Medical Transcription Exercises

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F. COMPLETE THE MEDICAL TERM FROM ITS MEANING GIVEN BELOW:

1. white blood cell: ____________________ cyte.
2. inflammation of the stomach: gastr ____________________.
3. pertaining to produced by treatment: ____________________genic.
4. study of kidneys: ____________________cyte.
5. mass of blood: ____________________oma.
6. viewing of living tissue: bi____________________.
7. red blood cell: ____________________cyte.
8. pain of nerves: neur____________________.
9. process of viewing: endo____________________.
10. inflammation of the small intestine: ____________________itis.

G. MATCH THE ENGLISH TERM IN COLUMN I WITH ITS COMBINING FORM IN COLUMN II


1. kidney ____________________ psych/o
2. disease ____________________ ophthalm/o
3. eye ____________________ oste/o
4. to cut ____________________ radi/o
5. nose ____________________ path/o
6. flesh ____________________ ren/o
7. mind ____________________ radi/o
8. urinary tract ____________________ onc/o
9. bone ____________________ sarc/o
10. x-rays ____________________ thromb/o
11. clotting ____________________ ur/o
12. tumor ____________________ sect/o

H. GIVE THE MEANING OF THE ENTIRE TERM COMBINING FORM AND UNDERLINE THE SUFFIX

1. opthalmoscopy ____________________.
2. ophthalmoscope ____________________.
3. oncology ____________________.
4. osteitis ____________________.
5. psychosis ____________________.
6. thrombocyte ____________________.
7. renal ____________________.
8. nephrectomy ____________________.
9. osteotomy ____________________.
10. resection ____________________.
11. carcinogenic ____________________.
12. sarcoma ____________________.

I. MATCH THE FOLLOWING

1. –algia ____________________ abnormal condition
2. –ion ____________________ record
3. –emia ____________________ pertaining to produced by or produced in
4. –gram ____________________ instrument to visually examine
5. –scope ____________________ pain
6. –osis ____________________ blood condition
7. –ectomy ____________________ removal, excision, resection
8. –genic ____________________ process
9. –pathy ____________________ inflammation
10. –tomy ____________________ cell
11. –itis ____________________ disease condition
12. –cyte ____________________ incision, process of cutting into

J. SELECT THE CORRECT WORD FROM HERE TO FILL THE BLANKS:

hepatoma
iatrogenic
exocrine glands
endocrine glands
neuralgia
carcinogenic
hematoma
leukemia
cystitis
enteropathy
arthralgias
leukocytosis


1. Cigarette smoking is an instance of (a) ____________________ substance.

2. When there is an abnormal condition of slight increase in white blood cells due to infection in the body, this condition is called ____________________.

3. A tumor of the liver is (a) ____________________.

4. The medical term for pain from joints is ____________________.

5. Organs that secrete chemicals (hormones) directly into the blood are called ____________________. Examples are the thyroid gland in the neck, the pituitary gland at the base of the brain, and the adrenal glands on top of the kidneys.

6. Organs that secrete chemicals out of the body through tubes (ducts) are called ____________________. Examples are sweat, tear, and salivary glands

7. The medical term for pain from nerves is ____________________.

8. Ms. James went to her physician with complaints of pain when urinating. The physician’s diagnosis of her condition was inflammation of the urinary bladder, also known as ____________________.

9. A collection (mass) of blood (under the skin) is (an) ____________________.

10. Mr. Remo’s white blood cell count is 10 times higher than normal. Examination of his blood shows cancerous white blood cells. His diagnosis is ____________________.

11. After receiving treatment for her urinary tract infection, Ms. Yonny developed a severe rash and fever from the medication prescribed by the doctor. Her condition is said to be ____________________.

12. After coming back from his trip and eating strange foods, Mr. Kumar had a disease (condition of his intestines) called ____________________.


K. GIVE THE MEANINGS OF THE PREFIXES.:

1. re- ____________________.
2. sub- ____________________.
3. ex- ____________________.
4. peri- ____________________.
5. trans- ____________________.
6. a-, an- ____________________.
7. auto- ____________________.
8. retro- ____________________.
9. endo- ____________________.
10. epi- ____________________.
11. hypo- ____________________.
12. hyper- ____________________.
13. pro- ____________________.
14. dia- ____________________.


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