Medical Terms: Roots, Suffixes and Prefixes
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Jane Read
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Science
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9th - 12th Grade
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Medium
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1.
Multiple Choice
75% of medical terms come from what two languages?
Latin and Greek
Latin and English
Spanish and French
Greek and English
2.
Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of medical terms derived from prefixes, suffixes and root words?
Dispatch a faster response of the EMT system
Convey the greatest quantity of information with the least confusion and most precision
Articulate pompous sounding words so people in the medical community sound arrogant
Create words that create confusion
3.
Multiple Choice
What is the BEST definition of a prefix?
Long word or phrase added before a word or root word to modify its meaning
Word or phrase added after a suffix to create a new word
Short word phrase added to create the opposite of the root word
Short word part added before a word or root word to modify its meaning
4.
Multiple Choice
Which is the best definition of a suffix?
Word added to the beginning of a phrase
Word ending that modifies a root
Word that ends in "-ing"
Word in the middle of the root word
5.
Multiple Choice
What is a word or word part that can form the basis of new words through the addition of prefixes and suffixes?
Tree words
Branch words
Root words
Flower words
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