BASIC MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY II

                                       MOCK TEST 2 (SS 2017)


Name:..............................................................................................
.................... Date:.................................. Group:............


1) Match those Greek (a-f) and Latin (1-6) medical terms which include the root with the same
meaning:

Example: chondroma + cartilago thyroidea (chondr- = cartilago = cartilage)            (5 points)

a)   acromatopsia                   1)  lactatio

b)  macrodactylia                  2) ventriculi cordis

c)   necrolysis                         3) tonsillae palatinae

d) electrocardiographia      4) pithyriasis versicolor

e)   amygdalitis                       5) obesitas permagna

f)   galactorrhoea                  6) fetus mortuus

2) Split the following terms into components. Translate/explain the meaning of the terms in
English:                                                                                        (15
points)

Example:

endocarditis

              endo-card-itis = inflammation of the innermost layer of the heart

onychomycosis



hydrocephalus



hypertrichosis



prognathia



paraplegia



colposcopia



urocystectomia





3) Give medical terms for the definitions using the Greek roots stated:
(10 points)

cyst-

        surgical opening of bladder



        measurement of bladder function


gloss-

        congenital duplication of tongue



        congenital absence of tongue



        surgical excision of tongue


dactyl-

        pain in fingers



        spasm in finger



        more fingers than normal


blephar-

        falling down of eyelid



        swelling of eyelid



4) Fill in correct endings:
                                           (20 points)

abortus post trauma grav______ abdomin______

vulnera contusolacer______ post mors______ animal______

symptomata stomatitid______ ulceros______

oedem______ (pl.) membr______ (pl.) inferior______ propter diabet______ mellit______

margines liber______ ungu______(pl.)

excisio segment______terti______duoden______propter carcinom______

collapsus pulmonal______ in graviditat______


















                                   BASIC MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY II

                                  MOCK TEST 2 (SS 2017) SOLUTIONS


Name:..............................................................................................
.................... Date:.................................. Group:............

1) Match those Greek (a-f) and Latin (1-6) medical terms which include the root with the same
meaning:

Example: chondroma + cartilago thyroidea (chondr- = cartilago = cartilage)            (5 points)

a)   achromatopsia                1)  lactatio                                                   A
4

b)  macrodactylia                  2) ventriculi
cordis                                               B 5

c)   necrolysis                         3) tonsillae palatinae                                C 6

d) electrocardiographia      4) pithyriasis versicolor                           D 2

e)   amygdalitis                       5) obesitas permagna                               E 3

f)   galactorrhoea                  6) fetus mortuus                                       F 1

chromat- ~ -color; macro- ~ -magna; necro- ~ mortuus; -cardi- ~ cordis;                amygdal- ~
tonsillae; galact- ~  lac

2) Split the following terms into components. Translate/explain the meaning of the terms in
English:                                                                                        (15
points)

Example:

endocarditis

              endo-card-itis = inflammation of the innermost layer of the heart

onychomycosis

              onych-o-mycosis = mycosis (fungus) in the nail


hydrocephalus

              hydro-cephal-us = accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in brain


hypertrichosis

              hyper-trich-osis = excessive amount of hair growth in body


prognathia

              pro-gnath-ia = abnormal protrudence of the upper jaw to the front


paraplegia

              para-plegia = total paralysis of the lower part of body


colposcopia

              colpo-scopia = visual examination of vagina


urocystectomia

              uro-cyst-ec-tomia = surgical removal of urinary bladder


3) Give medical terms for the definitions using the Greek roots stated:
(10 points)

cyst-

        surgical opening of bladder

                                        cystostomia


        measurement of bladder function

                                        cystometria

gloss-

        congenital duplication of tongue

                                        diglossia


        congenital absence of tongue

                                        aglossia


        surgical excision of tongue

                                        glossectomia

dactyl-

        pain in finger

                                        dactylalgia/dactylodynia


        spasm in finger

                                        dactylospasmus


        more fingers than normal

                                        polydactylia

blephar-

        falling down of eyelid

                                        blepharoptosis


        swelling of eyelid

                                        blepharoedema


4) Fill in correct endings:
                                           (20 points)

abortus post trauma grave abdominis

vulnera contusolacera post morsum animalis

symptomata stomatitidis ulcerosae

oedemata membrorum inferiorum propter diabetam mellitum

margines liberi unguium

excisio segmenti tertii duodeni propter carcinoma

collapsus pulmonalis in graviditate