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Medical Terminology 3.2

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-gram'?

a)

A) process of recording

b)

B) record

c)

C) destruction

d)

D) enlarged

2.

What does the suffix '-graphy' refer to?

a)

A) process of recording

b)

B) record

c)

C) destruction

d)

D) enlarged

3.

The suffix '-lytic' means:

a)

A) destruction

b)

B) instrument to measure pressure

c)

C) enlarged

d)

D) small

4.

What is a '-mamometer'?

a)

A) instrument to measure pressure

b)

B) enlarged

c)

C) small

d)

D) mass

5.

The suffix '-megal' means:

a)

A) enlarged

b)

B) small

c)

C) mass

d)

D) discharge or flow.

6.

What does the suffix '-ole' signify?

a)

small

b)

mass

c)

discharge or flow

d)

to press down

7.

The suffix '-oma' refers to:

a)

A) mass

b)

B) discharge or flow

c)

C) to press down

d)

D) rupture

8.

What is the meaning of '-rrhea'?

a)

A) discharge or flow

b)

B) to press down

c)

C) rupture

d)

D) hardening

9.

The suffix '-pressor' means:

a)

to press down

b)

rupture

c)

hardening

d)

instrument

10.

What does '-rrhexis' mean?

a)

A) rupture

b)

B) hardening

c)

C) instrument

d)

D) involuntary muscle contraction

11.

The suffix '-sclerosis' refers to:

a)

A) hardening

b)

B) instrument

c)

C) involuntary muscle contraction

d)

D) narrowing

12.

What is a '-scope'?

a)

A) instrument

b)

B) involuntary muscle contraction

c)

C) narrowing

d)

D) treatment

13.

The suffix '-spasm' means:

a)

involuntary muscle contraction

b)

narrowing

c)

treatment

d)

chest

14.

What does '-stenosis' signify?

a)

narrowing

b)

treatment

c)

chest

d)

carbon dioxide

15.

The suffix '-therapy' refers to:

a)

A) treatment

b)

B) chest

c)

C) carbon dioxide

d)

D) without

16.

What does '-thorax' mean?

a)

A) chest

b)

B) carbon dioxide

c)

C) without

d)

D) inner

17.

The suffix '-capnia' refers to:

a)

A) carbon dioxide

b)

B) without

c)

C) inner

d)

D) outside

18.

What does the prefix 'de-' mean?

a)

A) without

b)

B) inner

c)

C) outside

d)

D) clot

19.

The prefix 'endo-' signifies:

a)

A) inner

b)

B) outside

c)

C) clot

d)

D) chest

20.

What does 'extra-' mean?

a)

A) outside

b)

B) clot

c)

C) chest

d)

D) pulse

21.

The prefix 'thromb/o' refers to:

a)

A) clot

b)

B) chest

c)

C) pulse

d)

D) to breathe

22.

What does 'pector/o' mean?

a)

A) chest

b)

B) pulse

c)

C) to breathe

d)

D) breathing

23.

The prefix 'steth/o' signifies:

a)

A) chest

b)

B) pulse

c)

C) to breathe

d)

D) breathing

24.

What does 'sphygm/o' mean?

a)

A) pulse

b)

B) to breathe

c)

C) breathing

d)

D) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

25.

The prefix 'hal/o' refers to:

a)

to breathe

b)

breathing

c)

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

d)

Automated External Defibrillator

26.

What does 'Spir/o' mean?

a)

A) breathing

b)

B) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

c)

C) Automated External Defibrillator

d)

D) beats per minutes.

27.

What is 'CPR'?

a)

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

b)

Automated External Defibrillator

c)

beats per minutes

d)

vital signs

28.

What does 'AED' stand for?

a)

Automated External Defibrillator

b)

Automatic External Defibrillator

c)

Automated Electrical Defibrillator

d)

Automatic Electrical Defibrillator

29.

What does 'bpm' mean?

a)

beats per minutes

b)

vital signs

c)

record

d)

process of recording

30.

What does 'vs' stand for?

a)

A) vital signs

b)

B) record

c)

C) process of recording

d)

D) destruction