WorksheetsHSFD Basic Medical Terminology Test - Prefixes
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 29mins
What does the prefix "anti-" mean?
Above or beyond
Against or opposite
Before or in front
Around or surrounding
In the word "endothermic," what does "endo-" indicate?
Outside
Below
Within or inside
Above
Which prefix means "two" or "twice"?
Multi-
Uni-
Bi-
Poly-
The prefix "hyper-" means:
Under or below
Over or excessive
Around
Through
What does "retro-" indicate in words like "retrohepatic"?
Forward movement
Backward or behind
Above or over
Multiple instances
The prefix "supra-" means:
Below or beneath
Between two things
Above or beyond
Around the outside
In "peripheral," what does "peri-" mean?
Around or surrounding
Through or across
Before or in front
Half or partial
What meaning does "exo-" carry?
Inside or within
Outside or external
Between
Under
The prefix "dia-" means:
Half
Double
Through or across
Against
What does "hemi-" indicate?
Many
One
Half
Double
The prefix "eu-" means:
Bad or poor
Good or well
Outside
Multiple
In words like "hypothermia," what does "hypo-" mean?
Over or above
Through
Under or below
Around
The prefix "mega-" indicates:
Small or tiny
Half-sized
Multiple
Large or great
What does "poly-" mean in words like "polyuria"?
One
Many or multiple
Half
Through
The prefix "uni-" means:
Two
Many
One
Half
In "epidermis," what does "epi-" indicate?
Under
Through
On or upon
Between
The prefix "trans-" means:
Against
Around
Across or through
Below
What does "ad-" mean when used as a prefix?
Away from
To or toward
Behind
Outside
The prefix "multi-" indicates:
One
Many or multiple
Half
Two
When "a-" or "an-" is used as a prefix, it means:
Without or not
With or including
Before
After
What is the meaning of the root word "arthr-"?
Heart
Joint
Blood
Bone
The root "aden-" refers to:
Muscle
Nerve
Gland
Vessel
What body system does "cardi-" relate to?
Digestive system
Respiratory system
Nervous system
Cardiovascular system
The root word "cyt-" refers to:
Cell
Tissue
Organ
System
What does the root "col-" typically indicate?
Brain
Colon
Heart
Kidney
The root "derm-" relates to:
Muscle
Bone
Skin
Blood
What does "electr-" refer to in medical terminology?
Light
Electrical activity
The root "gastr-" is associated with:
Brain
Heart
Stomach
Liver
What field of study does "geront-" refer to?
Children
Aging
Disease
Birth
The root "hemat-" relates to:
Heart
Liver
Kidney
Blood
What does "hist-" mean in medical terminology?
Tissue
Bone
Muscle
Nerve
The root "home-" refers to:
Movement
Balance
Disease
Growth
What does "kinesi-" relate to?
Rest
Movement
Balance
Growth
The root "necr-" indicates:
Life
Growth
Death
Disease
What system does "neur-" relate to?
Digestive system
Nervous system
Respiratory system
Circulatory system
The root "oste-" refers to:
Muscle
Bone
Nerve
Blood
What does "path-" indicate in medical terminology?
Health
Disease
Growth
Movement
The root "pharmac-" relates to:
Disease
Surgery
Drugs
Treatment
What organ system does "ren-" refer to?
Respiratory
Digestive
Kidney
Heart
The root "spir-" is associated with:
Breathing
Thinking
Moving
Sleeping
Which suffix means "enlargement or abnormal size of an organ"?
-itis
-megaly
-plasia
-tomy
The suffix meaning "pain" is:
-algia
-dynia
-pathy
-osis
A doctor who specializes in a particular field of medicine has the suffix:
-scope
-ology
-logist
-gram
The suffix that means "surgical cutting" or "incision" is:
-ostomy
-ectomy
-tomy
-lysis
Which suffix indicates "inflammation"?
-itis
-emia
-penia
-osis
The suffix meaning "condition or disease" is:
-metry
-pathy
-plasia
-osis
A suffix indicating "blood condition" is:
-emia
-itis
-algia
-megaly
Which suffix means "measurement"?
-scope
-gram
-metry
-lysis
The suffix meaning "surgical creation of an opening" is:
-tomy
-ectomy
-ostomy
-plasia
A suffix indicating "deficiency" is:
-megaly
-penia
-osis
-itis
The suffix meaning "visual examination" is:
-gram
-scope
-metry
-logist
Which suffix means "breaking down" or "destruction"?
-lysis
-tomy
-ectomy
-ostomy
The suffix meaning "formation" or "development" is:
-osis
-itis
-plasia
-pathy
A suffix indicating "surgical removal" is:
-tomy
-ostomy
-ectomy
-lysis
Which suffix refers to "the study of"?
-logist
-ology
-gram
-scope
The suffix meaning "record or writing" is:
-metry
-scope
-gram
-lysis
The suffix indicating "cell" is:
-osis
-cyte
-plasia
-penia
