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WorksheetsMedical Terminology REVIEW
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What does the prefix "dys-" mean in medical terminology?
Excessive
Difficult or abnormal
Enlargement
Inflammation
What does the suffix "-stenosis" mean in medical terminology?
Enlargement
Narrowing
Softening
Inflammation
Which term refers to the process of producing pus?
Suppuration
Edema
Palpation
Laceration
What does the medical term "oste/o" refer to?
Muscle
Bone
Nerve
Joint
What does the medical term "arthr/o" refer to?
Muscle
Bone
Nerve
Joint
What does the word part "adip/o" refer to?
Fat
Blood
Bone
Muscle
What does the word part "-ology" mean?
Study of
Disease
Treatment
Growth
What does the word part "poster/o" refer to?
Back
Front
Side
Top
Which of the following best describes an "anomaly" in medical terms?
A normal condition
A deviation from what is normal
A type of disease
A type of treatment
Which term refers to the study of the causes of diseases?
Pathology
Etiology
Cytology
Epidemiology
What does the prefix "pan-" mean in medical terminology?
Few or small
All or entire
Around
Within
Which term refers to inflammation of the peritoneum?
Peritonitis
Pelvic
Quadrant
Gastritis
What is the meaning of "nephritis"?
Inflammation of the kidney
Surgical repair of a nerve
Pain in the stomach
Inflammation of the larynx
Which term refers to the surgical repair of a nerve?
Neuroplasty
Myoplasty
Nephritis
Laryngectomy
What does the term "midsagittal" refer to in anatomical labeling?
Dividing the body into equal left and right halves
Dividing the body into front and back halves
Dividing the body into upper and lower halves
Dividing the body into unequal left and right halves
What is the meaning of the combining form "rhin/o"?
Nose
Heart
Ear
Blood
What does the combining form "hepat/o" refer to?
Liver
Heart
Stomach
Brain
Which prefix means "below" or "under"?
hypo-
hyper-
inter-
intra-
What does the word root "gastr" mean?
Stomach
Joint
Skull
Liver
What does the suffix "-plasty" refer to in medical terminology?
Inflammation
Surgical repair
Study of
Pain
What does the term "nephrectomy" mean?
Surgical removal of the kidney
Study of the kidney
Inflammation of the kidney
Pain in the kidney
What does the suffix "-plasty" refer to in medical terminology?
Surgical repair
Study of
Muscle
Examination
The term "arteri/o" refers to arteries.
True
False
What does the term "gastrosis" refer to?
Inflammation of the stomach
Abnormal condition of the stomach
Surgical removal of the stomach
Repair of the stomach
Which term refers to the study of the heart?
Cardiology
Neurology
Angiology
Myology
What does the word part '-lysis' mean?
Breakdown or destruction
Joint
Cartilage
Bone
What does the word part 'scoli/o' refer to?
Curved or bent
Humpback
Joint
Skull
Which condition is characterized by inflammation of the joints?
Osteoarthritis
Fibrous dysplasia
Spondylitis
Osteoclasis
hyper-
deficient
below
around
excessive
ad-
towards
away from
before
after
ab-
towards
away from
before
after
What does the prefix mean in the medical term: "subcutaneous"?
skin
around
under
deep
leuko-
thin, small
white
fat
word, speech
The prefix Auto- means..
self
other
macro-
dissolution
large
bad
huge
What does the prefix peri- refer to?
Backward
Surrounding
Disease
False
micro-
black
middle
after
small
What does the prefix HYPO- refer to?
Over
Under
Between
Equal
bi-
hearing
self
bacteria
two
