Medical Terminology Practice

Question 1

What is sagittal cut?

Answer 1

Divide from left to right.

Question 2

What is the transverse cut?

Answer 2

Superior and Inferior body parts.

Question 3

What is frontal cut?

Answer 3

Anterior (front) and Posterior (Back)

Question 4

What is prone?

Answer 4

Laying face down

Question 5

What is suspine?

Answer 5

Laying face up

Question 6

What is atomically position?

Answer 6

Body Erect, face forward, palms forward.

Question 7

What is proximal?

Answer 7

closer to the point of attachment to trunk

Question 8

What is distal?

Answer 8

further from the point of attachment to trunk

Question 9

-algia

Answer 9

pain

Question 10

dys-

Answer 10

abnormal, painful

Question 11

-ectomy

Answer 11

surgical removal of something

Question 12

hyper-

Answer 12

high, above than normal

Question 13

hypo-

Answer 13

below, under normal

Question 14

-itis

Answer 14

inflammation

Question 15

-osis

Answer 15

condition

Question 16

-ostomy

Answer 16

surgical creation of opening

Question 17

-otomy

Answer 17

surgical incision

Question 18

-plasty

Answer 18

surgical repair

Question 19

-rrahage

Answer 19

bleeding, bursting forth

Question 20

-rrhaphy

Answer 20

suture

Question 21

-rrhea

Answer 21

discharge, flow of something

Question 22

-rrhexis

Answer 22

rupture

Question 23

-sclerosis

Answer 23

hardening