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Medical Terminology: Week 1 MAP101

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define 'antibacterial'

a)

against viruses

b)

against bacteria

c)

against fungi

d)

against parasites

2.

Dermatosis

a)

Abnormal condition of the skin

b)

A type of skin cancer

c)

A skin infection caused by bacteria

d)

A cosmetic procedure for skin rejuvenation

3.

suffix meaning excision or removal of

a)

-otomy

b)

-ectomy

c)

-ostomy

d)

-plasty

4.

Eponym

a)

A medical term that gets its name from a person or place, often famous, can be fictional or nonfictional.

b)

A type of medication used to treat infections.

c)

A surgical procedure named after a famous doctor.

d)

A diagnostic test named after a geographical location.

5.

prefix for below

a)

hyper

b)

hypo

c)

super

d)

sub

6.

Epi-

a)

below

b)

beside

c)

above

d)

within

7.

-logy

a)

study of

b)

study about

c)

study against

d)

study with

8.

combing form

a)

a word root with a combining vowel '/o'

b)

a prefix used in medical terminology

c)

a suffix that modifies a word root

d)

a standalone word without any roots

9.

arthroscopy

a)

visual examination of the joint

b)

surgical removal of joint tissue

c)

injection of medication into the joint

d)

replacement of the joint with a prosthesis

10.

Word root for bone

a)

osteo

b)

ostem

c)

oste

d)

ostrix

11.

In the term arthroscopy what is the combining vowel

a)

a

b)

e

c)

o

d)

i

12.

per-

a)

around

b)

through

c)

over

d)

under

13.

suffix

a)

word part at the end of the word root

b)

word part at the beginning of the word root

c)

a type of punctuation

d)

a synonym for prefix

14.

What two letters make a "u" sound in a word

a)

au

b)

eu

c)

ou

d)

iu

15.

-scopy

a)

process of viewing

b)

process of hearing

c)

process of touching

d)

process of tasting

16.

Neurology

a)

Study of the nerves

b)

Study of the brain

c)

Study of the muscles

d)

Study of the spinal cord

17.

Examples of Eponyms

a)

Achilles

b)

Cushing disease

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Neurons

18.

Examples of Acronyms

a)

CABG

b)

RICE

c)

HTML

d)

CSS

19.

  • -um

a)

suffix meaning structure

b)

prefix meaning form

c)

infix meaning shape

d)

suffix meaning function

20.

prefix

a)

word part before the word root

b)

word part after the word root

c)

a type of suffix

d)

a standalone word