgical procedure related to fat.
Which term correctly describes a specialist in the stomach?
Gastralagist
Gastrilogist
Gastroloigst
What is the correct term for the surgical repair of the small intestines?
Enteroplasty
Enterostamy
Enterotomy
What is the correct spelling for inflammation of the head?
Cephalitis
Cephalosis
Cephalalgia
Which term pertains to the muscles and nerves?
Myaneurol
Myoneural
Myeneural
The correct term for the tissue of the heart muscle is (a)
What is the correct term for a disease of the nerves?
Neuroplasty
Neuropathy
Neurology
Which of the following elements usually indicates a
procedure, condition, or disease:
Prefix
Word root
Suffix
Combining vowel
The most common combining vowel is:
"o"
"a"
"e"
"i"
"u"
Which term comes at the end of a medical term?
Root
Suffix
Prefix
In the term endocarditis, which is the prefix?
endo
cardi
itis
Reorder the following to show the correct way to build a medical term.
prefix
root word
combining vowel
suffix
