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Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
Which Word Part means Stomach
Gastro
Neur
Nose
Enter
Which word means heart
Neur
Cardio
Enter
Thyroid
Which word means sugar?
Rhino
Thyroid
Gastr
Glycemia
Which Prefix means decreased or low
Anti
Hyper
Hypo
Pre
Which word means high sugar levels
Hypoglycemia
Preglycemia
Hyperglycemia
Too much candy!
Which word means study of the liver
Neurology
Gastrology
Hepatology
Cardiology
Which word means the study of the brain?
Cardiology
Neurology
Enterology
Bacteriology
Which word means below the skin
Hypodermic
Hyperdermic
Hypocalcemia
Hypercalcemia
What is the definition of hepatomegaly?
joint enlargement
liver inflammation
liver enlargement
inflammation on the bone
inflammation of a joint
osteitis
arthritis
subhepatic
hepatomegaly
Which of these word roots indicates bone?
“oste”
“arthr”
“ligament”
“chondr”
Which of these suffixes indicates a surgical removal?
“-ectomy”
“-emia”
“-genic”
“-gram”
Which of these word roots indicates lungs?
“laryng”
“pharyng”
“sinus”
“pneum”
What does the word root encephal refer to?
“Spinal cord”
“Brain”
“Nerve”
“Mouth”
Pain
Algia
Ambi
Angi
' '
Both, both sides
Ambi
Ab
Ad
Which of these body cavities is a long, continuous cavity located on the back of the body?
“Dorsal”
“Ventral”
“Abdominal”
“Pelvic”
Which of these body cavities is located on the front side of the body?
“Dorsal”
“Ventral”
“Spinal”
“Cranial”
-gram
picture or record
pain, suffering
surgical removal
excessive, increased
-itis
deficient, decreased
inflammation
abnormal condition, disease
the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
-osis
abnormal condition, disease
pain, suffering
pain
surgical removal, cutting out
-ostomy
the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
flow or discharge
before, in front of
surgical repair
-plasty
surgical repair
bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
surgical suturing
flow or discharge
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
surgical suturing
surgical repair
picture or record
aden/o
gland
fat
before, front
lower part of body, tail
cephal/o
head
cell
in,within, inside
out of, outside, away from
cyt/o, -cyte
head
cell
in, within, inside
out of, outside, away from
end-,endo-
head
cell
in, within, inside
out of , outside, away from
exo-
head
cell
in, within, inside
out of, outside, away from
hist/o
tissue
specialist
the science or study of
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
-ologist
tissue
specialist
the science or study of
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
-ology
tissue
specialist
the science or study of
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
path/o, -pathy
tissue
specialist
the science or study of
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
chondr/i, chondr/o
crooked,bent,stiff
joint
bursa
cartilage
cost/o
rib
skull
to bind, tie together
bent,hump
crani/o
rib
skull
to bind, tie together
bent,hump
myel/o
curve, swayback, bent
lumbar, lower back
spinal cord, bone marrow
bone
dys-
twice, double, two
violent action
bad, difficult, or painful
fascia, fibrous band
-ic
abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium
pertaining to
movement
muscle
my/o
abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium
pertaining to
movement
muscle
-plegia
paralysis, stroke
rupture
coordination, order
tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
brady-
slow
heart
a mixture or blending
blood, blood condition
erythr/o
red
blood, relating to the blood
white
vein
hem/o, hemat/o
red
blood, relating to the blood
white
vein
tachy-
fast, rapid
clot
vein
(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) are terms used in medicine that are named after people, places, or things.
What does "cyano-" mean?
Blue
Skin
Hypoxia
Red
