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Medical Terminology Practice

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

inter

a)

difficult

b)

Between

c)

Within

d)

Out,away

2.

Ultra

a)

Across

b)

Excessive

c)

Against

d)

Around

3.

Anti

a)

Beside

b)

Outside

c)

Against

d)

Around

4.

”a” mean?

a)

Double

b)

Both

c)

Two

d)

Without

5.

bi

a)

Without

b)

Upon

c)

Excessive

d)

Two

6.

Pre

a)

Again

b)

Out

c)

Toward

d)

Before

7.

Poly

a)

Many

b)

Few

c)

Above

d)

Before

8.

Neo

a)

Birth

b)

Death

c)

Origin

d)

New

9.

Hyper

a)

Below

b)

After

c)

Beyond

d)

Excessive

10.

itis

a)

Excision

b)

Condition

c)

Abnormal reduction

d)

Inflammation

11.

Cyt/o

a)

Color

b)

Sac

c)

Blue

d)

Colon

12.

Melan/o

a)

Death

b)

Disease

c)

Black

d)

Dissolution

13.

circum

a)

around

b)

large

c)

across

d)

within

14.

trans

a)

against

b)

around

c)

across

d)

fast, rapid

15.

super

a)

excessive, too much, high

b)

increase

c)

above, over, excess

d)

before, in front of

16.

olig

a)

inner, insise

b)

after, behind

c)

small, scant

d)

outer, outside

17.

meg/o

a)

again

b)

around

c)

one

d)

large

18.

pro

a)

before, in front of

b)

beside, beyond, after

c)

by, through

d)

before, in front of, prior to

19.

poly

a)

many, much

b)

one, single

c)

small, scant

d)

around

20.

leuk/o

a)

half

b)

within

c)

white

d)

around

21.

mal

a)

before, in front of

b)

bad, illness, disease

c)

beside, beyond

d)

by, through

22.

tachy

a)

fast, rapid

b)

many, much

c)

against, opposite

d)

above, over

23.

inter

a)

backward, behind

b)

between

c)

above, over, excess

d)

withing

24.

intro

a)

within

b)

outer, outside

c)

into, within

d)

inner, inside

25.

hypo

a)

under

b)

beside

c)

above

d)

within

26.

sugar

a)

gluc/o

b)

glucos/o

c)

glyc/o

d)

all of these

27.

hemat/0

a)

clotting

b)

blood

c)

vein

d)

deficiency

28.

ad

a)

toward, to, near

b)

away from

c)

down

d)

together

29.

para

a)

without

b)

before

c)

beside, beyond

d)

within

30.

endo

a)

after, behind

b)

one, single

c)

inner, inside

d)

into, within

31.

eu

a)

out, out of

b)

before, in front of

c)

not

d)

normal, good, well, healthy

32.

non

a)

not

b)

new

c)

against

d)

one

33.
-itis
a)
flow, discharge 
b)
enlargement
c)
bursting forth
d)
inflammation
34.
-algia
a)
pain
b)
rupture
c)
flow, discharge 
d)
to suture
35.
-pathy
a)
a path
b)
enlargement
c)
disease
d)
pain
36.
cell
a)
-clast
b)
-blast
c)
-cyte
d)
-gram
37.
one who studies and and practices
a)
-logy
b)
-ostomy
c)
-ologist
d)
-orrhexis
38.

Which of these suffixes indicates a surgical removal?

a)

-emia

b)

-genic

c)

-ectomy

d)

-gram

39.

Which of these prefixes indicates against?

a)

ad-

b)

ab-

c)

ana-

d)

anti-

40.

What does the root word OSTEO mean?

a)

Brain

b)

Bones

c)

Muscles

d)

Joints

41.

”a” mean?

a)

Double

b)

Both

c)

Two

d)

Without

42.

What does "myo" mean?

a)

Muscle

b)

Heart

c)

Personal

d)

Ligament

43.

What does "arthro-" mean?

a)

Red

b)

Bone

c)

Arm

d)

Joint

44.

Blood

a)

Hem/o, Hemat/o

b)

Hem/o, Hemol/o

c)

Vascul/o, hem/o

d)

Vascul/o, hemol/o

45.

________nia- infection in the lungs

a)

Pneumo

b)

Hemo

c)

Anti

d)

Vaso

46.

________us- blood clot

a)

Arterio

b)

Electro

c)

Thromb

d)

Anti

47.

The root word leuk/o refers to the color_____.

a)

red

b)

white

c)

blue

d)

yellow

48.

The root word neur/o refers to;

a)

nerve

b)

rib

c)

heart

d)

cartilage

49.

ab-

a)

towards

b)

away from

c)

before

d)

after

50.

ad-

a)

towards

b)

away from

c)

before

d)

after

51.

cyan/o

a)

red

b)

white

c)

blue

d)

yellow

52.

hepat/o

a)

blood

b)

liver

c)

cranium

d)

rib

53.

sub-

a)

above

b)

below

c)

front

d)

back

54.

hyper-

a)

deficient

b)

below

c)

around

d)

excessive

55.

hypo-

a)

excessive

b)

deficient or below

c)

around

d)

through

56.

Intestine

a)

myo

b)

enter

c)

splen

d)

osteo

57.

Above

a)

sub

b)

mega

c)

supra

d)

hypo

58.

poly

a)

many, much

b)

one, single

c)

small, scant

d)

around

59.

leuk/o

a)

half

b)

within

c)

white

d)

around

60.

tachy

a)

fast, rapid

b)

many, much

c)

against, opposite

d)

above, over

61.

inter

a)

backward, behind

b)

between

c)

above, over, excess

d)

withing

62.

intro

a)

within

b)

outer, outside

c)

into, within

d)

inner, inside

63.

hypo

a)

under

b)

beside

c)

above

d)

within

64.

sugar

a)

gluc/o

b)

glucos/o

c)

glyc/o

d)

all of these

65.

para

a)

without

b)

before

c)

beside, beyond

d)

within

66.

Anti

a)

Beside

b)

Outside

c)

Against

d)

Around

67.

”a” mean?

a)

Double

b)

Both

c)

Two

d)

Without

68.

What does "arthro-" mean?

a)

Red

b)

Bone

c)

Arm

d)

Joint

69.

What does "-plasty" mean?

a)

Surgical Opening

b)

Surgical Incision

c)

Surgical Repair

d)

Surgical Cleaning

70.

What does "-rrhea" mean?

a)

Blood

b)

Flow

c)

Occlusion

d)

Liquid

71.

What does "Dorsal" mean?

a)

Front

b)

Back

c)

Head

d)

Side

72.

What does "Brady-" mean?

a)

Understated

b)

Slow

c)

Stop

d)

Movement

73.

What does "myo" mean?

a)

Muscle

b)

Heart

c)

Personal

d)

Ligament

74.

What does "intra-" mean

a)

Outside

b)

Surrounding

c)

Within

d)

Cavity

75.

What does "Nephro-" mean?

a)

Liver

b)

Kidney

c)

Bladder

d)

Gallbladder

76.

What does "- emia" mean?

a)

Blood

b)

Platelet

c)

Cell

d)

Hypoxic

77.

What does "Caudal" mean?

a)

Upper body

b)

Lower body

c)

Thorax

d)

Head

78.

What does "Dys-" mean?

a)

Difficulty

b)

Blockage

c)

Distraction

d)

Slow

79.

What does "leuko-" mean?

a)

White

b)

Yellow

c)

Pink

d)

Opaque

80.

What does "hemi-" mean?

a)

Around

b)

Through

c)

Half

d)

Circle

81.

What does "ventral" mean?

a)

Back

b)

Front

c)

Side

d)

Lower

82.

What does "cyano-" mean?

a)

Blue

b)

Skin

c)

Hypoxia

d)

Red

83.

pain, painful condition

a)

-sclerosis

b)

-algia

c)

-rrhage

d)

-itis

84.

abnormal hardening

a)

-rrhapy

b)

-plasty

c)

-osis

d)

-sclerosis

85.

bad, difficult, painful

a)

-ostomy

b)

hypo-

c)

dys-

d)

hyper-

86.

rupture

a)

-rrhexis

b)

-rrhapy

c)

-itis

d)

-rrhage

87.

surgical removal, cutting out

a)

-sclerosis

b)

-plasty

c)

-ectomy

d)

-osis

88.

flow or discharge

a)

hypo-

b)

hyper-

c)

-rrhage

d)

-rrhea

89.

excessive, increased

a)

hyper-

b)

hypo-

c)

-itis

d)

-rrhage

90.

surgical suturing

a)

-osis

b)

-ostomy

c)

-rrhapy

d)

-algia

91.

under, below

a)

-sclerosis

b)

hypo-

c)

hyper-

d)

-plasty

92.

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

a)

-rrhea

b)

-osis

c)

-osis

d)

-rrhage

93.

inflammation

a)

-itis

b)

-sclerosis

c)

-rrhexis

d)

-plasty

94.

surgical repair

a)

-plasty

b)

-osis

c)

hyper-

d)

-sclerosis

95.

abnormal condition; disease

a)

-sclerosis

b)

-rrhapy

c)

-osis

d)

-ostemy

96.

cutting, surgical incision

a)

-sotomy

b)

-rrhage

c)

-rrhexis

d)

-sclerosis

97.

Bradycardia

a)

abnormally low heart rate

b)

an abnormal rhythm of your heartbeat

c)

low levels of oxygen

d)

an abnormally slow breathing rate.

98.

Bradypnea

a)

the pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between beats

b)

low levels of oxygen

c)

an abnormally slow breathing rate.

d)

low level of oxygen

99.

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

100.

Hypotension

a)

abnormally low heart rate

b)

an abnormal rhythm of your heartbeat

c)

abnormally low blood pressure

d)

abnormally high blood pressure

101.

Hypoxemia

a)

low level of oxygen

b)

rapid and shallow breathing

c)

abnormally low heart rate

d)

high blood pressure

102.

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.