Medical Terminology Test Bank By
P.Leonard Comprehensive Exam Review
& Practice Questions
Thermainrbodyrofrarwordrisrcalledra:r-rans-wordrroot
Latinrrootsrarerusedrtorwriterwordsrnamingrandrdescribing:r-rans-
structuresrofrtherbody
Whenrwrittenralone,rarprefixrisrusuallyrfollowedrbyrthisrtorindicaterthatranotherrword
rfollowsrtherprefixrtormakerarcompleterword:r-rans-hyphen
Arcombiningrvowelrisrused:r-rans-
whenrthersuffixrthatrfollowsrbeginsrwithrarconsonant.
WhichrwordrrootrisrGreekrforr"stone"?r-rans-Lithos
Therpunctuationrmarkrthatrdesignatesrarcombiningrformrisra:r-rans-diagonalrslash
Thermostrfrequentlyrusedrcombiningrvowelris:r-rans-o
Therlargestrorganrinrtherhumanrbodyrisrthe:r-rans-skin
Therprefixr"a-"rmeans:r-rans-without
Whatrisrtherattachedrtortherendrofrarwordrtormodifyritsrmeaning?r-rans-suffix
Learningrthermeaningsrofrwordrparts:r-rans-
eliminatesrthernecessityrofrmemorizingreachrnewrwordrencountered
BorrowingrofrmedicalrwordsrfromrLatinrorrGreekrbeganraroundrtheryear:r-rans-1500
LatinrandrGreekrcombinedrarertheroriginrofrwhatrpercentagerofrmedicalrterms?r-
rans-90%
Thersuffixr"-itis"rmeans:r-rans-inflammation
Arcompoundrwordrisrarwordrinrwhichrtworofrwhatrarercombined?r-rans-wordrroots
Eponymsrare:r-rans-
diseases,rorgans,rprocedures,rorrbodilyrfunctionsrnamedrafterrarplace
,MDrstandsrfor:r-rans-modernrdoctor
Whichrtermrisranrexamplerofranreponymrandranrabbreviation?r-rans-Paprsmear
Onercommonrcauserofrmisinterpretationrofrabbreviationris:r-rans-
misreadingrofrhandwriting
Suturerofrarbloodrvesselrisrcalled:r-rans-angiorrhaphy
Surgicalrpuncturerofrtherthinrmembranerthatrsurroundsrtherfetusrisrcalled:r-rans-
amniocentesis
Painralongrthercourserofrarnerverisrcalled:r-rans-neuralgia
Protrusionrofrallrorrpartrofranrorganrthroughrtherwallrofrarcavityrthatrcontainsritrisrc
alled:r-rans-arhernia
Artermrthatrmeansrstretchingrofrarstructureris:r-rans-dilatation
Therpresencerofrabnormallyrlargeramountsrofrfluidrinrthertissuesrthatrresultsrinrswell
ingrisrcalled:r-rans-edema
Excessiverpreoccupationrwithrfirerisrtermed:r-rans-pyromania
Carcinomaris:r-rans-anotherrtermrforrcancer
Prolapsermeans:r-rans-sagging
Arwordrthatrisralsorarsuffixrthatrmeansrstoppingrorrcontrollingris:r-rans-stasis
Surgicalrrepairrofrthereyeris:r-rans-ophthalmoplasty
Arsurgicalrprocedurertorincreaserthersizerofrtherbreastsris:r-rans-
augmentationrmammoplasty
Partialrorrtotalrexcisionrofrarnerverisrcalled:r-rans-neurectomy
Arsurgicalrprocedurerinrwhichrthercolonrisrsuturedrtortherabdominalrwallris:r-rans-
colopexy
Artermrthatrmeansrvomitingris:r-rans-emesis
Therbranchrofrmedicinerconcernedrwithrtheradministrationrofrdrugsrorragentsrthatrpr
oducerlossrofrfeeling:r-rans-anesthesiology
, Therphysicianrwhorspecializesrinrintestinalrandrgastricrdisordersrisra:r-rans-
gastroenterologist
Thermedicalrspecialtyrthatrisrdevotedrtortreatingrdiseasesrifrtherfemalerreproductiver
organs,rincludingrtherbreasts,ris:r-rans-gynecology
Artermrthatrmeansrunitingrarwoundrbyrstitchesris:r-rans-suture
Artermrthatrmeansrtheroppositerofrmalignantris:r-rans-benign
Inflammationrofrthereyerisrcalled:r-rans-ophthalmitis
Herniationrofrtherbrainrthroughranropeningrinrtherskullrisrcalled:r-rans-encephalocele
Thertermrcardiologistrmeans:r-rans-arheartrspecialist
Rupturerofrthereyeballrisrtermed:r-rans-ophthalmorrhexis
Crampingrofrtherhandris:r-rans-chirospasm
Whichrofrtherfollowingrtermsrmeansrdilationrofrarbloodrorrlymphrvessel?r-rans-
Angiectasis
Anyrskinrconditionrinrwhichrinflammationrisrnotrgenerallyrarsymptomrisrtermed:r-
rans-dermatosis
Controllingrtherflowrofrbloodrinrarveinrbyrmeansrofrcompressionrisrcalled:r-rans-
phlebostasis
Calcipeniarmeans:r-rans-deficiencyrofrcalciumrinrtherbody
Lithiasisris:r-rans-arconditionrinrwhichrarstonerisrpresent.
Thermedicalrspecialtyrthatrstudiesrthernaturerandrcauserofrdiseaseris:r-rans-
pathology
Artermrthatrmeansrpertainingrtortherearris:r-rans-Otic
Anrenzymerthatractsronrlactoseris:r-rans-lactase
Anrenzymerthatrbreaksrdownrfatris:r-rans-lipase
Amylolysisris:r-rans-digestionrofrstarch
Ardrugrorragentrthatrisrcapablerofrproducingrarcompleterorrtotalrlossrofrfeelingrisrca
lledran:r-rans-anesthetic
P.Leonard Comprehensive Exam Review
& Practice Questions
Thermainrbodyrofrarwordrisrcalledra:r-rans-wordrroot
Latinrrootsrarerusedrtorwriterwordsrnamingrandrdescribing:r-rans-
structuresrofrtherbody
Whenrwrittenralone,rarprefixrisrusuallyrfollowedrbyrthisrtorindicaterthatranotherrword
rfollowsrtherprefixrtormakerarcompleterword:r-rans-hyphen
Arcombiningrvowelrisrused:r-rans-
whenrthersuffixrthatrfollowsrbeginsrwithrarconsonant.
WhichrwordrrootrisrGreekrforr"stone"?r-rans-Lithos
Therpunctuationrmarkrthatrdesignatesrarcombiningrformrisra:r-rans-diagonalrslash
Thermostrfrequentlyrusedrcombiningrvowelris:r-rans-o
Therlargestrorganrinrtherhumanrbodyrisrthe:r-rans-skin
Therprefixr"a-"rmeans:r-rans-without
Whatrisrtherattachedrtortherendrofrarwordrtormodifyritsrmeaning?r-rans-suffix
Learningrthermeaningsrofrwordrparts:r-rans-
eliminatesrthernecessityrofrmemorizingreachrnewrwordrencountered
BorrowingrofrmedicalrwordsrfromrLatinrorrGreekrbeganraroundrtheryear:r-rans-1500
LatinrandrGreekrcombinedrarertheroriginrofrwhatrpercentagerofrmedicalrterms?r-
rans-90%
Thersuffixr"-itis"rmeans:r-rans-inflammation
Arcompoundrwordrisrarwordrinrwhichrtworofrwhatrarercombined?r-rans-wordrroots
Eponymsrare:r-rans-
diseases,rorgans,rprocedures,rorrbodilyrfunctionsrnamedrafterrarplace
,MDrstandsrfor:r-rans-modernrdoctor
Whichrtermrisranrexamplerofranreponymrandranrabbreviation?r-rans-Paprsmear
Onercommonrcauserofrmisinterpretationrofrabbreviationris:r-rans-
misreadingrofrhandwriting
Suturerofrarbloodrvesselrisrcalled:r-rans-angiorrhaphy
Surgicalrpuncturerofrtherthinrmembranerthatrsurroundsrtherfetusrisrcalled:r-rans-
amniocentesis
Painralongrthercourserofrarnerverisrcalled:r-rans-neuralgia
Protrusionrofrallrorrpartrofranrorganrthroughrtherwallrofrarcavityrthatrcontainsritrisrc
alled:r-rans-arhernia
Artermrthatrmeansrstretchingrofrarstructureris:r-rans-dilatation
Therpresencerofrabnormallyrlargeramountsrofrfluidrinrthertissuesrthatrresultsrinrswell
ingrisrcalled:r-rans-edema
Excessiverpreoccupationrwithrfirerisrtermed:r-rans-pyromania
Carcinomaris:r-rans-anotherrtermrforrcancer
Prolapsermeans:r-rans-sagging
Arwordrthatrisralsorarsuffixrthatrmeansrstoppingrorrcontrollingris:r-rans-stasis
Surgicalrrepairrofrthereyeris:r-rans-ophthalmoplasty
Arsurgicalrprocedurertorincreaserthersizerofrtherbreastsris:r-rans-
augmentationrmammoplasty
Partialrorrtotalrexcisionrofrarnerverisrcalled:r-rans-neurectomy
Arsurgicalrprocedurerinrwhichrthercolonrisrsuturedrtortherabdominalrwallris:r-rans-
colopexy
Artermrthatrmeansrvomitingris:r-rans-emesis
Therbranchrofrmedicinerconcernedrwithrtheradministrationrofrdrugsrorragentsrthatrpr
oducerlossrofrfeeling:r-rans-anesthesiology
, Therphysicianrwhorspecializesrinrintestinalrandrgastricrdisordersrisra:r-rans-
gastroenterologist
Thermedicalrspecialtyrthatrisrdevotedrtortreatingrdiseasesrifrtherfemalerreproductiver
organs,rincludingrtherbreasts,ris:r-rans-gynecology
Artermrthatrmeansrunitingrarwoundrbyrstitchesris:r-rans-suture
Artermrthatrmeansrtheroppositerofrmalignantris:r-rans-benign
Inflammationrofrthereyerisrcalled:r-rans-ophthalmitis
Herniationrofrtherbrainrthroughranropeningrinrtherskullrisrcalled:r-rans-encephalocele
Thertermrcardiologistrmeans:r-rans-arheartrspecialist
Rupturerofrthereyeballrisrtermed:r-rans-ophthalmorrhexis
Crampingrofrtherhandris:r-rans-chirospasm
Whichrofrtherfollowingrtermsrmeansrdilationrofrarbloodrorrlymphrvessel?r-rans-
Angiectasis
Anyrskinrconditionrinrwhichrinflammationrisrnotrgenerallyrarsymptomrisrtermed:r-
rans-dermatosis
Controllingrtherflowrofrbloodrinrarveinrbyrmeansrofrcompressionrisrcalled:r-rans-
phlebostasis
Calcipeniarmeans:r-rans-deficiencyrofrcalciumrinrtherbody
Lithiasisris:r-rans-arconditionrinrwhichrarstonerisrpresent.
Thermedicalrspecialtyrthatrstudiesrthernaturerandrcauserofrdiseaseris:r-rans-
pathology
Artermrthatrmeansrpertainingrtortherearris:r-rans-Otic
Anrenzymerthatractsronrlactoseris:r-rans-lactase
Anrenzymerthatrbreaksrdownrfatris:r-rans-lipase
Amylolysisris:r-rans-digestionrofrstarch
Ardrugrorragentrthatrisrcapablerofrproducingrarcompleterorrtotalrlossrofrfeelingrisrca
lledran:r-rans-anesthetic
