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WorksheetsUnderstanding Medical Terminology Quiz: ENDOCRINE System
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
What does the term "acr/o" refer to in medical terminology?
Kidney
Eye
Body extremity
Blood sugar
What is the meaning of the suffix "-megaly" in medical terms?
Smallness
Enlargement
Resembling
Deficient
In medical terminology, what does "adren/al" pertain to?
Eye
Kidney
Body extremity
Blood sugar
What does the prefix "exo-" mean in medical terms?
Inside
Outside
Above
Below
What is the meaning of the term "dwarf/ism"?
Enlargement of body extremity
Abnormal condition of smallness
Excessive blood sugar
Resembling a shield
What does "hyper/glycemia" refer to?
Deficient blood sugar
Excessive blood sugar
Excessive thirst
Excessive urination
What does the prefix "hypo-" mean in medical terminology?
Over, excessive
Deficient
Many, much
Small
What does "poly/dipsia" mean?
Excessive eating
Excessive urination
Excessive thirst
Excessive blood sugar
What does "poly/phagia" refer to?
Excessive urination
Excessive eating
Excessive thirst
Deficient blood sugar
What does "poly/uria" mean in medical terms?
Excessive urination
Excessive thirst
Excessive eating
Excessive blood sugar
What does the suffix "-oid" mean in medical terminology?
Enlargement
Resembling
Deficient
Smallness
What does "ster/oid" resemble in medical terms?
A shield
A solid oil
A body extremity
An eye
What does "thyr/oid" resemble in medical terminology?
A solid oil
A shield
A kidney
An eye
What does "gigant/ism" refer to in medical terms?
Abnormal condition of smallness
Abnormal condition of largeness
Excessive blood sugar
Deficient blood sugar
What does "exo/phthalm/os" refer to?
Enlargement of body extremity
Abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
Excessive urination
Deficient blood sugar
