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Medical Terminology 5

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mild, not cancerous

(a)  

2.

Tumor

(a)  

3.

Against

(a)  

4.

Equal

(a)  

5.

Mind

(a)  

6.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'steno-'?

a)

narrow, contracted

b)

large, broad

c)

fast, swift

d)

old, ancient

7.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'cheil-'?

a)

lip

b)

eye

c)

ear

d)

nose

8.

Lily visits her doctor and is told that the lump she found is 'benign.' What does the prefix 'benign-' mean in this context?

a)

mild, not cancerous

b)

harmful, dangerous

c)

fast-growing

d)

related to blood

9.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'melan-'?

a)

black

b)

white

c)

red

d)

blue

10.

Luna is reading a medical article and comes across the term 'oncology.' She wonders what the prefix 'onco-' means in this context. What is the meaning of the prefix 'onco-'?

a)

tumor

b)

blood

c)

nerve

d)

muscle

11.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'viscero-'?

a)

organ

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

nerve

12.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'sphenic-'?

a)

wedge

b)

round

c)

sharp

d)

flat

13.

Harper sees the word 'antivirus' on her computer. Based on the prefix 'anti-', what does 'antivirus' most likely mean?

a)

against

b)

before

c)

with

d)

under

14.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'myco-'?

a)

fungus

b)

muscle

c)

plant

d)

animal

15.

Nora is reading a medical report and comes across the prefix 'plasia-'. What does this prefix mean?

a)

development

b)

pain

c)

color

d)

shape

16.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'rug-'?

a)

wrinkle, fold, crease

b)

red, ruddy

c)

rough, harsh

d)

run, move quickly

17.

Abigail is reading a science article that frequently uses words starting with the prefix 'iso-'. She wants to know what the prefix 'iso-' means. What is the meaning of the prefix 'iso-'?

a)

equal

b)

different

c)

large

d)

small

18.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'malign-'?

a)

bad

b)

good

c)

fast

d)

light

19.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'adnexa-'?

a)

ties, connection

b)

glands

c)

muscles

d)

bones

20.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'lapar-'?

a)

abdominal wall

b)

liver

c)

kidney

d)

lung

21.

Emma is studying vocabulary and comes across the word 'mental'. She wonders what the prefix 'ment-' means. What is the meaning of the prefix 'ment-'?

a)

mind

b)

body

c)

action

d)

place

22.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'somato-'?

a)

body

b)

mind

c)

blood

d)

bone

23.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'trachel-'?

a)

neck

b)

foot

c)

hand

d)

eye

24.

Oliver is reading a book about the science of sleep. He comes across the word 'hypnotherapy' and wonders what the prefix 'hypno-' means. What is the meaning of the prefix 'hypno-'?

a)

sleep

b)

water

c)

fire

d)

light

25.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'scler-'?

a)

hard

b)

soft

c)

fast

d)

red

26.
All medical terms have a prefix.
a)
true
b)
false
27.

The prefix Auto- means..

a)

self

b)

other

28.

While reviewing her notes, Evelyn encounters the prefix "hyper-" in a medical term. What does this prefix indicate?

a)

deficient or below

b)

excessive or above

c)

between

d)

outside

29.

-sclerosis

a)

Spine

b)

Abnormal hardening

c)

abnormal narrowing

30.

In the Hypoglycemia, which part is considered the prefix?

a)

Hyp

b)

Hypo

c)

Cemia

d)

Glycemia