BASIC MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY: QUALIFYING TEST MOCKVERSION
Spring semester 2014
Name: Date: Group:
1. Change into plural/singular (5):
Cartilago alaris minor Cartilagines alares minores
Commissura valvulae semilunaris Commissurae valvularum semilunarium
Organa genitalia masculina interna Organum genitale masculinum internum
2. Fill in correct endings (7):
Vagina communis tendinum (pl.) musculorum (pl.) flexorum (pl.)
Ramus sinus cavernosi
Nodi (pl.) lumbales (pl.) intermedii (pl.)
Ligamentum capitis fibulae posterius
Segmenta (pl.) bronchopulmonalia (pl.)
3. Translate into Latin (15):
State after amputation of the big toe on the left side due to frostbites
Status post amputationem hallucis lateris sinistri propter congelationes
Subcutaneous haematomas of the upper eyelid of the right eye
Haematomata subcutanea palpebrae superioris oculi dextri
Superficial scrapes on the skin in the region of the face
Excoriationes superficiales cutis regionis/in regione faciei
Transverse lesion of the thoracic part of the spinal cord
Laesio transversa partis thoracicae medullae spinalis
Bilateral contusions of the top of the frontal lobe
Contusiones bilaterales apicis lobi frontalis
4. Circle words with mistakes and give correct forms (5):
Articulationes interphalangei manus interphalangeae
Oedema cerebri gravis grave
Defectus dentum subtotalis dentium
Syndroma algica vertebrogenes algicum
Suspicio asthmae bronchialis asthmatis
5. Translate the terms in the first column, give the noun/adjective which the terms come
from + its dictionary form. Follow the examples (6):
terms English translation original noun/adjective + its
dictionary form
venula small vein vena, ae, f.
mutitas muteness mutus, a, um
gravida, ae, f. pregnant woman gravis, e
vasculum, i, n. small vessel vas, vasis, n.
morbosus, a, um sick, ill morbus, i, m.
malignitas, atis, f. malignancy (quality or state
of being malignant)
malignus, a, um
marginalis, e marginal margo, inis, m.
gustatorius, a, um gustatory (pertaining to the
sense of taste)
gustus, us, m.
6. Split the following terms into root(s), connecting vowels, prefixes and/or suffixes.
Translate the terms (11):
Example:
endocarditis
Analysis + translation
endo-card-itis = inflammation of the internal membrane of the heart
cholecystoptosis chole-cyst-o-ptosis = downward displacement of the gall bladder
necrophobia necr-o-phob-ia = fear of death or dead bodies
splanchnosomaticus splanchn-o-somat-icus = related to internal organs and the body
mastopathia mast-o-path-ia = any disease of the breast
gonarthrosis gon-arthr-osis = degenerative disease of the knee joint
7. Match the Latin/Greek word stems with the English terms (3):
a) pod(o)- 1) measurement a – 4
b) -schisis 2) same b – 6
c) crypt(o)- 3) white c – 5
d) leuc(o)- 4) foot d – 3
e) -metria 5) hidden e – 1
f) is(o)- 6) cleft f – 2
8. Use the words in the first column to form Latin/Greek terms with the given meaning
(10):
Pay attention!
The letter k in original Greek words is transcribed like c in derived/compound terms.
original words description/definition derived/compound terms
melas skin tumour containing dark pigment melanoma
fyesthai expanded articular end of a long bone epiphysis
therme pertaining to heat thermicus/thermalis
radius exposure to any form of radiant
energy
irradiatio
plassein abnormal growth or development dysplasia
salpinx + lysis surgical procedure for freeing a
fallopian tube from adhesions
salpingolysis
rhis + rhoe discharge from the nasal mucous
membrane
rhinorrhoea
oophoron + malakos softening of the ovaries oophoromalacia
omos + algos pain in the shoulder omalgia
epision + tome incision of the perineum to avoid
tearing during parturition
episiotomia