Test 10 Body organs and other medical terms: word formation
Match up the prefixes with the terms they pertain to.
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cost- |
chol- |
1. gall bladder |
16. skull |
|
pneum-, pulm- |
neur- |
2. bladder |
17. head |
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arteri- |
arthr- |
3. eye |
18. liver |
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angi- |
rhin-, nas- |
4. bone |
19. stomach |
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aden- |
enter- |
5. brain |
20. blood |
|
haem(at)- |
mamm-, mast- |
6. breast |
21. joint |
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cephal- |
ophthalm- |
7. gland |
22. nerve |
|
ot- |
encephal- |
8. small intestine |
23. muscle |
|
thromb- |
myel- |
9. large intestine |
24. bone marrow, spinal cord |
|
oophor- |
cholecyst- |
10. kidney |
25. ear |
|
crani- |
gastr- |
11. artery |
26. blood clot, platelet |
|
oste- |
cyst- |
12. lungs |
27. vein |
|
my- |
col(on)- |
13. nose |
28. ovary |
|
phleb-, ven- |
hyster-, metr- |
14. ribs |
29. bile |
|
hepat- |
nephr-, ren- |
15. (blood) vessels |
30. uterus |
Match up the suffixes with the conditions they pertain to
|
-scopy |
-graphy |
1. disorder |
7. enlargement |
|
-algia |
-lith |
2. scan |
8. removal, excision |
|
-ectomy |
-lithiasis |
3. immature cell |
9. inflammation |
|
-itis |
-megaly |
4. examination |
10. tumour |
|
-cyte |
-blast |
5. stone formation |
11. mature cell |
|
-oma |
-pathy |
6. pain |
12. stone |
Define and translate the compound terms below:
hepatoma cholecystectomy leukoblast colonoscopy
pneumocyte costalgia neuropathy angiitis
sonography enteropathy nephrolithiasis osteoma
cholangi(i)tis venipuncture myelitis myeloma
appendicitis anencephalia haematoma arthropod
mastopathy mastocyte endometrium cystitis
Medical prefixes and suffixes on the Internet: http://ec.hku.hk/mt/dictiona.htm