Med Term Exercises

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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


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