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Matching Medical Terminology

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

kines/o, kinesi/o

a)

movement

b)

color

c)

sound

d)

light

2.

lei/o

a)

smooth

b)

rough

c)

bumpy

d)

jagged

3.

muscul/o

a)

muscle

b)

bone

c)

nerve

d)

skin

4.

my/o, myos/o

a)

muscle

b)

bone

c)

nerve

d)

skin

5.

myocardi/o

a)

heart muscle

b)

lung tissue

c)

brain matter

d)

kidney cortex

6.

neur/o

a)

nerve

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

skin

7.

orth/o

a)

straight

b)

curved

c)

round

d)

bent

8.

ped/o

a)

foot

b)

hand

c)

head

d)

arm

9.

plant/o

a)

sole of the foot

b)

leaf of a plant

c)

root of a tree

d)

stem of a flower

10.

What does the word part "radi/o" mean?

a)

Radiation

b)

Light

c)

Sound

d)

Heat

11.

What does the word part "rhabd/o" mean?

a)

Rod-shaped

b)

Round

c)

Flat

d)

Spiral

12.

What does the word part "sarc/o" mean?

a)

Flesh

b)

Bone

c)

Blood

d)

Nerve

13.

What does the word part "son/o" mean?

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Heat

d)

Movement

14.

Match the prefix "ab-" with its meaning.

a)

away; away from

b)

painful; difficult

c)

half

d)

fast

e)

slow

15.

Match the prefix "ad-" with its meaning.

a)

painful; difficult

b)

half

c)

fast

d)

slow

e)

toward

16.

Match the prefix "brady-" with its meaning.

a)

slow

b)

half

c)

painful; difficult

d)

away; away from

e)

fast

17.

Match the prefix "circum-" with its meaning.

a)

painful; difficult

b)

fast

c)

around

d)

slow

e)

half

18.

Match the prefix "dorsi-" with its meaning.

a)

painful; difficult

b)

back

c)

half

d)

fast

e)

slow

19.

What is the meaning of the prefix "dys-"?

a)

difficulty; bad; painful

b)

easy; good; pleasant

c)

fast; quick; rapid

d)

slow; sluggish; lethargic

20.

What is the meaning of the prefix "e-, ex-"?

a)

out; away from

b)

inside; within

c)

above; over

d)

under; below

21.

What is the meaning of the prefix "hemi-"?

a)

half

b)

double

c)

whole

d)

quarter

22.

What is the meaning of the prefix "par-, para-"?

a)

beside; near; abnormal

b)

above; beyond

c)

within; inside

d)

opposite; against

23.

What is the meaning of the prefix "tachy-"?

a)

fast; rapid

b)

slow; sluggish

c)

large; big

d)

small; tiny

24.

What is the meaning of the suffix "-asthenia"?

a)

weakness

b)

sensation

c)

hernia; swelling; protrusion

d)

tone; tension

e)

pertaining to paralysis

25.

What is the meaning of the suffix "-cele"?

a)

hernia; swelling; protrusion

b)

pertaining to paralysis

c)

sensation

d)

weakness

e)

tone; tension

26.

What is the meaning of the suffix "-ceps"?

a)

pertaining to paralysis

b)

sensation

c)

heads (attachments)

d)

tone; tension

e)

weakness

27.

What is the meaning of the suffix "-dynia"?

a)

pain

b)

sensation

c)

weakness

d)

pertaining to paralysis

e)

tone; tension

28.

Define the word part: -esthesia

a)

sensation

b)

movement

c)

temperature

d)

pressure

29.

Define the word part: -lysis

a)

destruction

b)

creation

c)

combination

d)

expansion

30.

Define the word part: -plegia

a)

paralysis

b)

inflammation

c)

growth

d)

pain

31.

Define the word part: -plegic

a)

paralyzed

b)

inflamed

c)

swollen

d)

infected

32.

Define the word part: -rrhexis

a)

rupture

b)

repair

c)

reduction

d)

restriction

33.

Define the word part: -tonia

a)

tension

b)

relaxation

c)

movement

d)

growth