Medical Terminology

Question 1

seb-

Answer 1

sebaceous oil glands

Integumentary

Question 2

cutane, dermat/o, derm/o

Answer 2

skin- Largest external organ protecting against foreign matter from entering the body.
Integumentary System

Question 3

hidr-

Answer 3

sweat glands- produce sweat in the body and regulates body temperature
Integumentary

Question 4

pil/o

Answer 4

hair

Integumentary

Question 5

oste/o, oss-, ost-

Answer 5

bone- provides support for the body
206 bones in the adult vertebrae
Skeletal

Question 6

chondr-

Answer 6

cartilage

Skeletal

Question 7

arthr-

Answer 7

joints

Skeletal

Question 8

ligament

Answer 8

ligaments

Skeletal

Question 9

myel/o

Answer 9

bone marrow

Skeletal

Question 10

fasci/o

Answer 10

fascia

Muscular

Question 11

my/o

Answer 11

muscles

Muscular System

Question 12

ten-, tend/o, tendin-

Answer 12

tendons

Muscular System

Question 13

encephal/o

Answer 13

brain

Nervous System

Question 14

acoust, ot

Answer 14

ears

Nervous System

Question 15

ocul, ophthalm

Answer 15

eyes

Nervous System

Question 16

neur/o

Answer 16

nerves

Nervous System

Question 17

myel/o

Answer 17

spinal cord

Nervous System

Question 18

Which of these word parts contains the basic meaning of a term?

Answer 18

Word Root

Question 19

What does the word root neur refer to?

Answer 19

Nerve

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT true of medical terms?

Answer 20

Medical terms must be built from common word parts.

Question 21

What does the word root ophthalm refer to?

Answer 21

Eyes

Question 22

What does the word root hyster refer to?

Answer 22

Uterus

Question 23

Which of these word roots indicates mouth?

Answer 23

Or ex: Oral

Question 24

Where in a term is a suffix located?

Answer 24

At the end of the word usually after root word

Question 25

What does the word root card refer to?

Answer 25

Heart ex: cardiology

Question 26

Which of these word roots indicates blood?

Answer 26

Hemat

Question 27

Which of these word roots indicates muscle?

Answer 27

My/o

Question 28

Which of these word roots indicates ear?

Answer 28

Ot ex: otoscope

Question 29

Which of these word roots indicates joint?

Answer 29

Arthr ex: arthritis

Question 30

-al

Answer 30

pertaining to

Question 31

-ase

Answer 31

enzyme

Question 32

-blast

Answer 32

budding

Question 33

-centesis

Answer 33

surgical puncture

Question 34

-cidal

Answer 34

causing death

Question 35

-clast

Answer 35

broken

Question 36

-crit

Answer 36

to separate

Question 37

-cyte

Answer 37

cell

Question 38

-ectomy

Answer 38

excision or surgical removal

Question 39

-emia

Answer 39

blood condition

Question 40

-emesis

Answer 40

vomiting

Question 41

-gen, -genesis, -genic

Answer 41

producing or causing

Question 42

-glia

Answer 42

glue

Question 43

-gram

Answer 43

something written or recorded

Question 44

-ia

Answer 44

condition of, diseased or abnormal state

Question 45

-iac, -ic, -ior

Answer 45

pertaining to

Question 46

-ism

Answer 46

state of

Question 47

-itia, -itis

Answer 47

inflammation

Question 48

-logy

Answer 48

study of

Question 49

-lyte

Answer 49

dissolvable

Question 50

-lytic

Answer 50

destroy; reduce

Question 51

-mania

Answer 51

madness or insane desire

Question 52

-megaly

Answer 52

enlargement

Question 53

-meter

Answer 53

instrument used to measure

Question 54

-odia

Answer 54

smell

Question 55

-ologist

Answer 55

specialist or one who studies and practices

Question 56

-oma

Answer 56

tumor

Question 57

-opia

Answer 57

vision

Question 58

-opsy

Answer 58

to view

Question 59

-orrhea

Answer 59

flow, excessive discharge

Question 60

-orrhexis

Answer 60

rupture

Question 61

-osis

Answer 61

abnormal increase in production

Question 62

-ostomy

Answer 62

creation of an artificial opening

Question 63

-otomy

Answer 63

cut into or incision

Question 64

-oxia

Answer 64

oxygen

Question 65

-pathy

Answer 65

disease

Question 66

-sclerosis

Answer 66

hardening

Question 67

-scope

Answer 67

instrument used for visual examination

Question 68

-scopy

Answer 68

visual examination

Question 69

-sepsis

Answer 69

infection

Question 70

-spasm

Answer 70

sudden involuntary muscle contraction

Question 71

-stasis

Answer 71

control or stop

Question 72

-tomy

Answer 72

cutting

Question 73

-tropic

Answer 73

influencing

Question 74

What is an electrolyte?

Answer 74

Substances dissolved in water or within cells that conduct current

Question 75

What does bronchitis mean?

Answer 75

An inflammation of the bronchial tubes

Question 76

What is an electrocardiogram?

Answer 76

Written output charting heart activity

Question 77

What does psychogenic mean?

Answer 77

Caused by sudden, strong emotions

Question 78

What is a sphygmomanometer?

Answer 78

An instrument used to measure blood pressure

Question 79

Which of these suffixes means pertaining to?

Answer 79

• al
• iac
• ic
• ior

All of the above

Question 80

a-, an-

Answer 80

without or absence of

Question 81

ab-

Answer 81

from or away

Question 82

ad-

Answer 82

to or towards

Question 83

ana-

Answer 83

up

Question 84

ante-

Answer 84

before

Question 85

anti-

Answer 85

against

Question 86

append-

Answer 86

to hang something

Question 87

bi-, bin-

Answer 87

two

Question 88

brady-

Answer 88

slow

Question 89

contra-

Answer 89

against

Question 90

di-

Answer 90

two

Question 91

dis-

Answer 91

to undo; fre from

Question 92

ecto-, exo-, extra-

Answer 92

outside

Question 93

endo-

Answer 93

within

Question 94

epi-

Answer 94

upon

Question 95

erythr-

Answer 95

red