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WorksheetsCh 1 Quiz (Med term)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which combining form means plaque or fatty substance?
arteri/o
arthr/o
ather/o
The term meaning for cyan/o is?
blue
red
grey
Which term means the surgical repair of a nerve?
neurectomy
neuritis
neuroplasty
Which prefix means within or inside?
inter-
intra-
sub-
Which suffix means to rupture?
-rrhaphy
-rrhea
-rrhexis
Which combining form means red?
cyan/o
erythr/o
leuk/o
Which suffix means pain?
-algia
-itis
-osis
Which suffix means abnormal enlargement?
-malacia
-megaly
-sclerosis
______ gives the basic meaning of the word.
prefix
suffix
word root
Which term means abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery of arteries?
arteriomalacia
arterionecrosis
arteriosclerosis
Which combining form means both spinal cord and bone marrow?
my/o
myc/o
myel/o
Which term is the medical term for melan/o
red
black
brown
Which term describes part of the small intestine?
ileum
ilium
ischium
_______ is the word that comes at the beginning of the word.
word root
prefix
suffix
Which of these suffixes requires the use of the combining vowel?
-algia
-otomy
-rrhea
Which term means pain in the stomach?
gastralgia
gastritis
gastrosis
In the term otorhinolaryngology, which word root (combining form) means ear?
laryng/o
ot/o
rhin/o
What suffix is characterized by redness, heat, swelling, and pain associated with inflammation
-oma
-itis
-osis
Which combining form means fever?
py/o
pyel/o
pyr/o
Which term means the rupture of a muscle?
myoplasty
myorrhaphy
myorrhexis
Which suffix means a surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes?
-centesis
-otomy
-scopy
Which prefix means deficient or decreased?
hyper-
hypo-
sub-
Rhinitis is inflammation of the _____?
nose
ear
throat
In the term perinatal, which part is the suffix?
-al
nat
peri-
Which is the correct spelling of the term meaning wound or injury?
thrauma
trauma
trawma
