Medical Terminology HITT 1305 Exam
Questions and Answers
The word root is defined as - ANS-The basic foundation of a word to which component
parts are added
A combining form is defined as - ANS-The word element that is created when a word
root is combined with a vowel
A suffix is defined as - ANS-A word element attached at the end of the word root
A prefix is defined as - ANS-A word element added at the beginning of the word
An eponym is defined as - ANS-A name of a disease, organ, procedure or body function
that is derived from the name of a person who first discovered or named it
When defining the meaning of a medical term, you usually begin with defining the suffix
first and - ANS-Read backward through the word and define the component parts
A combining vowel is added to the end of the word root to attach a suffix that begins
with a - ANS-Consonant
A combining vowel is not added to the end of the word root to attach a suffix that's
begins with a - ANS-Vowel
A compound word consists of a - ANS-Combining form + a word root + a suffix
The word element that always attached to the beginning of the word is known as a -
ANS-Prefix
When pronouncing medical terms one should remember that words that begin with the
letters qu, c, or ch may have the k sound - ANS-True
When pronouncing medical terms one should remember that words that begin with the
letters on, or kn, may have the n sound - ANS-True
When pronouncing medical terms one should remember that words beginning with the a
sound may begin with any of the following letters s, ps, c, or sc - ANS-False
When pronouncing medical terms one should remember that words beginning with the
sk sound may begin with sk, sc, or sch - ANS-True
, When pronouncing medical terms one should remember that words beginning with the z
sound may begin with the letter z, s, or x - ANS-False
Which of the following defines the prefix nulli-? - ANS-None
Which of the following defines the prefix quadri-? - ANS-Four
The prefix hemi- means - ANS-Half
The prefix milli- means - ANS-Thousandth
The prefix primi- means? - ANS-First
The prefix hyper- means? - ANS-Excessive
The prefix hyp- means - ANS-Under, below, beneath, less than normal
The prefix multi- means - ANS-Many
Which of the following defines the prefix hypo-? - ANS-Under, below, beneath, less than
normal
The prefix poly- means - ANS-Many, much excessive
The prefix epi- means - ANS-Upon, over
The prefix inter- means - ANS-Between
Which of the following defines the prefix Supra-? - ANS-Above, over
Which of the following defines the prefix trans? - ANS-Across, through
Which of the following defines the prefix intra? - ANS-Within
The prefix rube means? - ANS-Red
The prefix alb means - ANS-White
The prefix/combining form melan/o means - ANS-Black
The prefix/combining form cyan/o means - ANS-Blue
The prefix/combining form Chlor/o means - ANS-Green
Which of the following defines the prefix an-? - ANS-Without
Questions and Answers
The word root is defined as - ANS-The basic foundation of a word to which component
parts are added
A combining form is defined as - ANS-The word element that is created when a word
root is combined with a vowel
A suffix is defined as - ANS-A word element attached at the end of the word root
A prefix is defined as - ANS-A word element added at the beginning of the word
An eponym is defined as - ANS-A name of a disease, organ, procedure or body function
that is derived from the name of a person who first discovered or named it
When defining the meaning of a medical term, you usually begin with defining the suffix
first and - ANS-Read backward through the word and define the component parts
A combining vowel is added to the end of the word root to attach a suffix that begins
with a - ANS-Consonant
A combining vowel is not added to the end of the word root to attach a suffix that's
begins with a - ANS-Vowel
A compound word consists of a - ANS-Combining form + a word root + a suffix
The word element that always attached to the beginning of the word is known as a -
ANS-Prefix
When pronouncing medical terms one should remember that words that begin with the
letters qu, c, or ch may have the k sound - ANS-True
When pronouncing medical terms one should remember that words that begin with the
letters on, or kn, may have the n sound - ANS-True
When pronouncing medical terms one should remember that words beginning with the a
sound may begin with any of the following letters s, ps, c, or sc - ANS-False
When pronouncing medical terms one should remember that words beginning with the
sk sound may begin with sk, sc, or sch - ANS-True
, When pronouncing medical terms one should remember that words beginning with the z
sound may begin with the letter z, s, or x - ANS-False
Which of the following defines the prefix nulli-? - ANS-None
Which of the following defines the prefix quadri-? - ANS-Four
The prefix hemi- means - ANS-Half
The prefix milli- means - ANS-Thousandth
The prefix primi- means? - ANS-First
The prefix hyper- means? - ANS-Excessive
The prefix hyp- means - ANS-Under, below, beneath, less than normal
The prefix multi- means - ANS-Many
Which of the following defines the prefix hypo-? - ANS-Under, below, beneath, less than
normal
The prefix poly- means - ANS-Many, much excessive
The prefix epi- means - ANS-Upon, over
The prefix inter- means - ANS-Between
Which of the following defines the prefix Supra-? - ANS-Above, over
Which of the following defines the prefix trans? - ANS-Across, through
Which of the following defines the prefix intra? - ANS-Within
The prefix rube means? - ANS-Red
The prefix alb means - ANS-White
The prefix/combining form melan/o means - ANS-Black
The prefix/combining form cyan/o means - ANS-Blue
The prefix/combining form Chlor/o means - ANS-Green
Which of the following defines the prefix an-? - ANS-Without
