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Medical Root Words and Their Meanings

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Arteri/o

a)

arm

b)

artery

c)

gland

d)

joint

2.

Brachi/o

a)

bronchial tube

b)

blood

c)

arm

d)

elbow

3.

Bronchi/o

a)

bronchial tube

b)

arm

c)

breathing

d)

blood

4.

Card/io

a)

bile

b)

rib

c)

heart

d)

cold

5.

Chol/e

a)

bile, gall

b)

heart

c)

rib

d)

cold

6.

Cost/o

a)

bile, gall

b)

rib

c)

heart

d)

cold

7.

Erythr/o

a)

intestines

b)

esophagus

c)

red

d)

throat

8.

Gastr/o

a)

intestines

b)

gums

c)

tounge

d)

stomach

9.

Gingiv

a)

stomach

b)

gums

c)

tounge

d)

intestines

10.

Gloss/o, Lingu/a

a)

tounge

b)

gumes

c)

gastro

d)

mouth

11.

Hem/o, Hemat/o

a)

bile

b)

water

c)

blood

d)

uterus

12.

Laryngo

a)

throat

b)

esophagus

c)

larnyx

d)

bronchial tube

13.

Leuk/o

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

white

d)

black

14.

Or/o

a)

toungue

b)

throat

c)

mouth

d)

gums

15.

Pharng/o

a)

larnyx

b)

throat

c)

mouth

d)

toungue

16.

Phleb/o

a)

vein

b)

blood

c)

lung

d)

throat

17.

Pneum/o

a)

vein

b)

throat

c)

chest

d)

lung

18.

thorac

a)

lung

b)

heart

c)

chest

d)

kidney

19.

cyan/o

a)

white

b)

white

c)

blue

d)

yellow

20.

melan/o

a)

black

b)

white

c)

blue

d)

red

21.

jaun

a)

red

b)

white

c)

yellow

d)

blue

22.

albin

a)

white

b)

blue

c)

yellow

d)

black

23.

Adeno

(a)  

24.

Arthr/o

(a)  

25.

Cry/o

(a)  

26.

Derm/a/o, Dermat/o

(a)  

27.

Hydr/o

(a)  

28.

Hyster

a)

splen

b)

uterus

c)

skin

d)

water

29.

splen/o

a)

skin

b)

kidney

c)

spleen

d)

gall bladder

30.

my/o

a)

arm

b)

myapothy

c)

muscle

d)

bone

31.

Orth/o

a)

bone

b)

joint

c)

mouth

d)

straight

32.

Oste/o

a)

straight

b)

mouth

c)

bone

d)

nose

33.

Rhin/o

a)

skin

b)

nose

c)

bone

d)

vessel

34.

Trach/e

a)

larnyx

b)

throat

c)

wind pipe

d)

esophagus

35.

Vas/o

a)

vascular

b)

vessel

c)

vein

d)

nerve

36.

Cyst/o

(a)  

37.

Enter/o

a)

esophagus

b)

intestines

c)

red

d)

bowel

38.

Esophag/o

a)

throat

b)

wind pipe

c)

esophagus

d)

larynx

39.

Gluc/o

a)

sugar/glucose

b)

glutes

c)

fat

d)

stomach

40.

Hepat/o

a)

heart

b)

liver

c)

hematoma

d)

blood

41.

Lip/o

a)

fat

b)

lips

c)

mouth

d)

kidney

42.

Lith/o

(a)  

43.

Nephr/o

(a)  

44.

Ped/ia

(a)  

45.

Psych

(a)  

46.

Carcin/o

(a)  

47.

Cephal/o

(a)  

48.

Cerebr/o

(a)  

49.

Cyt/e

(a)  

50.

Electr/o

a)

intestines

b)

esophagus

c)

brain

d)

electrical activity

51.

Neur/o

a)

neurological

b)

neurologist

c)

nerve

d)

kidney

52.

Ophthalm/o

a)

eye

b)

mouth

c)

nose

d)

ears

53.

Path/o

a)

disease

b)

pathogen

c)

child

d)

throat