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Week 9 Medical Terminology

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of the medical term 'Calc-'?

a)

heel, stone (refers to calcium)

b)

heart, blood vessel

c)

liver, bile

d)

muscle, movement

2.

What is the definition of the medical term 'Cheir-'?

a)

hand

b)

foot

c)

eye

d)

ear

3.

What is the definition of the medical term 'Cine-'?

a)

move, movement

b)

heart

c)

skin

d)

blood

4.

What is the definition of the medical term 'Colla-'?

a)

Glue, Gelatin-like; starch

b)

Bone

c)

Skin

d)

Fat

5.

What is the definition of the medical term 'Cut-'?

a)

Skin

b)

Bone

c)

Muscle

d)

Nerve

6.

What is the definition of the medical term 'Digit-'?

a)

finger, toe

b)

ear, nose

c)

arm, leg

d)

head, neck

7.

What is the definition of the medical term 'Dors-'?

a)

back/back of the body

b)

side of the body

c)

front of the body

d)

lower part of the body

8.

What is the definition of the medical term 'Dys-'?

a)

Bad, Out of order (difficult; painful; opposite of good)

b)

Good, Healthy

c)

Fast, Rapid

d)

Small, Tiny

9.

What is the definition of the medical term 'En-'?

a)

In/Within; inside (usually em- before b, m, or p)

b)

Outside; external

c)

Above; over

d)

Between; among

10.

What is the definition of the medical term 'Gangli-'?

a)

swelling, knotlike mass

b)

inflammation of glands

c)

pertaining to blood vessels

d)

tumor of muscle tissue

11.

What is the definition of the medical term 'Gemin-'?

a)

twin, double

b)

single, one

c)

triple, three

d)

half, partial

12.

What is the definition of the medical term 'Grad-'?

a)

walk, take steps / a stage in a process

b)

heart

c)

blood vessel

d)

tumor

13.

What is the definition of the medical term 'Gran-'?

a)

grain, particle

b)

large, big

c)

small, tiny

d)

hard, solid

14.

What is the definition of the medical term 'Labi-'?

a)

lip

b)

ear

c)

nose

d)

eye

15.

What is the definition of the medical term 'Later-'?

a)

Side/the side of the body

b)

Head/the top of the body

c)

Back/the rear of the body

d)

Foot/the bottom of the body

16.

What is the definition of the medical term 'Mamm-'?

a)

Breast

b)

Bone

c)

Muscle

d)

Liver

17.

What is the definition of the medical term 'Micr-'?

a)

small

b)

large

c)

fast

d)

red

18.

What is the definition of the medical term 'Peps/pept-'?

a)

digest/digestion

b)

pain

c)

swelling

d)

bleeding

19.

What is the definition of the medical term 'Peri-'?

a)

About, Around/ surrounding; enclosing

b)

Before; in front of

c)

Inside; within

d)

After; following

20.

Which medical term means 'heel, stone (refers to calcium)'?

a)

Calc-

b)

Osteo-

c)

Chondr-

d)

Myelo-

21.

Which medical term means 'hand'?

a)

Cheir-

b)

Pod-

c)

Ophthalm-

d)

Derm-

22.

Which medical term means 'move, movement'?

a)

Cine-

b)

Dermato-

c)

Osteo-

d)

Cardio-

23.

Which medical term means 'Glue, Gelatin-like; starch'?

a)

Colla-

b)

Lipo-

c)

Osteo-

d)

Chondro-

24.

Which medical term means 'Skin'?

a)

Cut-

b)

Osteo-

c)

Neuro-

d)

Hepato-

25.

Which medical term means 'finger, toe'?

a)

Digit-

b)

Dermat-

c)

Osteo-

d)

Cardi-

26.

Which medical term means 'back/back of the body'?

a)

Dors-

b)

Ventr-

c)

Later-

d)

Cephal-

27.

Which medical term means 'Bad, Out of order (difficult; painful; opposite of good)'?

a)

Dys-

b)

Eu-

c)

Hyper-

d)

Hypo-

28.

Which medical term means 'In/Within; inside (usually em- before b, m, or p)'?

a)

En-

b)

Ex-

c)

Sub-

d)

Trans-

29.

Which medical term means 'swelling, knotlike mass'?

a)

Gangli-

b)

Neur-

c)

Myel-

d)

Osteo-

30.

Which medical term means 'twin, double'?

a)

Gemin-

b)

Mono-

c)

Tri-

d)

Quadri-

31.

Which medical term means 'walk, take steps / a stage in a process'?

a)

Grad-

b)

Cardi-

c)

Derm-

d)

Neur-

32.

Which medical term means 'grain, particle'?

a)

Gran-

b)

Hem-

c)

Osteo-

d)

Neur-

33.

Which medical term means 'lip'?

a)

Labi-

b)

Osteo-

c)

Dermato-

d)

Gastro-

34.

Which medical term means 'Side/the side of the body'?

a)

Later-

b)

Medi-

c)

Postero-

d)

Infero-

35.

Which medical term means 'Breast'?

a)

Mamm-

b)

Hepat-

c)

Neur-

d)

Ren-

36.

Which medical term means 'small'?

a)

Micr-

b)

Macro-

c)

Mega-

d)

Poly-

37.

Which medical term means 'digest/digestion'?

a)

Peps/pept-

b)

Hemat-

c)

Neur-

d)

Derm-

38.

Which medical term means 'About, Around/ surrounding; enclosing'?

a)

Peri-

b)

Endo-

c)

Epi-

d)

Sub-

39.

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

a)

Fear (persistent abnormal fear or dread)

b)

Love or attraction

c)

Movement or motion

d)

Sound or hearing

40.

What does the prefix 'Phot-' mean?

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Heat

d)

Water

41.

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

a)

Pleura (membrane), Rib, Side

b)

Lung, Air, Chest

c)

Heart, Blood, Vessel

d)

Bone, Joint, Muscle

42.

What does the prefix 'Pro-' mean?

a)

In front of, before/front part of

b)

Against, opposite

c)

Under, below

d)

Around, surrounding

e)

Without, lacking

43.

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

a)

Spinal Column

b)

Heart

c)

Liver

d)

Kidney

44.

What does the prefix 'Tarso-' mean?

a)

framework of the eyelid

b)

cartilage of the nose

c)

muscle of the jaw

d)

bone of the ear

45.

Fill in the blank: The framework of the eyelid is called _______.

a)

tarsus

b)

cornea

c)

sclera

d)

iris

46.

Fill in the blank: The term for hand is _______.

a)

cheir/o or chir/o

b)

pod/o

c)

cephal/o

d)

derm/o

47.

Fill in the blank: Finger, toe is called _______.

a)

dactyl/o

b)

cephal/o

c)

derm/o

d)

my/o

48.

Fill in the blank: Back/back of the body is referred to as _______.

a)

dors/o

b)

ventr/o

c)

later/o

d)

anter/o

49.

Fill in the blank: Swelling, knotlike mass is called _______.

a)

gangli/o

b)

neur/o

c)

myel/o

d)

gli/o

50.

Fill in the blank: Twin, double is referred to as _______.

a)

gemin/o

b)

uni/o

c)

tri/o

d)

quadri/o

51.

Fill in the blank: Walk, take steps; a stage in a process is called _______.

a)

grad/i

b)

stepper

c)

pause

d)

jump

52.

Fill in the blank: Grain, particle is called _______.

a)

granul/o

b)

cyt/o

c)

oste/o

d)

neur/o

53.

Fill in the blank: Lip is referred to as _______.

a)

labi/o

b)

dent/o

c)

gloss/o

d)

cheil/o

54.

Fill in the blank: Small is called _______.

a)

micr/o

b)

macr/o

c)

mega/o

d)

gigant/o

55.

Fill in the blank: Digest/digestion is called _______.

a)

peps/o or pept/o

b)

gastr/o

c)

hepat/o

d)

enter/o

56.

Fill in the blank: Pleura (membrane), rib, side is called _______.

a)

pleur/o

b)

cost/o

c)

thorac/o

d)

pneum/o

57.

Fill in the blank: Breast is referred to as _______.

a)

mast/o or mamm/o

b)

nephr/o

c)

hepat/o

d)

dermat/o

58.

Fill in the blank: Glue, gelatin like; starch is called _______.

a)

glutin/o or amyl/o

b)

lip/o or adip/o

c)

hydr/o or aque/o

d)

glyc/o or sacchar/o

59.

Fill in the blank: Side/side of the body is called _______.

a)

later/o

b)

anter/o

c)

poster/o

d)

ventr/o

60.

Fill in the blank: Spinal column is referred to as _______.

a)

rachi/o or spin/o

b)

myel/o

c)

cost/o

d)

arthr/o

61.

Fill in the blank: Fear is called _______.

a)

phob/o

b)

cardi/o

c)

neur/o

d)

derm/o

62.

Fill in the blank: Light is referred to as _______.

a)

phot/o

b)

derm/o

c)

cardi/o

d)

neur/o

63.

Fill in the blank: Bad, out of order (difficult; painful; opposite of good) is called _______.

a)

mal- or dys-

b)

eu-

c)

poly-

d)

hyper-

64.

Fill in the blank: Skin is called _______.

a)

derm/o or dermat/o

b)

nephr/o or nephron/o

c)

oste/o or osteon/o

d)

cardi/o or cardium/o

65.

Fill in the blank: In/within; inside is referred to as _______.

a)

endo- or intra-

b)

exo- or extra-

c)

peri- or circum-

d)

epi- or supra-

66.

Fill in the blank: About, around/surrounding; enclosing is called _______.

a)

peri-

b)

anti-

c)

epi-

d)

hypo-

67.

Fill in the blank: In front of, before/front part of is called _______.

a)

anter/o or pre-

b)

poster/o or post-

c)

later/o or lat-

d)

dors/o or dors-

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