Medical Terminology Worksheet

Worksheet Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology True or False Examine the following statements. Identify if the statement is true or false 1. Medical terminology is based mainly on Greek and Latin words. 2. A suffix establishes a medical word’s basic meaning. 3. A root modifies a prefix’s meaning. 4. The root cardi means “heart.” 5. Neur/o is an example of a compound word. 6. USA is an acronym. 7. The word cerebrospinal is a compound word. 8. In the word pharyngitis, the suffix is -itis. 9. Medical terminology varies greatly throughout the world. 10. The adjective for coccyx is coccyical. 11. A suffix is a word ending that modifies a root. 12. The suffix -ous means “pertaining to.” 13. The plural of embolus is embols. 14. In the word epileptiform, the suffix means “resembling.” True False WORKSHEET — CONCEPTS, SUFFIXES, AND PREFIXES OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY TRUE OR FALSE True 15. Vertebras is the correct plural form for bones of the spine. 16. The singular form of omenta is omentum. 17. The suffix -logy refers to a field of study or a specialty. 18. Podiatry is the study and treatment of mental disorders. 19. The word necrotic is an adjective. 20. Anematology is a medical specialty devoted to the study of blood. 21. A prefix appears before a root. 22. The prefix in monocular means “one.” 23. The opposite of abduct is antiduct. 24. The prefix in erythrocyte means “round.” 25. Two monosaccharides form a disaccharide. 26. The opposite of poly- is oligo-. 27. Endoderm is superficial to ectoderm. 28. The term hypoglycemia means “high blood sugar.” 29. A megalocyte is larger than a microcyte. 30. A right-handed person is dextromanual. False FILL-IN-THE-BLANK WORKSHEET — CONCEPTS, SUFFIXES, AND PREFIXES OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Fill-in-the-Blank Complete the sentence with the correct term(s). Answers 31. The fundamental unit of each medical word is the . root 32. A short word part added at the end of a root is a(n) suffix 33. A short word part added before a root is a(n) prefix 34. A root with a vowel added to aid in pronunciation is a(n) . combining form 35. A compound word that means “pertaining to the heart and blood vessels” is . cardivascular 36. The vowel in the word pet is a(n) e vowel. 37. The first vowel in the word rise is a(n) vowel. i 38. Combine hem/o meaning “blood” and rhage meaning “bursting forth” to form a word that means “a bursting forth of blood”: . hemorrhage 39. Combine the root psych meaning “mind” with -logy meaning “study of” to form a word that means “study of the mind”: psychology . 40. abbreviation formed from the first letter of each word in a phrase is a(n) . acronym 41. The root cardi with a vowel added to aid pronunciation forms cardi/o, which is termed a(n) . 42. The adjective of pharynx is . 43. The -itis in pleuritis is the word part called a(n) . 44. The pn in the word pneumonia is pronounced like the letter 45. The rh in the word rhinitis is pronounced like the letter pharynegal sufflix . n . 46. The name given to a root combined with a vowel is cardio r . combing form 47. A gastroduodenostomy is a communication between the stomach and duodenum. The part of the word gastroduodenostomy that means “communication” is the . root 48. A word part added to the end of a root to modify its meaning is a(n) . suffix 49. Most medical word parts come from Greek and . latin WORKSHEET — CONCEPTS, SUFFIXES, AND PREFIXES OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FILL-IN-THE-BLANK Answers 50. organ of excretion (roots: ren/o, nephr/o) is the . two kidneys 51. A letter inserted between the root and the next word part to aid in pronunciation is a(n) 52. . means pertaining to the coccyx. vowel coccygeal 53. A dropping, downward displacement is . 54. A word ending that modifies a root is a(n) prolapse . suffix 55. The suffix -logy means . study of 56. A physician who specializes in study and treatment of the skin (dermatology) is a(n) . dermatologist 57. The word that means “pertaining to a vein” (root: ven) is . venouns 58. The word that means “pertaining to saliva” is . salivery 59. The adjective for neurosis is . 60. The adjective for pelvis is neurotic . 61. The adjective nuclear pertains to a(n) . pelvic nucleus 62. The plural of diagnosis is . diagnoses 63. The singular of vertebrae is . certebra 64. A specialist who studies and treats the feet is a(n) . podiatrist 65. The word that means “pertaining to the heart” is 66. The adjective that means “pertaining to respiration” is 67. The plural of ganglion is . cardiac . pulmonary . ganglions 68. The suffix -sis means 69. The singular of phalanges is . . condition phalanx 70. The plural of matrix is . matrices 71. The singular form of foci is . focus FILL-IN-THE-BLANK WORKSHEET — CONCEPTS, SUFFIXES, AND PREFIXES OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Answers 72. The singular form of paralyses is . 73. The suffix that means “pertaining to” in the word nervous is . ous 74. A dark pigment that gives color to the hair and skin and protects the skin against the sun’s radiation is is 76. To separate tissues for anatomic study is to . transfunction means “having equal 79. uniform composition.” means “of 80. “extremely small size—visible only with the aid of the microscope.” 81. Another name for the lumen of an organ or vessel is 83. means of . 82. Development of a blood clot within a vessel is equilateral homogenous micro luminous . The care and treatment of children is cyanosis anatomy Introduction of blood or blood components into the bloodstream . 78. sides.” melanin . 75. a bluish discoloration of the skin due to lack of oxygen. 77. is paralyse thrombus . 84. The study of the nervous system is . pediatrics neurology 85. nucleus.” means “pertaining to a nuclear 86. anatomy.” means “pertaining to anatomical 87. phalanx. is the plural form of phalanges 88. The process of determining the cause and nature of an illness is . diagnosis 89. A word part that appears in front of a root is a(n) . prefix 90. Trifocal glasses have three 91. The term cyanotic pertains to the color lenses. . 92. A xanthoma is a growth that is named for the color blue . yellow WORKSHEET — CONCEPTS, SUFFIXES, AND PREFIXES OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FILL-IN-THE-BLANK Answers 93. Erythrocytes are named for the color 94. The prefixes anti- and contra- mean . re . against 95. The opposite of permeable is . impermeable 96. The prefixes dia-, per-, and trans- mean . 97. The prefix in pandemic means through . all 98. The prefix syn- means 99. The opposite of hyperglycemia is . together . hypoglycemia 100. To move the arm away from the midline is to it. 101. The prefix pre- means abduct . before 102. The prefix that means “few” or “scanty” is . 103. The opposite of dextromanual is 104. A synonym for antenatal is olig/o . sinistromanual . prenatel 105. The prefixes macro-, mega-, and megalo- all mean 106. The prefix pseudo- means 107. A hemisphere is 108. A tricuspid structure has . . large false of a sphere. parts. half three MATCHING WORKSHEET — CONCEPTS, SUFFIXES, AND PREFIXES OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Matching Match the following terms and write the appropriate letter next to each term. Term Answers 109. bedpan d ren/o c B. prefix that means false pseudo b C. combining form carry a D. compound word a A. word with a hard g glue b B. word with a soft g oace d C. word with a silent g c D. word with a soft c c A. referring to double 110. rage gnome 111. FDA KAR-dē-ak d dipl/o a cardiovascular b Definition A. word with a hard c B. compound word C. acronym D. phonetic pronunciation 112. prefix b A. fundamental word unit suffix c B. comes before the root root a C. comes after the root diarrhea d D. its suffix means “to flow” d A. suffix that means “study,” “study of” -ous b B. suffix that means “pertaining to” or “like” -logy a C. suffix that means “specialist” -ist c 113. -sis 114. dermatology c D. suffix that means “condition of” A. study of structure insomnia d B. intestinal disorder anatomy a C. study and treatment of the skin dysentery b D. inability to sleep WORKSHEET — CONCEPTS, SUFFIXES, AND PREFIXES OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Term Answers 115. thrombus a ganglion b B. mass of nervous tissue febrile c C. pertaining to fever ovoid d D. resembling an egg 116. topical c A. things added appendices a B. eggs ova b lymphoid 117. hemisphere d Definition A. blood clot in a vessel C. pertaining to a surface D. pertaining to the lymphatic system b A. against recommendations contraindicated a B. one half of a globe percutaneous d C. backward flow regurgitation c D. through the skin a A. fewer than normal number of teeth 118. oligodontia abduct c hyperventilation b hypoglycemia d D. low blood sugar c A. having equal sides preoperative d B. a newborn equilateral a C. correcting deformities neonate b D. before surgery 120. monocyte a 119. orthotic mesencephalon d tetralogy c homothermic B. excessive breathing C. move away from the midline A. cell with one nucleus B. having a constant temperature C. a group of four D. midbra MATCHING PRONOUNCE IT WORKSHEET — CONCEPTS, SUFFIXES, AND PREFIXES OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Pronounce It For each phonetic transcription in this section, pronounce the term aloud and write it in the space provided, being careful to spell it correctly. Answers Answers symbosis 121. KEM-ih-kal Chemical 145. sim-bi-o-sis 122. FAN-tom phantom 146. tel-en-SEF-ah-lon telencephalon 123. FO-be-ah phobia 147. EKS-tract extract 124. u-FOR-e-ah euphoria 148. SIN-drome syndrome 125. dis-FUNK-shun disfunction 149. eks-OJ-eh-nus exogenous 126. ZIF-oyd xiphoid 150. di-AL-ih-sis dialysis 127. TO-sis ptosis 151. prog-NO-sis prognosis 128. RI-no-plas-te rhinoplasy 152. KWAD-ru-ped quadruped 129. AK-ro-nim acronym 153. zan-tho-DER-mah xanthoderma 130. fah-RIN-je-al pharyngeal 154. eh-rih-THE-mah erythema 131. kok-SIJ-e-al sacrococcygeal 155. ol-ih-go-DON-sheah oligodontia 132. RU-mah-tizm rheumatic 156. poy-kil-o-DER-mah poikiloderma 133. nu-MAT-ik pneumatic 157. mak-ro-SKOP-ik macroscopic 134. kar-de-OL-o-je cardiology 158. u-nih-LAT-er-al unilateral 135. nef-RI-tis nephritis 159. ep-ih-THE-le-al epithelial 136. tho-RAS-ik thoracic 160. ho-me-o-STA-sis homeostasis 137. SER-vih-kal cervical 161. PAR-ah-sit-izm parasitism 138. re-no-GAS-trik renogastric 162. steh-NO-sis stenosis 139. dis-LEK-se-ah dyslexia 163. nu-ROL-o-je neurology 140. FAR-mah-se pharmacy 164. op-TISH-an optician 141. si-ah-NOT-ik cyanotic 165. ah-NAT-o-me anatomy 142. LU-ko-site leukocyte 166. tek-NOL-o-je technology 143. or-THOT-ik orthotic 167. MEH-trik metric 144. ho-mo-JE-ne-us homogeneous 168. VE-nus venous WORKSHEET — CONCEPTS, SUFFIXES, AND PREFIXES OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY WORD BUILDING Answers Answers 169. MUS-ku-lar muscular 175. RU-mah-toyd rheumatoid 170. feh-NOM-eh-non phenomenon 176. di-ag-NO-sis diagnosis 171. pro-to-ZO-ah protozoa 177. SKEL-eh-tal skeletal 172. FUN-ji fungi 178. VER-teh-brah vertebra 173. fo-RAM-ih-nah foramina 179. DIP-loyd diploid 174. FI-broyd fibroid Word Building For each item in this section, select the correct word parts from the bank below to form the term that matches the definition. Word parts may be used more than once. Part 1 181. Study of the heart Answers cardiology 182. Inflammation of the stomach gastritis 183. Pertaining to the chest thoracic 184. Loss of blood hemorrhage 185. Inflammation of a nerve neuritis 186. Study of the kidney nephrology 187. Passage of fluid stool diarrhea 188. Menstrual flow menorrhea 189. Inflammation of the kidney nephritis 190. Study of the stomach gastroenterolog Part 1 Word Bank cardi logy perine dia men r gastr nephr rhage hem neur rhea ic o thora itis WORD BUILDING Part 2 191. Pertaining to a yellow color 192. A very small cell WORKSHEET — CONCEPTS, SUFFIXES, AND PREFIXES OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Answers microcyte 193. Irregular, mottled skin condition derma 194. A cell with an irregular shape poikilocytes 195. A yellow skin condition jaundice 196. Having two forms dimorphous 197. White cell leukocytes 198. To move away from abduct 199. To move toward adduct 200. Having no shape amorphous Part 3 201. Like or resembling an egg Part 2 Word Bank xanth a di o ab duct ous ad leuk poikilo cyte micro xanth derma morph Answers ovoid 202. Study and treatment of the skin dermatology 203. Study of the mind psychology 204. A single egg cell ovum 205. One who studies the mind psychologist 206. Specialist in treatment of the skin dermatologist 207. Pertaining to psychology psychological 208. Disorder involving the mind psychosomatic 209. Multiple egg cells polycystic 210. Pertaining to dermatology dermatologists Part 3 Word Bank a log psych dermat o sis ic oid um ist ov y WORKSHEET — CONCEPTS, SUFFIXES, AND PREFIXES OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY SORTING Sorting For each word part category in this section, list the corresponding word parts from the bank below. Part 1 Word Bank cardio cardiovascular hem laryngo lymphocyte nephro neur pulm ren thoraco urogenital wheelchair Part 1 Answers 211. roots cardio,plum 212. combining forms lymphocyte,nephro,thoraco,hem,neur,laryngo 213. compound words ren,cardiovascular,urogenital,wheelchair Part 2 Word Bank Part 2 a- contra- cyan/o- dipl/o- dis- erythr/o- leuk/o- melan/o- mon/o- non- poly- tetra- Answers 214. Prefixes for number mon/o-,poly-,dipl/o-,tetra 215. Prefixes for color erythr/o-,leuk/o,melan/o 216. Negative prefixes a-,dis-,contra,non- Part 3 Word Bank -form -ia -ian -ic -ics -ism -ist -logy -oid -ous -sis -y Part 3 Answers 217. suffixes for “condition of” -la,-ism,-sis,-y 218. suffixes for “like” or “resembling” -form,-old,-ous,-ic 219. suffixes for specialty or specialist -ics,-ian,-ist,-logy LOOK AND LABEL WORKSHEET — CONCEPTS, SUFFIXES, AND PREFIXES OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Look and Label For each image in this section, write each label indicated on the image in the correct location or near the image with a line pointing from the label to the correct location on the image. 220. Labels: artery, lumen, vein artery 221. Labels: distal phalanx, middle phalanx, phalanges, proximal phalanx distal phalanx middle phalan proximal phala WORKSHEET — CONCEPTS, SUFFIXES, AND PREFIXES OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 222. Label: What stance is shown in this figure? anatomy 223. Labels: anterior, left hemisphere, posterior, right hemisphere right hemisphe left hemispher anterior posterior 224. Labels: postsynaptic cell, presynaptic cell, synapse postsynaptic presynaptic ce synpse LOOK AND LABEL CASE STUDIES WORKSHEET — CONCEPTS, SUFFIXES, AND PREFIXES OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Case Studies Read the following case studies carefully. Complete the sentence with the correct term(s). Case Study 1: Osteoarthritis Consultation Note HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: The patient has a history of chronic pain in the lumbosacral spine that has progressively gotten worse over the past 2 years. She was scheduled to have an MRI but never completed it because of claustrophobia. She also has pain in the hands and both shoulders, with significant morning stiffness. She has difficulty getting up from a sitting position. She reports pain in the knee with swelling of the left knee. She has moderate swelling of both ankles, which may be related more to her history of hypertension. She has just recently had an angiogram and is currently on a low dose of diuretic. PERTINENT PHYSICAL FINDINGS: Hands have no evidence of synovitis. There are Heberden and Bouchard nodes, with changes of osteoarthritis. Wrist movement is normally maintained. There is tenderness of both shoulders with decreased range of mobility. There is also gluteal tenderness. Hip movement is decreased. There is bilateral crepitus of the knees with decreased range of mobility. The ankles have moderate swelling. The feet are normal. ASSESSMENT: Osteoarthritis of the knees. PLAN: We will start Celebrex 100 mg bid for pain. We will check for inflammation with a sedimentation rate, C-reactive proteins, rheumatoid factor, ANA, and uric acid levels. Will recommend physical therapy. Local injections are an option to consider in the future. Case Study 1: Osteoarthritis Consultation Note Answers 225. The itis in the word osteoarthritis is a(n) . suffix 226. The word lumbosacral is formed from two roots. It is an example of a(n) . combining form 227. MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging. This term represents a(n) . acronym 228. The rh in the word rheumatoid is pronounced as . r 229. The bi in the word bilateral is a(n) 230. The ch in the word chronic is pronounced as . prefix . c 231. The root syn/o refers to synovial membrane. The root is written in its form. 232. The word synovitis means . 233. The suffix -gram means “a recording.” In the word angiogram, angi is a(n) 234. The hyper in the word hypertension is a(n) combining with the synovium of . . blood vessel prefix WORKSHEET — CONCEPTS, SUFFIXES, AND PREFIXES OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY CASE STUDIES Case Study 2: Endocrinology Office Consultation HISTORY: This is a 59-year-old woman who has been in good health. She had an incident where a thyroid nodule was discovered after referral to a general surgeon for a breast lump. At that time, thyroid ultrasound and fine-needle aspiration of a rather sizable cyst of the right lobe of the thyroid, as well as aspiration of a nodule on the left side, were carried out. The findings suggested hemorrhage, and the patient was seen in follow-up 6 months later. Since that time, she has noted no hoarseness, dysphagia, local tenderness, or other focal symptoms. She also has no symptoms suggestive of thyroid dysfunction, and her baseline thyroid function studies last September were noted to be normal. She does admit to loud snoring and some sleep difficulty, with occasional fatigue the following day. This has been commented upon by her husband as being particularly coarse and loud in nature. MEDICATIONS: She is on no medications except for Estraderm twice weekly. FAMILY HISTORY: She does have a history of thyroid goiter in mother and grandmother. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION: This is a healthy-appearing woman. Blood pressure is 130/74. Height is 5 feet 4 inches. Weight is 155 pounds. Integument is normal. She is well tanned. Eyes reveal no ophthalmopathy. Examination of the neck reveals a 2-cm nodular area in the lower part of the neck, which moves with swallowing. Otherwise, there is no enlargement of the thyroid. No lymphadenopathy or other abnormality is present. Chest is clear. She has no chest wall tenderness. Cardiac exam reveals a slow, regular rate and rhythm. Reflexes are normal. RADIOLOGY REPORT: Review of the ultrasound shows several cysts, one of which is sizable and compatible with a hemorrhagic cyst, as well as the suggestion of two demarcated adenomas, one of which was aspirated last October. The left-sided nodule did show follicular cells, although it is not stated whether there are adequate numbers, that is, six separate cells present. IMPRESSION: Probable nodular hyperplasia with rather well-demarcated thyroid nodules, not palpable on clinical exam, and hemorrhagic thyroid cyst that has not changed in the last 6 months. PLAN: A free T4 and TSH blood test, and it was recommended that a re-exam and ultrasound be done in approximately 6 months. Answers 235. The suffix in the word endocrinology means . study of 236. A doctor specializing in the field of endocrinology is a(n) . 237. The suffix in the word thyroid means endocrinologist . pertaining to 238. The term adenomas is often used as the plural form of adenoma. The more accurate plural is . adenomata 239. The patient history notes that she occasionally has some difficulty sleeping. In other words, she has isomnia . 240. The suffix -ia in the word dysphagia means . 241. If the physical examination revealed heart problems, the patient would be referred to a(n) 242. The adjective hemorrhagic is formed from the noun 243. The suffix -y in the terms lymphadenopathy and ophthalmopathy means 244. The term focal refers to a focus, or center. The plural of focus is condition of cardiologist . . hemorrhage condition of . . foci CASE STUDIES WORKSHEET — CONCEPTS, SUFFIXES, AND PREFIXES OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Case Study 3: Thyroid Cancer Surgery Discharge Summary DISCHARGE DIAGNOSIS: Follicular thyroid cancer. HOSPITAL COURSE: The patient came into the same-day surgery department on Friday, 4 days prior to this dictation. She underwent an uneventful left thyroid lobectomy, and intraoperatively, her frozen section diagnosis was follicular adenoma. She did well postoperatively and was subsequently prepared for discharge. However, the pathology demonstrated that she had a moderately welldifferentiated follicular cancer. A completion thyroidectomy was then planned, and she was returned to the operating room. The contralateral lobe was then removed. Parathyroid glands were well identified, as were the recurrent laryngeal nerves bilaterally, and the procedure was well tolerated. Postoperatively, her calcium level was 7.9, with a preoperative calcium of 8.5. She had no Chvostek or Trousseau sign on postoperative examination and felt no irritability. She had some very mild hoarseness after the second operation but good phonation and was able to cough well. She was instructed on postoperative wound care, and it was discussed with her that she should have radioiodine ablation in several weeks when she becomes hypothyroid. PLAN: Discharge her home on oral Vicodin for pain and have her return to the office later in the week. Additional plans for outpatient ablation will be forthcoming. Answers 245. The prefix and its meaning in uneventful are and . 246. The patient’s preoperative calcium level would be measured 247. The prefix and its meaning in discharge are and 248. The word contralateral means 249. The prefix in the word postoperative means not . before the operstion . dis-.absence,removal . or of pertaining to the . after,behind 250. During a surgery, the recurrent laryngeal nerves are visualized bilaterally. This means that they are seen on . 251. The prefix and its meaning in the word ablation are 252. The word hypothyroid refers to and . both sides of the body . ab-,away from deficient activity of the 253. The patient’s discharge notes predict a good outcome for the patient. This prediction is a(n) . good one 254. The patient’s thyroid is surgically removed. Another word that means “to cut out” is . thyroidectomy