Latin & Greek in Medicine Quiz
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hemo: If someone suffers a hemorrhage it means they have excessive _____.
A. pain
B. inflammation
C. rash
D. bleeding
Myalgia is pain in the _____.
A. muscles
B. head
C. mouth
D. nerves
Someone with neuralgia has pain in their __________.
A. Mind
B. Nerves
C. Muscle
D. Tongue
A doctor who specializes in treating cancer is called an _____.
A. paleontologist
B. cardiologist
C. oncologist
D. pulmonologist
“ology” means ____.
A. the study of
B. the belief in
C. pain
D. healing
“Cardio” exercise is called that because _____.
A. you sweat
B. your muscles get stronger
C. your heartrate goes up
D. you stretch your muscles
Anesthesia is used in surgery so that the patient has ______.
A. an absence of feeling
B. a germ free environment
C. minimal bleeding
A ________ allows a doctor to look inside the body during a procedure.
A. periscope
B. telescope
C. microscope
D. endoscope
“Therapy” means ____.
A. weakness
B. healing
C. strength
D. medicine
What does the prefix “sub” mean?
A. above
B. under
C. around
D. absence of
Lingua means ____.
A. teeth
B. lips
C. tongue
D. finger
If the doctor says you need a tonsillectomy, what is she going to do to the tonsils?
A. treat them with medicine
B. look at them closely with a special scope
C. remove them (cut them out)
What does the prefix ‘ortho’ mean?
A. Straight, correct
B. Under
C. Inside
D. Around
A ______ treats problems with the skin such as acne, skin cancer, and rashes.
A. cardiologist
B. optometrist
C. neurologist
D. dermatologist
What does the suffix ‘itis’ mean in words like tonsillitis, dermatitis, appendicitis?
A. Healing
B. Cutting out
C. Inflammation
D. Study of