Root Words

Question 1

What language do most medical terms originate from?

Answer 1

Anglo-Saxon

Question 2

Ointment

Answer 2

Anglicized french

Question 3

Physician

Answer 3

Anglicized French

Question 4

Powder

Answer 4

Anglicized French

Question 5

Jaundice

Answer 5

Anglicized French; yellow tone to the skin caused by excess bilirubin (usually filtered out by the liver, is a sign of liver damage)

Question 6

Camphor

Answer 6

Arabic, synthetic gum used in meds and plastic

Question 7

Alkali

Answer 7

Arabic, can neutralize acid and form salts

Question 8

Surgeon

Answer 8

Greek/french

Question 9

Plaster

Answer 9

Greek/french

Question 10

Migraine

Answer 10

Greek/french

Question 11

Palsy

Answer 11

Greek/french

Question 12

Frenzy

Answer 12

Greek/french

Question 13

Fontanelle

Answer 13

French

Question 14

Malaise

Answer 14

French; general feeling of discomfort, weakness, or illness

Question 15

Plaque

Answer 15

French

Question 16

Poison

Answer 16

French

Question 17

Rale

Answer 17

French; rattling sound heard in the lungs

Question 18

Tourniquet

Answer 18

French

Question 19

Venom

Answer 19

French

Question 20

Cul de Sac

Answer 20

French; a tube or sac only open at one end

Question 21

Grand mal

Answer 21

French

Question 22

Influenza

Answer 22

Italian

Question 23

Malaria

Answer 23

Italian

Question 24

Os-

Answer 24

Bone

Question 25

Presby-

Answer 25

Old

Question 26

-Phonia

Answer 26

Voice

Question 27

Myo-

Answer 27

Muscle

Question 28

-fibril

Answer 28

Fiber

Question 29

Costal

Answer 29

Rib