WGU C804 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS COMPLETE ANSWERS
GRADED APLUS
◉ Which term can be created to mean "an acute allergic reaction
characterized by extreme decrease in blood pressure, difficulty
breathing, hives, and abdominal cramps" using the following word
elements?
immuno-
anaphyl-
prophyl-
-axis
-gen
-deficiency
Answer: Anaphylaxis
◉ What is the meaning of the suffix in the term lymphoid?
Answer: Resembling
◉ What does the word element - oma mean when used in the
term lymphangiosarcoma?
, Answer: Tumor
◉ What is the definition of the word paranasal?
Answer: Near or beside the nose
◉ Which suffix should be added to pleur to construct a term that
means "pain of the pleura"?
Answer: -algia
◉ Which term can be constructed to mean "pain in the chest"
using the following word elements?
Pleur-
Hypox-
Thoraco-
Bronchiect-
-dynia
-ia
-asis
-itic
Answer: Thoracodynia
◉ Which word element in the term pulmonologist means
"specialist in the study of"?
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS COMPLETE ANSWERS
GRADED APLUS
◉ Which term can be created to mean "an acute allergic reaction
characterized by extreme decrease in blood pressure, difficulty
breathing, hives, and abdominal cramps" using the following word
elements?
immuno-
anaphyl-
prophyl-
-axis
-gen
-deficiency
Answer: Anaphylaxis
◉ What is the meaning of the suffix in the term lymphoid?
Answer: Resembling
◉ What does the word element - oma mean when used in the
term lymphangiosarcoma?
, Answer: Tumor
◉ What is the definition of the word paranasal?
Answer: Near or beside the nose
◉ Which suffix should be added to pleur to construct a term that
means "pain of the pleura"?
Answer: -algia
◉ Which term can be constructed to mean "pain in the chest"
using the following word elements?
Pleur-
Hypox-
Thoraco-
Bronchiect-
-dynia
-ia
-asis
-itic
Answer: Thoracodynia
◉ Which word element in the term pulmonologist means
"specialist in the study of"?