Name: ________________________________________________________________ Date: __________________________ WKST #
Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical Terminology Practice 1
1. Write the letter of the correct prefix next to each definition
1. Within________ a) poly-
2. Large________ b) quadri-
3. Before________ c) macro-
4. Around________ d) dys-
5. New________ e) epi-
6. Painful________ f) trans-
7. Above________ g) pre-
8. Many________ h) peri-
9. Slow________ i) neo-
10. Across________ j) brady-
11. Four_______ k) intra-/endo-
2. Write and define the prefix in the following terms (don't forget the hyphen)
1. Tachycardia______________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Pseudocyesis_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Hypoglycemia____________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Intercostal________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Eupnea____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Postoperative_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Monoplegia________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Subcutaneous_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. Bradycardia_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. Hemiplegia_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
11. Pericardium____________________________________________________________________________________________________
12. Epigastric_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Match the suffix with its meaning
1. Excessive flow_________ A. - stenosis
2. Narrowing_________ B. - al
3. Pertaining to_________ C. - megaly
4. Puncture to withdraw fluid_________ D. - ectomy
5. Study of_________ E. - rrhage
6. Enlargement_________ F. - centesis
7. Pain_________ G. - logy
8. Process of recording_________ H. - algia
9. Surgical removal_________ I. – graphy
4. Match the suffix with its meaning 1. Abnormal condition
2. Cell
A. - gram_________
3. Disease condition
B. - scope_________
4. instrument to cut
C. - osis_________
5. Inflammation
D. - pathy_________
6. Instrument to visually examine
E. - tome_________
7. Record
F. - itis_________
G. – cyte_________
5. Write the suffix and give the meaning (don't forget the hyphen)
1. Ophthalmoscopy____________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Oncology_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Osteitis_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Thrombocyte_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Renal__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Nephrectomy_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Osteotomy____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Carcinogenic__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. Sarcoma_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Answer the following questions
1. What are the four components of a medical term?
2. The combination of a word root and the combining vowel is called a(n) ___________________________________
3. The vowel that connects two word roots or a suffix with a word root is usually a(n) _________________
4. A word part used at the end of a word root to change the meaning of the word is called a(n)
______________________________
5. A(n) _______________________________________ is used at the beginning of a word to indicate number, location,
or time.