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Science, Instructional Technology
10th -
12thgrade
Medical Terminology - Prefixes & Suffixes
25 questions
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Dermatology is:
Study of the teeth
Removal of the teeth
Study of the skin
Removal of a tumor
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which term means difficulty swallowing?
disphasia
dysphagia
dysphasia
dysuria
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which term means bone disease?
Osteology
Osteoma
Osteocentesis
Osteopathy
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which term means partial paralysis?
Hemiplegia
Hemiphagia
Displegia
Dysplegia
- 5. Multiple Choice
When used as a prefix, "a/an/ana" means:
With
Without
Pertaining to
a part of
- 6. Multiple Choice
The suffix "pnea" pertains to pneumonia.
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choice
The suffix "scopy" is an incision or to cut into?
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is a lipoma?
a lip tumor
a lip disease
a liver disease
a fat tumor
- 9. Multiple Choice
A colostomy would result in a scar on your:
chest
head
abdomen
leg
- 10. Multiple Choice
A doctor may give you pain medicine for:
dysphagia
dysuria
dysphasia
dyspnea
- 11. Multiple Choice
Bradycardia is:
A fast walking pace
A fast heartbeat
A slow heartbeat
A low blood pressure
- 12. Multiple Choice
Tachypnea
Slow developing pneumonia
Low blood pressure
Fast breathing
Slow breathing
- 13. Multiple Choice
Vasculitis means:
inflammation of the vein
a painful brain disease
inflammation of the blood vessels
pain in the nerves
- 14. Multiple Choice
A thoracentesis is a/an ________ in the lung.
infection
tumor
surgical puncture
surgical revision
- 15. Multiple Choice
Hypertension is a high or elevated blood pressure.
True
False
- 16. Multiple Choice
The prefix "my/myo" means muscle, so which word below means muscle pain?
mydipsia
myalgia
myitis
myoma
- 17. Multiple Choice
Sleep apnea is the absence of ________ while sleeping.
snoring
breathing
consciousness
- 18. Multiple Choice
Polydipsia means:
Extreme temperature
Extreme pain
Extreme thirst
Extreme loss of weight
- 19. Multiple Choice
If you had a heart attack, you would want to see which type of specialist?
A Hematologist
A Gastroenterologist
A Cardiologist
A Phlebotomist
- 20. Multiple Choice
An endoscopy would allow you to:
hear the low beats of the heart
perform a visual examination of an organ inside the body
see a broken bone
see a pulled muscle
- 21. Multiple Choice
A neurologist is a _________ who treats diseases of the nerves and brain.
nurse
medical student
specialist
nurse practitioner
- 22. Multiple Choice
The suffix "graphy" means the process of recording.
True
False
- 23. Multiple Choice
If you have a blood clot in your leg, you may need to have a _____________.
thrombocyte
thoracotomy
thoracentesis
thrombectomy
- 24. Multiple Choice
Hypodermic means __________ the skin.
on
above
below
in
- 25. Multiple Choice
An erythrocyte is a red blood ________.
cell
clot
disease
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