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Medical Terminology Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is medical terminology?

a)

Language used only by doctors

b)

The language of healthcare used to describe the body, diseases, procedures, and instruments

c)

A system for naming medicines only

d)

A type of coding for hospitals

2.

The majority of medical terms come from which languages?

a)

English and German

b)

French and Latin

c)

Greek and Latin

d)

Arabic and Greek

3.

In the medical term pericarditis, what does the suffix “-itis” mean?

a)

Around

b)

Heart

c)

Inflammation

d)

Disease condition

4.

The prefix hyper- in hyperthyroidism means:

a)

Slow

b)

Fast

c)

Excess/above normal

d)

Decrease

5.

Which part of a medical term usually refers to the body part or system?

a)

Prefix

b)

Root

c)

Suffix

d)

Pre-suffix

6.

The prefix brady- means:

a)

Fast

b)

Slow

c)

Behind

d)

Large

7.

Which of the following prefixes means “inside”?

a)

Endo-

b)

Exo-

c)

Para-

d)

Retro-

8.

The prefix leuko- refers to which color?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

White

d)

Yellow

9.

The root hepat- refers to the:

a)

Kidney

b)

Liver

c)

Stomach

d)

Spleen

10.

The suffix -ectomy means:

a)

Surgical removal

b)

Visual examination

c)

Deficiency

d)

Repair

11.

What does endocarditis mean?

a)

Inflammation around the tonsils

b)

Inflammation inside the heart

c)

Enlargement of the heart

d)

Disease of the vessels

12.

MRI and CT scans are examples of:

a)

Blood tests

b)

Biopsy procedures

c)

Imaging tests

d)

Endoscopy

13.

A physician is defined as:

a)

A licensed person who dispenses medications

b)

A medical doctor who diagnoses and treats illnesses

c)

A health worker who performs only administrative work

d)

A specialist in mental health only

14.

Pediatrics is the medical specialty focused on:

a)

Bones and joints

b)

Cancer

c)

Children

d)

The nervous system

15.

Which prefix means “across”?

a)

Inter-

b)

Peri-

c)

Trans-

d)

Epi-