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Task 1 : Use information from the chart to help you choose the word that correctly completes

each sentence.
1. ( Arthritis / Arthremia ) is a painful inflamation of body joints.
2. ( Hyperglycemia / Hypoglycemia ) is an abnormally low concentration of sugar in the
blood
3. Patients who have had a tonsillectomy have had their tonsils ( paralyzed / removed )
4. One who suffers from gastritis has ( heart / stomach ) problems
5. Anemia is diagnosed by analyzing a person’s ( nerves / blood )
6. A woman who has neuralgia has ( pain / blood ) in her ( joints / nerves )
7. A paraplegic suffers ( pain / paralysis ) in the lower body
8. A myoma is a ( tumor / inflamation ) consisting of muscular tissue

Task 2 : match the following prefixes or suffixes to the meaning

1. –genesis C. Origin
2. –de F. Down
3. Sub E. Under, deficient
4. Hem H. Blood
5. –plegia I. Paralysis
6. Myo D. Muscle
7. –ptosis G. Prolapsed
8. –hypo E. Under, deficient
9. –cata A. Againts
10. –cyte B. Cell

Task 3 : choose the correct answer 


1. Hepat/o means 
A. Blood B. Liver C. Kidney D. Half 
2. Ipsi means 
A. Same B. Outside C. Pertaining to D. Treatment
3. Seizure means 
A. Ical B. Lepsy C. Nyct/o D. Pexy 
4. Nervous sensation means 
A. Esthes/o B. Esthesi/o C. Esthesia D. All of the above
5. Phe/o means 
A. Dark B. Blood C. Vein D.To bear 
6. Prandial means 
A. Small B. bone in arm B. Below C. Meal D. Paralysis
7. Breathing means 
A. Pexy B. Vas/o C. Pnea D. Esophag/o 
8. Face means 
A. Faci/o B. Fasci/o C. Fasi/o D.Fas/o 
9. Cry/o means 
A. Blue B. Cold C. To secrete separate D. Spine
10.Apheresis means 
A. Disease B. Lack of strength C. Ulcer D. Removal

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