Med Term Exercises
In the word pneumonia, the root is
Pneum
The suffix in the WAD that means 'germ cell' is
-blast
The suffix in the WAD that means 'break' is
-clast
The suffix in the WAD that means 'cell' is
-cyte
The word element that means 'body' is
-some
This element does not have a meaning; it serves to make the word easier to pronounce:
Root
Would you describe pain in the colon as colic or colicky?
colicky
The _________________ is the root plus a combining vowel
combining form
This term does not start with a prefix; it starts with a combining form and ends with a suffix. Study of the cell
cytology
substance of a cell except for the nucleus
cytoplasm
functional center of a cell or structure
nucleus nuclei nuclear
The female egg cell is known as an
oocyte
open
patent
A ____________ can go before a root
prefix
In the medical term pulmonologist, the root is
pulmon
a tube from the bladder to the outside
urethra
The combining vowel in the medical term respiratory is
'a'
T/F Every medical term has to have a prefix
False (when there is no prefix, medical word begins with combining form)
Roots and combining forms can go before a _____________
Suffix
a muscle in the back
Trapezius
T/F If a suffix begins with a consonant, you will need a combining vowel before it.
True
T/F In a medical term, the suffix will always appear at the end
True
T/F In the terms arthroscopy and arthrodesis, the combining form is the same, but the suffix is different.
True
dentist
a specialist
agoraphobia
afraid of
tip or summit
apex
buttocks
breech
This term also begins with a combining form, which is a root plus a combining vowel. The term ends with a suffix. Pertaining to the cell:
cellular
electrically charged particles
electrolyte
The word element that means 'water' is
hydr-
If the doctor tells you a patient's blood pressure readings are elevated, does the patient have hypertension or hypotension?
hypertension
dermatitis
inflammation of
within the cell
intracellular
The word element that means 'decompose'
lys/o-
a small bone in the middle ear
malleus
thin layer of tissue covering a structure or cavity
membrane
clear, sticky secretion
mucus
the study of the diseases of the nervous system
neurology
pneumonectomy
removal of
Chemical substance found in drugs
steroid
biology
study of
poison
toxin
Does urine travel from a kidney to the bladder through a ureter or urethra?
ureter
Does a patient with a kidney infection need to see a urologist or a neurologist?
urologist
