Unit 1 Study Guide-Medical Terminology
1. What does the suffix –pathy mean?
2. If someone had an odd rash on their skin, what would it most likely be
diagnosed as? (glossitis, dermatitis, erythrocytosis or arthrosis)
3. A marathon runner is complaining of myalgia. What is he complaining of?
4. What does the suffix –megaly mean?
5. What does the suffix –emia mean?
6. What is the medical term for too few red blood cells?
7. The root form osteo means____________________.
8. If a female patient had a mastectomy done, what would be the most likely
reason for having this done? (Fracture, liver failure, ligament strain or
breast cancer)
9. An EKG is _____________________________________________
10.Pericarditis is inflammation around the heart. Which of the following
would be a symptom: bloody urine, chest pain, difficulty swallowing.
11.What does the suffix –ectomy mean?
12.The root form for the word ear is _____________
13.If someone was hit by a baseball and needed rhinoplasty, they were hit
where? (stomach, face, chest or pelvis)
14.Brad’s doctor believes that he may have septicemia. What would be the
test ordered to confirm the diagnosis? (sputum, blood, urine, spinal fluid)
15.A dentist would treat _______________________________(mastitis,
hepatitis, bronchitis or gingivitis)
16.Abbreviation for liter is ___________
17.Your friend is complaining of upper abdominal pain after eating spicy food.
They most likely have: (arteriosclerosis, splenomegaly, gastritis or
nephrosis)
18.My grandmother was recently diagnosed with osteoporosis. She needs to
see a doctor that specializes in the study of what?
19.What does the prefix –hemi mean?
20.What health professional would use an ophthalmoscope? (a dentist, an
xray technician, a foot doctor, an eye doctor)
21.What does the prefix –brady mean?
22.A (splenectomy, hepatitis, nephrology or odontogram) would be performed
in an operating room.
23.To examine the urinary bladder, a doctor would use what? (gastroscope,
proctoscope, otoscope or cystoscope)
24.The root form of stomach is ( col, derma, gastr or odont)
25.BID=______________
26.The root form for nose is ________________
27.If someone has kidney stones, they should go see a (gastroenterologist,
pathologist, nephrologist or neurologist)
28.What does the prefix - pre mean?
29.If the doctor has told you to turn your patient q2hr, how many times will
the patient be turned during a 12 hour shift?
30.What does the prefix –tachy mean?