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WorksheetsAU - Medical Terminology Module 1
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 21mins
What does the root 'therm' mean?
Heat
Cold
Light
Sound
Which term refers to inflammation of the outer layer of the heart?
Cardiomegaly
Endocarditis
Pericarditis
Myocarditis
What is the meaning of the suffix '-itis'?
Enlargement
Inflammation
Abnormal condition
Removal
Which prefix means 'within' or 'inside of'?
Endo
Epi
Peri
Sub
What does the root 'gastro' refer to?
Liver
Mouth
Stomach
Intestine
Which term describes a physician specializing in the heart?
Dermatologist
Cardiologist
Hematologist
Neurologist
What does the suffix '-ectomy' mean?
To remove
To record
To add
To look
Which term refers to the enlargement of the heart?
Carditis
Cardiomegaly
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiogram
What does the root 'nephro' or 'rene' refer to?
Heart
Liver
Kidney
Bladder
Which term refers to inflammation of the brain?
Neuritis
Encephalitis
Meningitis
Myelitis
What does the prefix 'brady' mean?
Small
Fast
Slow
Large
Which term refers to a tumor of the lymph tissue?
Lymphoma
Adenoma
Myoma
Lipoma
What does the suffix '-rrhea' mean?
Flow
Inflammation
Enlargement
Disease
Which term refers to the process of recording an image of the breasts?
Mammoplasty
Mastectomy
Mammography
Mammogram
What does the root 'hepat/o' refer to?
Kidney
Stomach
Liver
Heart
Which term refers to the removal of the gallbladder?
Cholelithotripsy
Cholecystectomy
Cholelithiasis
Cholecystitis
What does the prefix 'trans' mean?
Within
Through
Around
Below
Which term refers to inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord?
Encephalitis
Meningitis
Neuritis
Myelitis
What does the suffix '-pathy' mean?
Enlargement
Flow
Inflammation
Disease
-scopy
To examine with a telescope
Visual examination
Lab results
removal or excision
-ectomy
-emesis
-centesis
-clasis
Suffix for uterine tube:
salpinx
sarcoma
spasm
sclerosis
What does the prefix peri- refer to?
Backward
Surrounding
Disease
False
Tachy-
Slow
Rapid
Around
Vessel
surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
-osis
-ostomy
-otomy
-plasty
What does the medical term SCOP / SCOPY mean ?
Half
Bone
Blood
To Look or Observe
Uterus or Womb
What does the medical term OSTOMY / OSTOMY mean ?
Rectum or Anus
Loosening , Set Free , Destruction
Besides / Beyond / Around/ Surrounding
To Create an Opening
What does the medical term LIP / Lip mean ?
Bile
Blood
Bone
Fat
Eye
-megaly means
small
abnormal softening
enlarged, large
inflammation
dermat/o means...
cell
joint
skin
body
cyt/o means
blue
cell
bone
joint
Which prefix means large or great?
tri-
post-
mega-
uni-
Choose the best prefix for “large”.
mega-
poly-
hyper-
hypo-
Prefix "Phleb-" means...
Mass
Vein
Lump
Crushing
Suffix "-oma" means...
Lump or Clot
Mass or Tumor
Surgical Removal
Vein
hemat/0
clotting
blood
vein
deficiency
