medical science AOL 5 quiz

Medical terminology quiz

Word Part

Meaning

Example

Root word

Main body part

cardi = heart

Prefix

Beginning (location, number, time)

brady = slow

Suffix

Ending (condition, disease, procedure)

-itis = inflammation

Common Prefixes

  • hyper- = above / excessive

  • hypo- = below

  • tachy- = fast

  • brady- = slow

  • pre- = before

  • post- = after

Common Roots

  • cardi = heart

  • derm = skin

  • gastr = stomach

  • neur = nerve

  • oste = bone

  • hepat = liver

Common Suffixes

  • -itis = inflammation

  • -ectomy = removal

  • -ology = study of

  • -algia = pain

  • -pathy = disease

  • -emia = blood condition

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