HAN 312 Exam #1 Study Guide
Questions With 100% Correct Answers
2026-2027 Updated.
Root: - Answer foundation of the term
Suffix: - Answer word ending
Prefix: - Answer word beginning
Combining vowel: - Answer vowel that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root
Combining form: - Answer combination of the root and the combining vowel
pre- - Answer before
post- - Answer after, behind
peri- - Answer around
intra- - Answer within
inter- - Answer between
sub- - Answer below
supra- - Answer above
a-, an- - Answer without, not
poly- - Answer many, much
dys- - Answer painful
,epi- - Answer above
hyper- - Answer increased
hypo- - Answer decreased
trans- - Answer through
-ac, -al, -ic, -ous - Answer pertaining to
-algia - Answer pain
-ectomy - Answer surgical removal
-gram - Answer record
-ism, -ia - Answer condition of
-itis - Answer inflammation
-ium - Answer tissue, structure
-logy - Answer study of
-oma - Answer tumor
-tomy - Answer incision
aden/o - Answer gland
carcin/o - Answer cancer
cyst/o - Answer bladder
cyt/o - Answer cell
,encephal/o - Answer brain
gastritis - Answer inflammation of the stomach
gastrotomy - Answer surgical incision into the stomach
gastroesophageal - Answer pertaining to the stomach and esophagus
oste/o/path/ic - Answer pertaining to the disease of bone
hypo/gastr/ic - Answer pertaining to below the stomach
electr/o/encephal/o/gram - Answer record of electric activity of the brain
The term cardiomyopathy has a suffix meaning:
A. condition
B. disease
C. action
D. structure
E. pertaining to - Answer B. disease
which term has a prefix meaning 'after'?
A. myocardial
B. macrocyte
C. cardiologist
D. postmature
E. neurology - Answer D. postmature
the terms myocardial and myocardium both refer to the:
A. lung
B. hip
C. pelvis
D. heart
E. blood - Answer D. heart
, dysuria - Answer condition of painful urination
cardiology - Answer study of the heart
intracranial - Answer pertaining to within the skull
nephrology - Answer study of the kidneys
carditis - Answer inflammation of the heart
venitis - Answer inflammation of the vein
myocardial - Answer pertaining to the heart muscle
cardi/o - Answer heart
cerebr/o - Answer brain, cerebrum
crani/o - Answer cranium, skull
disk/o - Answer disk
nephr/o, ren/o - Answer kidney
pulmon/o - Answer lung
uni-, mono- - Answer one
bi-, di- - Answer two, twice
tri- - Answer three
quad-, quadri- - Answer four
Questions With 100% Correct Answers
2026-2027 Updated.
Root: - Answer foundation of the term
Suffix: - Answer word ending
Prefix: - Answer word beginning
Combining vowel: - Answer vowel that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root
Combining form: - Answer combination of the root and the combining vowel
pre- - Answer before
post- - Answer after, behind
peri- - Answer around
intra- - Answer within
inter- - Answer between
sub- - Answer below
supra- - Answer above
a-, an- - Answer without, not
poly- - Answer many, much
dys- - Answer painful
,epi- - Answer above
hyper- - Answer increased
hypo- - Answer decreased
trans- - Answer through
-ac, -al, -ic, -ous - Answer pertaining to
-algia - Answer pain
-ectomy - Answer surgical removal
-gram - Answer record
-ism, -ia - Answer condition of
-itis - Answer inflammation
-ium - Answer tissue, structure
-logy - Answer study of
-oma - Answer tumor
-tomy - Answer incision
aden/o - Answer gland
carcin/o - Answer cancer
cyst/o - Answer bladder
cyt/o - Answer cell
,encephal/o - Answer brain
gastritis - Answer inflammation of the stomach
gastrotomy - Answer surgical incision into the stomach
gastroesophageal - Answer pertaining to the stomach and esophagus
oste/o/path/ic - Answer pertaining to the disease of bone
hypo/gastr/ic - Answer pertaining to below the stomach
electr/o/encephal/o/gram - Answer record of electric activity of the brain
The term cardiomyopathy has a suffix meaning:
A. condition
B. disease
C. action
D. structure
E. pertaining to - Answer B. disease
which term has a prefix meaning 'after'?
A. myocardial
B. macrocyte
C. cardiologist
D. postmature
E. neurology - Answer D. postmature
the terms myocardial and myocardium both refer to the:
A. lung
B. hip
C. pelvis
D. heart
E. blood - Answer D. heart
, dysuria - Answer condition of painful urination
cardiology - Answer study of the heart
intracranial - Answer pertaining to within the skull
nephrology - Answer study of the kidneys
carditis - Answer inflammation of the heart
venitis - Answer inflammation of the vein
myocardial - Answer pertaining to the heart muscle
cardi/o - Answer heart
cerebr/o - Answer brain, cerebrum
crani/o - Answer cranium, skull
disk/o - Answer disk
nephr/o, ren/o - Answer kidney
pulmon/o - Answer lung
uni-, mono- - Answer one
bi-, di- - Answer two, twice
tri- - Answer three
quad-, quadri- - Answer four
