AHS1010- MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
|VERIFIED & ALREADY GRADED A+
Most Studied | Updated
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
SOUTH COLLEGE
AHS 1010
29|07|2026
, QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Hippocrates. ANSWER -Known as the "Father of Medicine"
Greek and Latin. ANSWER -Many medical terms used today are based on Ancient ____
and _____ (languages) (included the work "and" in the answer)
Word Building. ANSWER -Is the primary way to describe new medical discoveries
Eponyms. ANSWER -Terms formed from names, such as Parkinson's disease
Word Root. ANSWER -the foundation or base for medical terms; basis for what is being
related to
a. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "before"
ac. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "before meals"
AMI. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Acute myocardial infarction"
bid. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "twice a day"
BP. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Blood pressure"
c/o. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Complaining of"
Ca. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Cancer/ carcinoma"
CC. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Chief complaint"
, COPD. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CXR. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Chest X-ray"
DOB. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Date of birth"
Dx. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Diagnosis"
ECG, EKG. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Electrocardiogram"
Fx. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Fracture"
GI. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Gastrointestinal"
h/o. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "history of"
HEENT. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Head, ears, eyes, nose, throat
HTN. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Hypertension"
Hx. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "History"
IM. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Intramuscular"
LAC. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Laceration"
LOC. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Level of consciousness"
mcg. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Microgram"
EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
|VERIFIED & ALREADY GRADED A+
Most Studied | Updated
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
SOUTH COLLEGE
AHS 1010
29|07|2026
, QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Hippocrates. ANSWER -Known as the "Father of Medicine"
Greek and Latin. ANSWER -Many medical terms used today are based on Ancient ____
and _____ (languages) (included the work "and" in the answer)
Word Building. ANSWER -Is the primary way to describe new medical discoveries
Eponyms. ANSWER -Terms formed from names, such as Parkinson's disease
Word Root. ANSWER -the foundation or base for medical terms; basis for what is being
related to
a. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "before"
ac. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "before meals"
AMI. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Acute myocardial infarction"
bid. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "twice a day"
BP. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Blood pressure"
c/o. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Complaining of"
Ca. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Cancer/ carcinoma"
CC. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Chief complaint"
, COPD. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CXR. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Chest X-ray"
DOB. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Date of birth"
Dx. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Diagnosis"
ECG, EKG. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Electrocardiogram"
Fx. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Fracture"
GI. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Gastrointestinal"
h/o. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "history of"
HEENT. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Head, ears, eyes, nose, throat
HTN. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Hypertension"
Hx. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "History"
IM. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Intramuscular"
LAC. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Laceration"
LOC. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Level of consciousness"
mcg. ANSWER -Abbreviation that means "Microgram"
