Terms

Description

Quiz: Medical Terminology Quiz created by Giselle Stringer with GoConqr. Images courtesy of Pixabay.
Giselle Stringer
Quiz by Giselle Stringer, updated more than 1 year ago
Giselle Stringer
Created by Giselle Stringer over 5 years ago
203
0

Resource summary

Question 1

Question
What does the suffix algia in Neuralgia mean?
Answer
  • Bone
  • Pain
  • Fever
  • Cottonwool

Question 2

Question
What is the root word for bone?
Answer
  • osto
  • boneo
  • oste
  • foot

Question 3

Question
Which prefix means many?
Answer
  • Bi
  • Sept
  • Heaps
  • Multi

Question 4

Question
The side of the body containing the backbone is the:
Answer
  • Ventral
  • Anterior
  • Left
  • Posterior

Question 5

Question
The suffix in prostatectomy and thyroidectomy means
Answer
  • removal
  • inflammation
  • resembling
  • amputation

Question 6

Question
The opposite of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) is
Answer
  • hypoglucemia
  • hypoglycemic
  • hyperglycemia
  • hippopotamus

Question 7

Question
The root cephal/o refers to
Answer
  • spine
  • chest
  • lungs
  • head

Question 8

Question
A disease that has a sudden and severe onset is called
Answer
  • acute
  • chronic
  • infectious
  • awful

Question 9

Question
A simple device for listening to sounds within the body is
Answer
  • cytoscope
  • microscope
  • barometer
  • stethoscope

Question 10

Question
The medical term for a heart attack is
Answer
  • aneuryism
  • myocardial infarction
  • pneumonia
  • cerebrovascular accident
Show full summary Hide full summary

Similar

A Level: English language and literature technique = Dramatic terms
Jessica 'JessieB
Business Studies - AQA - GCSE - Business Studies Key Terms
Josh Anderson
Grade 5 music theory - Italian terms
Sarah Hyde
Drama Terms
saminc4
Cooking Terms
Kristen_May
APUSH TERMS CH. 1 & 2
ellieschneider8
Economy Terms
Lex R
music theory terms
93633603
Social Perception Terms
stewart.caroline
Terms and Abbreviations Practice Quiz
Kaylene Flamm
FlashCards on Computing Terms
ca.loizou