Medical Terminology Word Roots and Prefixes Quiz

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Which prefix indicates 'small'?

  • epi-
  • peri-
  • micro- (correct)
  • post-

Which word root means 'tendon'?

  • tend/o, ten/o (correct)
  • os/teo
  • gen/o
  • neur/o

Which prefix means 'after'?

  • pre-
  • post- (correct)
  • micro-
  • epi-

Which word root means 'skeleton'?

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Which prefix means 'around'?

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Word Roots

  • arthr/o: joint
  • card/i/o: heart
  • derm/o/ato: skin
  • gen/o: origin, cause, formation
  • ger/o/onto: old age
  • hem/a/ato: blood
  • iatr/o: physician
  • muscul/o: muscle
  • natal: birth, born
  • neur/o: nerve
  • os/teo: bone
  • path/o: disease
  • ped/ia: child
  • phren/o: diaphragm, mind
  • psych/o: mind
  • skelet/o: skeleton
  • tend/o, ten/o: tendon

Prefixes

  • epi-: upon, following, or subsequent to
  • micro-: small
  • peri-: around
  • post-: after
  • pre-: before

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