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Medical Terminology Word Parts

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the prefix "peri-" mean?

a)

Surrounding

b)

Inside

c)

Above

d)

Below

2.

The prefix "hyper-" means:

a)

Over; above; increased

b)

Below normal

c)

Between

d)

Against

3.

"Leuk/o" refers to:

a)

White

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

Yellow

4.

The suffix "-plasm" means:

a)

Formation

b)

Deficiency

c)

Removal

d)

Incision

5.

The suffix "-emia" means:

a)

Too few

b)

Deficiency

c)

Removal

d)

blood condition

6.

The suffix "-osis" means:

a)

forward

b)

removal

c)

condition; usually abnormal

d)

bone condition

7.

What does the prefix "retro-" mean?

a)

Backward or behind

b)

Forward

c)

Inside

d)

Above

8.

The suffix "-orexia" means:

a)

Appetite

b)

Inflammation

c)

Removal

d)

Incision

9.

The suffix "-cide" means?

a)

kill

b)

To heal

c)

To grow

d)

To move

10.

What does the prefix "bi-" mean?

a)

Two, Twice

b)

One

c)

Three

d)

Four

11.

The suffix "-algia" is used to indicate what?

a)

Pain

b)

Swelling

c)

Healing

d)

Growth

12.

What does "cyt/o" refer to in medical terms?

a)

Cell

b)

Blood

c)

Bone

d)

Muscle

13.

The prefix "endo-" means:

a)

Outside

b)

Above

c)

within; inner

d)

Below

14.

The prefix "meta-" means:

a)

change; beyond

b)

behind

c)

within; inner

d)

Below

15.

What does the prefix "ab-" mean?

a)

outside

b)

from; away

c)

Above

d)

Below

16.

What does the prefix "macro-" mean?

a)

small

b)

many

c)

large

d)

few

17.

What does the suffix "-cele" refer to?

a)

movement

b)

Pain

c)

Healing

d)

hernia

18.

What does the suffix "-opsy" refer to?

a)

view of

b)

new opening

c)

cut

d)

hernia

19.

What does the suffix "-logy" refer to?

a)

view of

b)

study of

c)

cut

d)

good

20.

What does the suffix "-ectomy" refer to?

a)

view of

b)

study of

c)

cut

d)

removal; excision

21.

What does the suffix "-tomy" refer to?

a)

formation

b)

study of

c)

process of cutting

d)

view of

22.

What does the suffix "-pathy" refer to?

a)

movement

b)

surgery

c)

healing

d)

disease

23.

What does the suffix "-itis" refer to?

a)

inflammation

b)

surgery

c)

healing

d)

disease

24.

What does the suffix "-penia" refer to?

a)

inflammation

b)

too many

c)

healing

d)

too few

25.

What does the suffix "--phobia" refer to?

a)

too few

b)

too many

c)

fear

d)

good

26.

What does the suffix "-crine" refer to?

a)

movement

b)

to secrete; separate

c)

cut

d)

gland

27.

What does the prefix "ad-" refer to?

a)

movement

b)

addition

c)

near; toward

d)

many

28.

What does the prefix "anti-" refer to?

a)

movement

b)

addition

c)

against

d)

many

29.

What does the prefix "a-, an-" refer to?

a)

movement

b)

addition

c)

near; toward

d)

without; lack of; absent

30.

What does the prefix "inter-" refer to?

a)

after

b)

addition

c)

near; toward

d)

between

31.

What does the prefix "micro-" refer to?

a)

large

b)

addition

c)

small

d)

many

32.

What does the prefix "hypo- " refer to?

a)

under; beneath; decreased

b)

addition

c)

above

d)

over

33.

What does the prefix " Auto-, aut-" refer to?

a)

other

b)

self

c)

near; toward

d)

many

34.

What does the prefix " hemi-" refer to?

a)

two

b)

whole

c)

half

d)

many

35.

The prefix "mal-" means:

a)

Fast

b)

Good

c)

Bad; poor

d)

Small

36.

The prefix "intra-" means:

a)

under

b)

between

c)

within; into

d)

behind; after

37.

The prefix "ante-" means:

a)

before; foward

b)

against

c)

in; inside

d)

behind

38.

The prefix "mega-" means:

a)

large

b)

small

c)

loud

d)

half

39.

The root "dactyl/o" means:

a)

Head

b)

Arm

c)

Leg

d)

Fingers; Toes

40.

The root "cyst/o" means:

a)

bladder

b)

catheter

c)

liver

d)

vein

41.

The root "cardi/o means:

a)

bladder

b)

catheter

c)

heart

d)

vein

42.

The root "pneumon/o" means:

a)

bladder

b)

air; lungs

c)

heart

d)

vein

43.

The root "nephr/o" means:

a)

bladder

b)

air; lungs

c)

kidney

d)

vein

44.

The root "salping/o " means:

a)

bladder

b)

air; lungs

c)

kidney

d)

tube

45.

The root "aden/o" means:

a)

bladder

b)

gland

c)

liver

d)

vein

46.

The root "albin/o, albo" means:

a)

between

b)

white

c)

disease

d)

too few

47.

The root "crani/o" means:

a)

leg

b)

white

c)

disease

d)

skull

48.

The root "acr/o" means:

a)

Head

b)

Arm

c)

Leg

d)

Extremities

49.

The root "lip/o" means:

a)

skin

b)

blood

c)

fat

d)

large

50.

The root "dent/i" means:

a)

tooth

b)

Arm

c)

Leg

d)

Fingers; Toes

51.

The root "phleb/o" means:

a)

tooth

b)

artery

c)

leg

d)

vein

52.

The root "pharyng/o means:

a)

ear

b)

arm

c)

throat

d)

fingers; toes

53.

The root "angi/o" means:

a)

ear

b)

blood

c)

vein

d)

vessel

54.

What does the medical root "arteri/o" refer to?

a)

Artery

b)

Bone

c)

Muscle

d)

Nerve

55.

What does the medical root "dacry/o" refer to?

a)

liver

b)

blood

c)

tear

d)

stomach

56.

What does the medical root "lingu/o" refer to?

a)

Tongue

b)

Bone

c)

Muscle

d)

Nerve

57.

What does the medical root "ped/o (Greek)" refer to?

a)

foot

b)

adult

c)

child

d)

tooth

58.

What does the medical root "ped/o (Latin)" refer to?

a)

foot

b)

adult

c)

child

d)

tooth

59.

What does the medical root "myel/o" refer to?

a)

White

b)

spinal cord; bone marrow

c)

Muscle

d)

Nerve

60.

What does the medical root "lith/o" refer to?

a)

White

b)

spinal cord; bone marrow

c)

Muscle

d)

Stone