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Word Roots: Exercise
Identify the medical terms, by clicking the check boxes in front of them, whose roots have been underlined. When you are done, click "Check Answers" to check your answers.
While doing this exercise, you may use a dictionary or any other reference material if necessary.
Answer:
- urinalysis
- neoplasm
- pathology
- lipoma
The root of a term may appear anywhere within the term:
- at the beginning — e.g., urinalysis and lipoma
- in the middle — e.g., prognosis and anesthesia
- at the end — e.g., neoplasm and antitoxin
