Quiz on Medicine - 5

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1. The prefix 'cardio' refers to what?

a. Palm

b. Eyes

c. Hair

d. Heart

2. The prefix 'opthalmos' refers to what?

a. Mouth

b. Skin

c. Eyes

d. Nose

3. The prefix 'Ped' refers to what?

a. Hands

b. Face

c. Children

d. Legs

4. Which Greek doctor was the first to separate medicine from religion in Europe?

a. Plato

b. Archimedes

c. Hippocrates

d. Socrates

5. What was the first viral epidemic to be ended with the invention of a vaccine?

a. Smallpox

b. Plague

c. Cholera

d. Polio

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Answers

1. The prefix 'cardio' refers to what?

a. Palm

b. Eyes

c. Hair

d. Heart

Did You Know?

The word cardio comes from the Greek word 'kardia' meaning 'heart'.

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2. The prefix 'opthalmos' refers to what?

a. Mouth

b. Skin

c. Eyes

d. Nose

Did You Know?

Opthalmo is the Greek word for 'eye'.

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3. The prefix 'Ped' refers to what?

a. Hands

b. Face

c. Children

d. Legs

Did You Know?

Ped originates from its root word in Greek 'pais' meaning 'children'.

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4. Which Greek doctor was the first to separate medicine from religion in Europe?

a. Plato

b. Archimedes

c. Hippocrates

d. Socrates

Did You Know?

Before Hippocrates, the ill were thought to be cured by the Gods, and prayers were offered to them.

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5. What was the first viral epidemic to be ended with the invention of a vaccine?

a. Smallpox

b. Plague

c. Cholera

d. Polio

Did You Know?

It was Edward Jenner who created the vaccine for smallpox. In 1980, WHO officially declared that smallpox had been eradicated from the earth.

Read more about it in this link.

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