MIDLANDS TECH AHS 102 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY MIDTERM |
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
ad - ANS ✔✔toward
adenosclerosis - ANS ✔✔abnormal hardening of a gland
adult stem cells - ANS ✔✔Cells present in adult tissues that generate replacements for nondividing
differentiated cells that can be of great therapeutic potential.
airborne transmission - ANS ✔✔occurs through contact with contaminated respiratory droplets spread
by a cough or sneeze
Allogenic BMT - ANS ✔✔uses healthy bone marrow cells from a compatible donor
alopecia areata - ANS ✔✔Autoimmune disorder that causes the affected hair follicles to be mistakenly
attacked by a person's own immune system; usually begins with one or more small, round, smooth bald
patches on the scalp.
anatomic - ANS ✔✔pertaining to anatomy
anterior - ANS ✔✔front
anxiolytic drugs - ANS ✔✔anti-anxiety drugs
aphasia - ANS ✔✔impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's
area (impairing speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing understanding).
appendicitis - ANS ✔✔inflammation of the appendix
arteri/o, arter/o - ANS ✔✔artery
arthr/o - ANS ✔✔joint
atresia - ANS ✔✔absence of a normal body opening; occlusion; closure
biopsy - ANS ✔✔the removal of living tissue from the body for diagnostic examination
blephar/o - ANS ✔✔eyelid
brady- - ANS ✔✔slow
cardi/0 - ANS ✔✔heart
cardiac - ANS ✔✔pertaining to the heart
, cell - ANS ✔✔Basic unit of life
-centesis - ANS ✔✔surgical puncture to remove fluid
cerebral hemispheres - ANS ✔✔The right and left halves of the cerebrum.
chondr/o - ANS ✔✔cartilage
closed fracture - ANS ✔✔broken bone with no open wound
Colles fracture - ANS ✔✔fracture of the distal radius at the wrist
communicable disease - ANS ✔✔a disease that is spread from one host to another
cramp - ANS ✔✔a localized muscle spasm named for its cause
crani/o - ANS ✔✔skull
crust - ANS ✔✔hard outer layer or covering
-derma - ANS ✔✔skin
dermabrasion - ANS ✔✔procedure to remove skin scars with abrasive material, such as sandpaper
dermat/o - ANS ✔✔skin
development disorder - ANS ✔✔can result in an anomaly or malformation such as the absence of a limb
or the presence of an extra toe
dextro - ANS ✔✔right or clockwise
dissociative identity disorder - ANS ✔✔A rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or
more distinct and alternating personalities. Also called multiple personality disorder.
drug overdose - ANS ✔✔a strong, sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug
dysfunctional - ANS ✔✔not operating normally or properly
-ectomy - ANS ✔✔surgical removal
electrodesiccation - ANS ✔✔tissue is destroyed by burning with an electric spark
elevation - ANS ✔✔raising a body part
endothelium - ANS ✔✔innermost lining of blood vessels
erythr/o - ANS ✔✔red blood cell
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
ad - ANS ✔✔toward
adenosclerosis - ANS ✔✔abnormal hardening of a gland
adult stem cells - ANS ✔✔Cells present in adult tissues that generate replacements for nondividing
differentiated cells that can be of great therapeutic potential.
airborne transmission - ANS ✔✔occurs through contact with contaminated respiratory droplets spread
by a cough or sneeze
Allogenic BMT - ANS ✔✔uses healthy bone marrow cells from a compatible donor
alopecia areata - ANS ✔✔Autoimmune disorder that causes the affected hair follicles to be mistakenly
attacked by a person's own immune system; usually begins with one or more small, round, smooth bald
patches on the scalp.
anatomic - ANS ✔✔pertaining to anatomy
anterior - ANS ✔✔front
anxiolytic drugs - ANS ✔✔anti-anxiety drugs
aphasia - ANS ✔✔impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's
area (impairing speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing understanding).
appendicitis - ANS ✔✔inflammation of the appendix
arteri/o, arter/o - ANS ✔✔artery
arthr/o - ANS ✔✔joint
atresia - ANS ✔✔absence of a normal body opening; occlusion; closure
biopsy - ANS ✔✔the removal of living tissue from the body for diagnostic examination
blephar/o - ANS ✔✔eyelid
brady- - ANS ✔✔slow
cardi/0 - ANS ✔✔heart
cardiac - ANS ✔✔pertaining to the heart
, cell - ANS ✔✔Basic unit of life
-centesis - ANS ✔✔surgical puncture to remove fluid
cerebral hemispheres - ANS ✔✔The right and left halves of the cerebrum.
chondr/o - ANS ✔✔cartilage
closed fracture - ANS ✔✔broken bone with no open wound
Colles fracture - ANS ✔✔fracture of the distal radius at the wrist
communicable disease - ANS ✔✔a disease that is spread from one host to another
cramp - ANS ✔✔a localized muscle spasm named for its cause
crani/o - ANS ✔✔skull
crust - ANS ✔✔hard outer layer or covering
-derma - ANS ✔✔skin
dermabrasion - ANS ✔✔procedure to remove skin scars with abrasive material, such as sandpaper
dermat/o - ANS ✔✔skin
development disorder - ANS ✔✔can result in an anomaly or malformation such as the absence of a limb
or the presence of an extra toe
dextro - ANS ✔✔right or clockwise
dissociative identity disorder - ANS ✔✔A rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or
more distinct and alternating personalities. Also called multiple personality disorder.
drug overdose - ANS ✔✔a strong, sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug
dysfunctional - ANS ✔✔not operating normally or properly
-ectomy - ANS ✔✔surgical removal
electrodesiccation - ANS ✔✔tissue is destroyed by burning with an electric spark
elevation - ANS ✔✔raising a body part
endothelium - ANS ✔✔innermost lining of blood vessels
erythr/o - ANS ✔✔red blood cell
