WorksheetsMatching Medical Terminology
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
kines/o, kinesi/o
movement
color
sound
light
lei/o
smooth
rough
bumpy
jagged
muscul/o
muscle
bone
nerve
skin
my/o, myos/o
muscle
bone
nerve
skin
myocardi/o
heart muscle
lung tissue
brain matter
kidney cortex
neur/o
nerve
muscle
bone
skin
orth/o
straight
curved
round
bent
ped/o
foot
hand
head
arm
plant/o
sole of the foot
leaf of a plant
root of a tree
stem of a flower
What does the word part "radi/o" mean?
Radiation
Light
Sound
Heat
What does the word part "rhabd/o" mean?
Rod-shaped
Round
Flat
Spiral
What does the word part "sarc/o" mean?
Flesh
Bone
Blood
Nerve
What does the word part "son/o" mean?
Sound
Light
Heat
Movement
Match the prefix "ab-" with its meaning.
away; away from
painful; difficult
half
fast
slow
Match the prefix "ad-" with its meaning.
painful; difficult
half
fast
slow
toward
Match the prefix "brady-" with its meaning.
slow
half
painful; difficult
away; away from
fast
Match the prefix "circum-" with its meaning.
painful; difficult
fast
around
slow
half
Match the prefix "dorsi-" with its meaning.
painful; difficult
back
half
fast
slow
What is the meaning of the prefix "dys-"?
difficulty; bad; painful
easy; good; pleasant
fast; quick; rapid
slow; sluggish; lethargic
What is the meaning of the prefix "e-, ex-"?
out; away from
inside; within
above; over
under; below
What is the meaning of the prefix "hemi-"?
half
double
whole
quarter
What is the meaning of the prefix "par-, para-"?
beside; near; abnormal
above; beyond
within; inside
opposite; against
What is the meaning of the prefix "tachy-"?
fast; rapid
slow; sluggish
large; big
small; tiny
What is the meaning of the suffix "-asthenia"?
weakness
sensation
hernia; swelling; protrusion
tone; tension
pertaining to paralysis
What is the meaning of the suffix "-cele"?
hernia; swelling; protrusion
pertaining to paralysis
sensation
weakness
tone; tension
What is the meaning of the suffix "-ceps"?
pertaining to paralysis
sensation
heads (attachments)
tone; tension
weakness
What is the meaning of the suffix "-dynia"?
pain
sensation
weakness
pertaining to paralysis
tone; tension
Define the word part: -esthesia
sensation
movement
temperature
pressure
Define the word part: -lysis
destruction
creation
combination
expansion
Define the word part: -plegia
paralysis
inflammation
growth
pain
Define the word part: -plegic
paralyzed
inflamed
swollen
infected
Define the word part: -rrhexis
rupture
repair
reduction
restriction
Define the word part: -tonia
tension
relaxation
movement
growth
