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Medical Terminology!

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bradycardia

a)

abnormally low heart rate

b)

an abnormal rhythm of your heartbeat

c)

low levels of oxygen

d)

an abnormally slow breathing rate.

2.

Dyspnea

a)

low level of oxygen

b)

breathlessness in the recumbent position, relieved by sitting or standing.

c)

an abnormally slow breathing rate

d)

Shortness of breath

3.

Hypotension

a)

abnormally low heart rate

b)

an abnormal rhythm of your heartbeat

c)

abnormally low blood pressure

d)

abnormally high blood pressure

4.

Hypoxemia

a)

low level of oxygen

b)

rapid and shallow breathing

c)

abnormally low heart rate

d)

high blood pressure

5.

Tachypnea -

a)

Shortness of breath

b)

rapid and shallow breathing

c)

low level of oxygen

d)

breathlessness in the recumbent position, relieved by sitting or standing.

6.

Which of the following means surgical removal?

a)

-algia

b)

-ectomy

c)

hyper-

d)

hypo-

e)

-osis

7.

Which combining form means kidney?

a)

path/o

b)

ur/o

c)

nephr/o

d)

radi/o

8.

Which of the following means excessive?

a)

-algia

b)

-ectomy

c)

hyper-

d)

hypo-

e)

-osis

9.

Which combining form means disease?

a)

oste/o

b)

rhin/o

c)

path/o

d)

psych/o

10.

Which combining form means bone?

a)

oste/o

b)

ophthalm/o

c)

path/o

d)

ren/o

11.

Which combining form means nose?

a)

ren/o

b)

radi/o

c)

rhin/o

d)

enter/o

12.

heart

a)

nephro

b)

cardio

c)

opthalmo

d)

myo

13.

cephalo

a)

skin

b)

liver

c)

head

d)

eye

14.

stomach

a)

cyto

b)

brachio

c)

hepato

d)

gastro

15.

derm

a)

skin

b)

muscle

c)

vein

d)

teeth

16.

liver

a)

nephro

b)

hemat

c)

hepato

d)

opthalmo

17.

arthro

a)

joint

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

ear

18.

blood

a)

hepato

b)

opthalmo

c)

hemat

d)

bio

19.

opthalmo

a)

eye

b)

ear

c)

kidney

d)

lung

20.

muscle

a)

oto

b)

cyto

c)

myo

d)

derm

21.

neuro

a)

lung

b)

kidney

c)

head

d)

nerve

22.

lung

a)

cyto

b)

nephro

c)

pulmo

d)

hepato

23.

cell

a)

oto

b)

bio

c)

cyto

d)

myo

24.

arterio

a)

vein

b)

artery

c)

heart

d)

blood

25.

bio

a)

lung

b)

life

c)

heart

d)

head

26.

dent

a)

teeth

b)

joint

c)

skin

d)

muscle

27.

chondro-

a)

clavicle

b)

marrow

c)

joint

d)

cartilage

28.

trans

a)

against

b)

around

c)

across

d)

fast, rapid

29.

meg/o

a)

again

b)

around

c)

one

d)

large

30.

poly

a)

many, much

b)

one, single

c)

small, scant

d)

around

31.

leuk/o

a)

half

b)

within

c)

white

d)

around

32.

tachy

a)

fast, rapid

b)

many, much

c)

against, opposite

d)

above, over

33.

endo

a)

after, behind

b)

one, single

c)

inner, inside

d)

into, within

34.

non

a)

not

b)

new

c)

against

d)

one

35.

Which of these prefixes indicates against?

a)

“ad-”

b)

“ana-”

c)

“ab-”

d)

“anti-”

36.

psych

a)

mind

b)

brain

c)

head

d)

new

37.

pnea

(a)  

38.

Which term comes at the end of a medical term?

a)

Root

b)

Suffix

c)

Prefix

39.

Which word part comes in the beginning of a medical term?

a)

Root

b)

Suffix

c)

Prefix

40.

In the term cardiology, which part is the suffix?

a)

dio

b)

cardi

c)

ology

d)

gy

41.

In the term endocarditis, which is the prefix?

a)

endo

b)

cardi

c)

itis

42.

Anatomy and physiology are the same thing.

a)

True

b)

False

43.
-itis
a)
flow, discharge 
b)
enlargement
c)
bursting forth
d)
inflammation
44.
-algia
a)
pain
b)
rupture
c)
flow, discharge 
d)
to suture
45.

Which of these suffixes indicates a surgical removal?

a)

-emia

b)

-genic

c)

-ectomy

d)

-gram

46.

”a” mean?

a)

Double

b)

Both

c)

Two

d)

Without

47.

sub-

a)

above

b)

below

c)

front

d)

back

48.

Suffix "-oma" means...

a)

Lump or Clot

b)

Mass or Tumor

c)

Surgical Removal

d)

Vein

49.

What is an acronym

(a)  

50.
"Crani/o" means:
a)
rib
b)
skull
c)
pain
d)
joint
51.

inter

a)

difficult

b)

Between

c)

Within

d)

Out,away

52.

bi

a)

Without

b)

Upon

c)

Excessive

d)

Two

53.

Pre

a)

Again

b)

Out

c)

Toward

d)

Before

54.

Melan/o

a)

Death

b)

Disease

c)

Black

d)

Dissolution

55.
pertaining to
a)
-ase
b)
-al
c)
-cyte
d)
-gen
56.
cut into or incision
a)
-ectomy
b)
-tomy
c)
-scopy
d)
-scope
57.
-lysis
a)
involuntary contraction
b)
breaking down or dissolution
c)
enlargement
d)
pouching or hernia
58.

tumor

a)

-ology

b)

-oma

c)

-ostomy

d)

-scopy

59.
Dorsal refers to the front of the body
a)
True
b)
False
60.
Superficial refers to:
a)
close to the surface
b)
deep in the body
c)
above a body part