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WorksheetsMedical Terminology Study Guide Part 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which term contains a prefix?
gastritis
hepatoma
cardiology
monocyte
nephritis
What is the plural form of radius?
radii
radium
radiae
radious
radial
The suffix -penia means
A. decrease, deficiency.
B. fixation.
C. prolapse.
D. production.
E. pain.
Most medical word roots are derived from
Latin and French.
German and Latin.
Spanish and French.
Latin and Greek.
Russian and Latin.
The letter combination ps at the beginning of a word (as in psychosis) is pronounced
A. "pee."
B. "eff."
C. "ss."
D. "sh."
E. "see."
Which is an example of a word root linking a suffix that begins with a vowel?
Cardi/o/centesis
Enter/o/lysis
Therm/o/meter
Scler/osis
Cardi/o/megaly
Which word is an adjective?
pneumonia
alcoholism
psychologist
psychiatry
acoustic
Which word is a diminutive word?
nucleus
atom
micron
venule
microtic
Which prefix means one?
extra-
mono-
exo-
anti-
an-
Which word means inflammation of the joints?
oste/itis
chondr/itis
arthr/itis
Which suffix means pain?
-algia
-emesis
-plasia
-ectasis
-poiesis
In medical terminology, a suffix usually indicates
position, direction, color, number, or negation.
procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech.
position, direction, or color.
color, number, condition, or disease.
procedure, condition, or negation.
Brady- means slow. The word that means slow speaking is
bradylalia
bradyphagia
bradycardia
bradypnea
bradylexia
Pelvi/ means pelvis. The word that means instrument for measuring the pelvis is
pelvioscope
pelvimetry
pelviometer
pelvimeter
What is the adjective form of heart?
cardiac
hearty
heartful
cardioid
The prefix uni- has the same meaning as
micro-
meso-
epi-
mono-
ante-
The suffix -malacia means
expansion.
bone.
swelling.
softening.
formation.
What is the plural form of fornix?
forniae
fornima
fornum
fornices
fornia
Which element is a word root?
nephr
nephro
nephros
nephrotomy
tomy
The suffix -ism means
small.
specialist.
condition.
