Chapter 5: Medical Terminology

Question 1

Compound

Answer 1

a word formed from two or more whole words

Question 2

Root

Answer 2

foundation of a word that is not a word that can stand on its own

Question 3

Combining Form

Answer 3

a word root with an added vowel that can be joined with other words, roots, pr suffixes to form a new word

Question 4

Prefix

Answer 4

word part added to the beginning of a root or word to modify or qualify its meaning

Question 5

Suffix

Answer 5

word part added to the end of a root or word to complete its meaning

Question 6

Anatomy

Answer 6

the study of body structure

Question 7

Physiology

Answer 7

the study of body function

Question 8

Broncho/pulmo

Answer 8

Lungs

Question 9

Cardi

Answer 9

Heart

Question 10

Gastro

Answer 10

Stomach

Question 11

Hepat

Answer 11

Liver

Question 12

Neur

Answer 12

Nerve

Question 13

Nas

Answer 13

Nose/nasal

Question 14

Or

Answer 14

Mouth/oral

Question 15

Pneumo

Answer 15

Air or lungs

Question 16

Ab-

Answer 16

Away from

Question 17

Ad-

Answer 17

Toward or near

Question 18

Ante-

Answer 18

Before

Question 19

Brady-

Answer 19

Slow/below normal

Question 20

Contra-

Answer 20

Against

Question 21

Dys-

Answer 21

difficult or painful

Question 22

Hyper-

Answer 22

Above normal/high

Question 23

Hypo-

Answer 23

Below normal/low

Question 24

Inter-

Answer 24

between

Question 25

Peri-

Answer 25

Around

Question 26

Poly-

Answer 26

many

Question 27

Post-

Answer 27

after

Question 28

Pre-

Answer 28

before

Question 29

Super/supra-

Answer 29

above or in excess

Question 30

Tachy-

Answer 30

above normal, rapid

Question 31

Uni-

Answer 31

one

Question 32

-ac

Answer 32

pertaining to

Question 33

-algia

Answer 33

pain

Question 34

-emesis

Answer 34

vomiting

Question 35

-itis

Answer 35

inflammation

Question 36

-ology

Answer 36

study of

Question 37

-plegia

Answer 37

paralysis

Question 38

-pnea

Answer 38

breathing

Question 39

-rrhea

Answer 39

discharge

Question 40

-spasm

Answer 40

contraction

Question 41

-al

Answer 41

pertaining to

Question 42

-ist

Answer 42

one who specializes in

Question 43

Anatomic position

Answer 43

a person is standing, facing forward, with palms forward

Question 44

sagittal/medial plane

Answer 44

slicing the body down the middle to create two side by side halves

Question 45

frontal/coronal plane

Answer 45

slicing the body into two halves, front and back

Question 46

traverse/horizontal plane

Answer 46

slicing the body into two halves, top and bottom

Question 47

Midline

Answer 47

imaginary line separating the body into right and left halves

Question 48

medial

Answer 48

a position closer to the midline

Question 49

lateral

Answer 49

a position farther away from the midline

“the bridge of the nose is medial to the eyes”

Question 50

bilateral

Answer 50

both sides of anything

Question 51

unilateral

Answer 51

one side

Question 52

mid-axillary line

Answer 52

extends vertically from the mid-armpit to the ankle; divides the body into front and back halves

Question 53

anterior/ventral

Answer 53

term for front

Question 54

posterior/dorsal

Answer 54

term for back

Question 55

superior

Answer 55

above

“the nose is superior to the mouth”

Question 56

inferior

Answer 56

below

Question 57

proximal

Answer 57

closer to the torso

Question 58

distal

Answer 58

farther away from the torso

Question 59

supine

Answer 59

pt laying on their back

Question 60

prone

Answer 60

pt lying facedown

Question 61

recovery position/lateral recumbent position

Answer 61

pt lying on their side

Question 62

fowler position

Answer 62

a sitting position