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Ch 1 Quiz (Med term)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which combining form means plaque or fatty substance?

a)

arteri/o

b)

arthr/o

c)

ather/o

2.

The term meaning for cyan/o is?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

grey

3.

Which term means the surgical repair of a nerve?

a)

neurectomy

b)

neuritis

c)

neuroplasty

4.

Which prefix means within or inside?

a)

inter-

b)

intra-

c)

sub-

5.

Which suffix means to rupture?

a)

-rrhaphy

b)

-rrhea

c)

-rrhexis

6.

Which combining form means red?

a)

cyan/o

b)

erythr/o

c)

leuk/o

7.

Which suffix means pain?

a)

-algia

b)

-itis

c)

-osis

8.

Which suffix means abnormal enlargement?

a)

-malacia

b)

-megaly

c)

-sclerosis

9.

______ gives the basic meaning of the word.

a)

prefix

b)

suffix

c)

word root

10.

Which term means abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery of arteries?

a)

arteriomalacia

b)

arterionecrosis

c)

arteriosclerosis

11.

Which combining form means both spinal cord and bone marrow?

a)

my/o

b)

myc/o

c)

myel/o

12.

Which term is the medical term for melan/o

a)

red

b)

black

c)

brown

13.

Which term describes part of the small intestine?

a)

ileum

b)

ilium

c)

ischium

14.

_______ is the word that comes at the beginning of the word.

a)

word root

b)

prefix

c)

suffix

15.

Which of these suffixes requires the use of the combining vowel?

a)

-algia

b)

-otomy

c)

-rrhea

16.

Which term means pain in the stomach?

a)

gastralgia

b)

gastritis

c)

gastrosis

17.

In the term otorhinolaryngology, which word root (combining form) means ear?

a)

laryng/o

b)

ot/o

c)

rhin/o

18.

What suffix is characterized by redness, heat, swelling, and pain associated with inflammation

a)

-oma

b)

-itis

c)

-osis

19.

Which combining form means fever?

a)

py/o

b)

pyel/o

c)

pyr/o

20.

Which term means the rupture of a muscle?

a)

myoplasty

b)

myorrhaphy

c)

myorrhexis

21.

Which suffix means a surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes?

a)

-centesis

b)

-otomy

c)

-scopy

22.

Which prefix means deficient or decreased?

a)

hyper-

b)

hypo-

c)

sub-

23.

Rhinitis is inflammation of the _____?

a)

nose

b)

ear

c)

throat

24.

In the term perinatal, which part is the suffix?

a)

-al

b)

nat

c)

peri-

25.

Which is the correct spelling of the term meaning wound or injury?

a)

thrauma

b)

trauma

c)

trawma