Practice Exercises (Section 3)

Question 1

The foundation word part of a medical term is known as the?

Answer 1

Root word

Question 2

The word part that is attached at the end of the term is a)n_?

Answer 2

Suffix

Question 3

The word part that joins a root word and another word part is a(n)_?

Answer 3

Combining vowel /o/

Question 4

The word part that is attached at the beginning of a term is a(n)

Answer 4

Prefix

Question 5

The suffix is attached to the…

Answer 5

Root word

Question 6

A prefix is attached to the..

Answer 6

Root word

Question 7

A combining vowel combines a word part in a(n)?

Answer 7

Root word

Question 8

In the term dermat/o/logy, the word part /o/ is called a(n)?

Answer 8

Combining vowel

Question 9

append/o, appendic/o

Answer 9

Appendix

Question 10

arthr/o

Answer 10

Joint

Question 11

derm/o

Answer 11

Skin

Question 12

muc/o

Answer 12

Mucus

Question 13

hydr/o

Answer 13

Water, fluid

Question 14

Lung

Answer 14

pulmon/o

Question 15

Small Intestine

Answer 15

enter/o

Question 16

Life

Answer 16

bi/o

Question 17

Liver

Answer 17

hepat/o

Question 18

Giving rise to

Answer 18

gen/o

Question 19

a/

Answer 19

Without, absent

Question 20

ec/, ex/

Answer 20

Outside, outer

Question 21

infra/

Answer 21

Inferior to, below

Question 22

peri/

Answer 22

Around, surrounding

Question 23

hypo/

Answer 23

Decreased, below

Question 24

under, inferior to

Answer 24

sub/ or infra/

Question 25

half

Answer 25

hemi/

Question 26

against, opposed

Answer 26

anti/

Question 27

all, every

Answer 27

pan/

Question 28

away from

Answer 28

ab/

Question 29

/ectomy

Answer 29

removal

Question 30

/gram

Answer 30

picture, record, tracing

Question 31

/logy

Answer 31

study of

Question 32

/ist

Answer 32

one who does

Question 33

/megaly

Answer 33

enlargement

Question 34

condition

Answer 34

/ia

Question 35

inflammation

Answer 35

/itis, /itic

Question 36

pathologic condition

Answer 36

/osis

Question 37

disease process

Answer 37

/pathy

Question 38

pain

Answer 38

/algia

Question 39

cardi/o/megaly

Answer 39

enlargement of the heart

Question 40

acr/o/megaly

Answer 40

enlargement of the extrimities (tips)

Question 41

macro/gloss/ia

Answer 41

Large (gross) tongue

Question 42

hist/o/logy

Answer 42

Study of the tissue

Question 43

arthr/itis

Answer 43

Inflammation of the joint

Question 44

splen/o/megaly

Answer 44

Enlargement of the spleen

Question 45

a/leuk/o/cyt/osis

Answer 45

Condition of the absence of white cells

Question 46

thorac/o/centesis

Answer 46

Withdrawing fuid from the chest

Question 47

gastr/ectomy

Answer 47

Removal of the stomach

Question 48

pulmon/ary

Answer 48

Relating to the lung

Question 49

catcin/o

Answer 49

cancer

Question 50

ox/o

Answer 50

oxygen

Question 51

laryng/o

Answer 51

voicebox, larynx

Question 52

cerebr/o

Answer 52

brain

Question 53

/genesis

Answer 53

creating

Question 54

self

Answer 54

auto/

Question 55

run

Answer 55

/drome

Question 56

chemical, drug

Answer 56

chem/o

Question 57

with

Answer 57

con/

Question 58

change, beyond

Answer 58

meta

Question 59

gastr/o/enter/o/logy

Answer 59

gastroenterology

study of the stomach and small intestine or bowels

Question 60

oste/o/malacia

Answer 60

osteomalacia

softening of the bone

Question 61

laryng/o/scope

Answer 61

laryngoscope

instrument used to see the voicebox

Question 62

carcin/o/oma

Answer 62

carcinoma

cancer tumor or mass of gland tissue

Question 63

sarc/o/oid

Answer 63

sarcoid

like nongland tissue

Question 64

lapar/o

Answer 64

abdomen

Question 65

pneum/o

Answer 65

air, gas, lung air sacs

Question 66

ana/

Answer 66

positive, up

Question 67

/physis

Answer 67

grow

Question 68

/pnea

Answer 68

breathing

Question 69

break down, dissolve

Answer 69

/lysis, lytic

Question 70

bad, labored

Answer 70

dys/

Question 71

nose

Answer 71

rhin/o

Question 72

bear

Answer 72

/phoria

Question 73

secrete

Answer 73

/crine, crin/o

Question 74

CO2

Answer 74

carbon dioxide

Question 75

mg

Answer 75

milligram

Question 76

O2

Answer 76

oxygen (gas)

Question 77

n.p.o

Answer 77

nothing by mouth

Question 78

NBS

Answer 78

normal bowel sounds

Question 79

EBV

Answer 79

Epstein-Barr virus

Question 80

kg

Answer 80

kilogram

Question 81

TPR

Answer 81

tempurature, pulse and respiration

Question 82

IM

Answer 82

intramuscular

Question 83

q.n.s.

Answer 83

quantity not sufficient

Question 84

sibs

Answer 84

siblings, brothers and sisters

Question 85

prep

Answer 85

prepare, preparation

Question 86

meds

Answer 86

medications

Question 87

ab

Answer 87

abortion

Question 88

exam

Answer 88

examination

Question 89

path

Answer 89

pathology

Question 90

appy

Answer 90

appendectomy, appendicitis

Question 91

primip

Answer 91

primipara, woman with one previous birth

Question 92

nullip

Answer 92

nullipara, woman with no deliveries

Question 93

temp

Answer 93

temperature

Question 94

Blood Urea Nitrogen

Answer 94

BUN

Question 95

White Blood Count

Answer 95

WBC

Question 96

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Answer 96

RA

Question 97

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Answer 97

HIV

Question 98

(The) pupils (are) equal, round (and) reactive (to)

light (and) accommodation

Answer 98

PERRLA

Question 99

electr/o/encephal/o/gram

Answer 99

EEG

Question 100

head, eye, ear, nose (and) throat

Answer 100

HEENT

Question 101

intra/muscular

Answer 101

IM