Medical Terminology Ruel C.

Maddawin, RMT

Name: _________________________________ Date: 08 – 23 – 2018 Score:_______________

I. Matching type. Match the following prefixes, suffixes, and word roots with their appropriate meaning. Write the letter of
your answers on the spaces before each number.

A. Prefixes

______1. A- a. Between
______2. Ana – b. Against
______3. Ante – c. Abnormal
______4. Auto – d. Equal
______5. Contra – e. Below Normal
______6. Brady – f. Slow
______7. Hypo – g. Without
______8. Dys – h. Before
______9. Iso – i. Self
______10. Inter – j. Toward
k. After

B. Suffixes

______1. – pnea a. enlargement

______2. – plegia b. vision
______3. – rrhagia c. disease
______4. – plasty d. paralysis
______5. – phylaxis e. breath
______6. – megaly f. heavy discharge
______7. – opia g. surgical repair
______8. – ostomy h. opening
______9. – pathy i. obsession
______10. – mania j. protection
k. surgical suturing

C. Word roots and combing forms

______1. Cyto a. Milk

______2. Dextro b. white
______3. Dipso c. Stone
______4. Erythro d. cell
______5. Leuko e. thirst
______6. Litho f. Right
______7. Mio g. micro
______8. Narco h. red
______9. Necro i. death
______10. Lacto j. Sleep
k. motion