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Chapter 9 Medical Word Parts - Combining Forms

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'abdomin/o'?

a)

abdomen

b)

arm

c)

heart

d)

lung

2.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'aliment/o'?

a)

nourishment; nutrition

b)

pain; suffering

c)

growth; development

d)

digestion; absorption

3.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'an/o'?

a)

anus

b)

stomach

c)

mouth

d)

nose

4.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'append/o, appendic/o'?

a)

appendix

b)

artery

c)

stomach

d)

liver

5.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'bil/i'?

a)

bile; gall

b)

liver

c)

kidney

d)

blood

6.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'bucc/o'?

a)

cheek

b)

tongue

c)

lip

d)

tooth

7.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'cec/o'?

a)

cecum (first part of large intestine)

b)

colon (large intestine)

c)

rectum (last part of large intestine)

d)

duodenum (first part of small intestine)

8.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'cheil/o'?

a)

lip

b)

nose

c)

ear

d)

eye

9.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'cholangi/o'?

a)

bile; vessel

b)

liver; cell

c)

gallbladder; duct

d)

pancreas; enzyme

10.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'chol/e'?

a)

gall; bile

b)

liver

c)

kidney

d)

blood

11.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'cholecyst/o'?

a)

gallbladder

b)

liver

c)

kidney

d)

pancreas

12.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'choledoch/o'?

a)

common bile duct

b)

gallbladder

c)

pancreas

d)

liver

13.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'cirrh/o'?

a)

orange-yellow

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

white

14.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'col/o, colon/o'?

a)

colon; large intestine

b)

small intestine

c)

stomach

d)

rectum

15.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'cyst/o'?

a)

cyst; fluid sac; bladder

b)

cell; tissue

c)

bone; joint

d)

heart; vessel

16.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'dent/i, dont/o'?

a)

tooth

b)

bone

c)

skin

d)

muscle

17.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'dips/o'?

a)

thirst

b)

pain

c)

swelling

d)

heat

18.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'duoden/o'?

a)

duodenum (first part of small intestine)

b)

colon (large intestine)

c)

stomach

d)

jejunum (second part of small intestine)

19.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'diverticul/o'?

a)

diverticulum

b)

intestine

c)

stomach

d)

colon

20.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'enter/o'?

a)

intestines (usually the small intestine)

b)

stomach

c)

liver

d)

kidney

21.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'esophag/o'?

a)

esophagus

b)

stomach

c)

intestine

d)

throat

22.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'gastr/o'?

a)

stomach

b)

liver

c)

heart

d)

kidney

23.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'gingiv/o'?

a)

gums

b)

teeth

c)

tongue

d)

cheek

24.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'gloss/o'?

a)

tongue

b)

eye

c)

ear

d)

nose

25.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'gluc/o, glyc/o'?

a)

sugar; glucose

b)

protein; enzyme

c)

fat; lipid

d)

water; hydration

26.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'hemat/o, hem/o'?

a)

blood

b)

liver

c)

bone

d)

skin

27.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'hepat/o'?

a)

liver

b)

heart

c)

kidney

d)

stomach

28.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'herni/o'?

a)

hernia

b)

blood

c)

muscle

d)

bone

29.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'ile/o'?

a)

ileum (third part of small intestine)

b)

liver

c)

esophagus

d)

colon

30.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'inguin/o'?

a)

groin

b)

knee

c)

elbow

d)

wrist

31.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'jaund/o'?

a)

yellow

b)

red

c)

blue

d)

green

32.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'jejun/o'?

a)

jejunum (second part of small intestine)

b)

ileum (third part of small intestine)

c)

duodenum (first part of small intestine)

d)

colon (large intestine)

33.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'labi/o'?

a)

lip

b)

tongue

c)

cheek

d)

nose

34.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'lapar/o'?

a)

abdominal wall; abdomen

b)

liver

c)

kidney

d)

heart

35.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'ling/o'?

a)

tongue

b)

lip

c)

tooth

d)

cheek

36.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'lith/o'?

a)

stone; calculus

b)

water; fluid

c)

cell; tissue

d)

bone; joint

37.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'odont/o'?

a)

tooth

b)

eye

c)

bone

d)

skin

38.

What is the meaning of the medical root word 'or/o'?

a)

mouth

b)

ear

c)

nose

d)

eye

39.

What is the meaning of the medical root word 'pancreat/o'?

a)

pancreas

b)

liver

c)

kidney

d)

stomach

40.

What is the meaning of the medical root word 'peritone/o'?

a)

peritoneum (membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers the abdominal organs)

b)

liver

c)

kidney

d)

pancreas

41.

What is the meaning of the medical root word 'phag/o'?

a)

eat; swallow; engulf

b)

breathe; inhale

c)

see; observe

d)

move; walk

42.

What is the meaning of the medical root word 'pharyng/o'?

a)

pharynx; throat

b)

voice box; larynx

c)

nose; nasal cavity

d)

mouth; oral cavity

43.

What is the meaning of the medical root word 'proct/o'?

a)

rectum; anus

b)

stomach

c)

liver

d)

kidney

44.

What is the meaning of the medical root word 'rect/o'?

a)

rectum

b)

kidney

c)

liver

d)

stomach

45.

What is the meaning of the medical root word 'sial/o'?

a)

saliva; salivary gland

b)

sweat; sweat gland

c)

fat; fatty tissue

d)

blood; blood vessel

46.

What is the meaning of the medical root word 'sigmoid/o'?

a)

sigmoid colon; sigmoid

b)

stomach

c)

small intestine

d)

rectum

47.

What is the meaning of the medical root word 'splen/o'?

a)

spleen

b)

liver

c)

kidney

d)

lung

48.

What is the meaning of the medical root word 'stomat/o'?

a)

mouth

b)

stomach

c)

bone

d)

skin

49.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'a-, an-'?

a)

not; without

b)

with; together

c)

before; after

d)

under; below

50.

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

a)

lack of; down; less; removal of

b)

before; in front of

c)

across; through

d)

under; below

51.

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

a)

through; complete

b)

under; below

c)

against; opposite

d)

before; in front of

52.

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

a)

painful; difficult

b)

fast; quick

c)

under; below

d)

large; big

53.

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

a)

in; within

b)

outside; external

c)

before; in front of

d)

between

54.

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

a)

on; over; upon

b)

under; below

c)

between; among

d)

before; in front of

55.

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

a)

below; below normal; deficient

b)

above; excessive

c)

between; among

d)

around; surrounding

56.

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

a)

around; surrounding

b)

before; in front of

c)

inside; within

d)

after; following

57.

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

a)

many; much

b)

one; single

c)

before; in front of

d)

under; below

58.

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

a)

after; behind

b)

before; in front

c)

between; among

d)

under; below

59.

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

a)

before; in front of

b)

after; behind

c)

during; between

d)

above; over

60.

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

a)

below; under

b)

above; over

c)

between; among

d)

around; near

61.

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

a)

beyond; excess

b)

under; below

c)

around; surrounding

d)

within; inside

62.

What suffix means 'pertaining to'?

a)

-ac, -al, -ary, -eal, -ic

b)

-oma, -itis, -emia, -osis, -us

c)

-ectomy, -plasty, -scopy, -graphy, -stomy

d)

-algia, -dynia, -megaly, -rrhea, -rrhage

63.

What suffix means 'enzyme'?

a)

-ase

b)

-ose

c)

-ine

d)

-ate

64.

What suffix means 'process; condition'?

a)

-ation

b)

-ment

c)

-ness

d)

-ship

65.

What suffix means 'defecation; elimination of waste'?

a)

-chezia

b)

-uria

c)

-emia

d)

-lysis

66.

What suffix means 'irrigation; washing'?

a)

-clysis

b)

-ectomy

c)

-plasty

d)

-stomy

67.

What suffix means 'surgical removal; excision'?

a)

-ectomy

b)

-itis

c)

-algia

d)

-plasty

68.

What suffix means 'vomiting'?

a)

-emesis

b)

-algia

c)

-uria

d)

-itis

69.

What suffix means 'substance that produces'?

a)

-gen

b)

-lysis

c)

-phage

d)

-troph

70.

What suffix means 'condition'?

a)

-ia

b)

-itis

c)

-ology

d)

-ectomy

71.

What suffix means 'abnormal condition'?

a)

-iasis

b)

-ectomy

c)

-algia

d)

-itis

72.

What suffix means 'specialist'?

a)

-ist

b)

-ful

c)

-ness

d)

-ment

73.

What suffix means 'inflammation'?

a)

-itis

b)

-osis

c)

-emia

d)

-algia

74.

What suffix means 'enlargement'?

a)

-megaly

b)

-itis

c)

-emia

d)

-algia

75.

What suffix means 'appetite'?

a)

-orexia

b)

-algia

c)

-emia

d)

-uria

76.

What suffix means 'process; abnormal condition'?

a)

-osis

b)

-itis

c)

-emia

d)

-algia

77.

What suffix means 'digestion'?

a)

-pepsia

b)

-algia

c)

-emia

d)

-itis

78.

What suffix means 'surgical fixation'?

a)

-pexy

b)

-ectomy

c)

-plasty

d)

-otomy

79.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-phagia'?

a)

eating; swallowing

b)

breathing

c)

hearing

d)

seeing

80.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-prandial'?

a)

meal

b)

sleep

c)

medicine

d)

exercise

81.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-rrhaphy'?

a)

suture

b)

removal

c)

incision

d)

inflammation

82.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-rrhea'?

a)

flow; excessive discharge

b)

inflammation

c)

pain

d)

tumor

83.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-scope'?

a)

instrument used to view

b)

method of measurement

c)

type of material

d)

form of energy

84.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-stalsis'?

a)

contraction

b)

expansion

c)

movement

d)

relaxation

85.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-stomy'?

a)

surgical opening

b)

removal of

c)

inflammation of

d)

study of

86.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-tripsy'?

a)

crushing

b)

cutting

c)

binding

d)

removal

87.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-um, -us'?

a)

structure; tissue; thing

b)

disease; condition

c)

process; action

d)

location; position

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