WEST COAST EMT - CHAPTER 5
TERMINOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Cardi - answer-heart
Hepat - answer-liver
Nephr - answer-kidney
Neur - answer-nerves
Psych - answer-mind
Thorac - answer-chest
Hyper- - answer-over, excessive, high
Hypo- - answer-under, below normal
Tachy- - answer-rapid, fast
Brady- - answer-slow
Pre- - answer-before
Post- - answer-after, behind
-al - answer-pertaining to
-algia - answer-pertaining to pain
-ectomy - answer-surgical removal of
-ic - answer-pertaining to
-itis - answer-inflammation
-logy - answer-study of
-logist - answer-specialist
,-megaly - answer-enlargement
-meter - answer-measuring instrument
-oma - answer-tumor
-pathy - answer-disease
Uni- - answer-one
Dipl- - answer-two; double
Null- - answer-none
Primi- - answer-first
Multi- - answer-many
Bi- - answer-two
Tri- - answer-three
Quad- - answer-four
Tetra- - answer-four
Quint- - answer-five
Sexti- - answer-six
Septi- - answer-seven
Oct- - answer-eight
Nona- - answer-nine
Deca- - answer-ten
Semi- - answer-half; partial
Hemi- - answer-half; one-sided
Ambi- - answer-both
Pan- - answer-all, entire
, Cyan/o - answer-blue
Leuk/o - answer-white
Erythr/o - answer-red
Cirrh/o - answer-yellow-orange
Melan/o - answer-black
Poli/o - answer-gray
Alb - answer-white
Chlor/o - answer-green
Ab- - answer-away from
Ad- - answer-to, toward
De- - answer-down from, away
Circum- - answer-around, about
Peri- - answer-around
Trans- - answer-across, through, beyond
Epi- - answer-above, upon, on
Supra- - answer-above, over
Retro- - answer-behind
Sub- - answer-under, beneath
Infra- - answer-below, under
Para- - answer-near, beside, beyond, apart from
Contra- - answer-against, opposite
Ecto- - answer-out, outside
Endo- - answer-within
TERMINOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Cardi - answer-heart
Hepat - answer-liver
Nephr - answer-kidney
Neur - answer-nerves
Psych - answer-mind
Thorac - answer-chest
Hyper- - answer-over, excessive, high
Hypo- - answer-under, below normal
Tachy- - answer-rapid, fast
Brady- - answer-slow
Pre- - answer-before
Post- - answer-after, behind
-al - answer-pertaining to
-algia - answer-pertaining to pain
-ectomy - answer-surgical removal of
-ic - answer-pertaining to
-itis - answer-inflammation
-logy - answer-study of
-logist - answer-specialist
,-megaly - answer-enlargement
-meter - answer-measuring instrument
-oma - answer-tumor
-pathy - answer-disease
Uni- - answer-one
Dipl- - answer-two; double
Null- - answer-none
Primi- - answer-first
Multi- - answer-many
Bi- - answer-two
Tri- - answer-three
Quad- - answer-four
Tetra- - answer-four
Quint- - answer-five
Sexti- - answer-six
Septi- - answer-seven
Oct- - answer-eight
Nona- - answer-nine
Deca- - answer-ten
Semi- - answer-half; partial
Hemi- - answer-half; one-sided
Ambi- - answer-both
Pan- - answer-all, entire
, Cyan/o - answer-blue
Leuk/o - answer-white
Erythr/o - answer-red
Cirrh/o - answer-yellow-orange
Melan/o - answer-black
Poli/o - answer-gray
Alb - answer-white
Chlor/o - answer-green
Ab- - answer-away from
Ad- - answer-to, toward
De- - answer-down from, away
Circum- - answer-around, about
Peri- - answer-around
Trans- - answer-across, through, beyond
Epi- - answer-above, upon, on
Supra- - answer-above, over
Retro- - answer-behind
Sub- - answer-under, beneath
Infra- - answer-below, under
Para- - answer-near, beside, beyond, apart from
Contra- - answer-against, opposite
Ecto- - answer-out, outside
Endo- - answer-within
