MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY: EXAM 1
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
The physician uses a patient's signs and symptoms to determine the _____.
pathology
diagnosis
consultation
none of the above - Answer-Diagnosis
The root derm/o refers to _____.
tendons
covering
skin
muscle - Answer-Skin
The word root for muscle is _____.
musculo/o
iatr/o
ten/o
phren/o - Answer-musculo/o
The word element that means before is _____.
en-
pre-
post-
inter- - Answer-Pre
True or False? The word element oste/o means bone. - Answer-True
True or False? The suffixes -y and -ics mean practice. - Answer-True
,To translate a medical term, start with the _____ first.
word root
suffix
combining form
prefix - Answer-Suffix
The correct term for an adjective referring to the stomach is _____.
gastrectomy
gastric
gastritis
gastrocyte - Answer-Gastric
The suffix -logy means _____.
specialist
study of
symptom
disease - Answer-Study of
The word element _____ means disease.
phren/o
gen/o
path/o
iatr/o - Answer-path/o
The combining vowel is usually _____.
e
i
a
o - Answer-o
,Terms ending in _____ indicate a medical specialist.
-ic
-itis
-ist
-logy - Answer--ist
Gerontology refers to the study of _____.
origins
digestion
old age
genesis - Answer-old age
True or False? Some medical terms contain two or more roots and no suffixes or
prefixes. - Answer-True
True or False? The suffixes -algia and -dynia have the same meaning. - Answer-
True
The word element ten/o refers to _____. - Answer-Tendon
The prefix _____ indicates three.
meso-
quadri-
tri-
bi- - Answer-Tri
Expansion is indicated by the suffix _____.
-iasis
-ectasis
-rrhage
, -itis - Answer--ectasis
Prefixes can indicate _____.
time
direction
position
all of the above - Answer-all of the above
_____ refers to new.
genesis-
uni-
ante-
neo- - Answer-neo-
True or False? The prefix dipl- means twice. - Answer-True
_____ indicates small.
micro-
olig-
meso-
hypo- - Answer-micro-
The prefix _____ indicates beyond.
brady-
ante-
hyper-
extra- - Answer-extra-
True or False? The suffix -metry indicates a device for measuring. - Answer-False
True or False? The prefix tachy- indicates rapid. - Answer-True
True or False? The word element dia- refers to across. - Answer-True
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
The physician uses a patient's signs and symptoms to determine the _____.
pathology
diagnosis
consultation
none of the above - Answer-Diagnosis
The root derm/o refers to _____.
tendons
covering
skin
muscle - Answer-Skin
The word root for muscle is _____.
musculo/o
iatr/o
ten/o
phren/o - Answer-musculo/o
The word element that means before is _____.
en-
pre-
post-
inter- - Answer-Pre
True or False? The word element oste/o means bone. - Answer-True
True or False? The suffixes -y and -ics mean practice. - Answer-True
,To translate a medical term, start with the _____ first.
word root
suffix
combining form
prefix - Answer-Suffix
The correct term for an adjective referring to the stomach is _____.
gastrectomy
gastric
gastritis
gastrocyte - Answer-Gastric
The suffix -logy means _____.
specialist
study of
symptom
disease - Answer-Study of
The word element _____ means disease.
phren/o
gen/o
path/o
iatr/o - Answer-path/o
The combining vowel is usually _____.
e
i
a
o - Answer-o
,Terms ending in _____ indicate a medical specialist.
-ic
-itis
-ist
-logy - Answer--ist
Gerontology refers to the study of _____.
origins
digestion
old age
genesis - Answer-old age
True or False? Some medical terms contain two or more roots and no suffixes or
prefixes. - Answer-True
True or False? The suffixes -algia and -dynia have the same meaning. - Answer-
True
The word element ten/o refers to _____. - Answer-Tendon
The prefix _____ indicates three.
meso-
quadri-
tri-
bi- - Answer-Tri
Expansion is indicated by the suffix _____.
-iasis
-ectasis
-rrhage
, -itis - Answer--ectasis
Prefixes can indicate _____.
time
direction
position
all of the above - Answer-all of the above
_____ refers to new.
genesis-
uni-
ante-
neo- - Answer-neo-
True or False? The prefix dipl- means twice. - Answer-True
_____ indicates small.
micro-
olig-
meso-
hypo- - Answer-micro-
The prefix _____ indicates beyond.
brady-
ante-
hyper-
extra- - Answer-extra-
True or False? The suffix -metry indicates a device for measuring. - Answer-False
True or False? The prefix tachy- indicates rapid. - Answer-True
True or False? The word element dia- refers to across. - Answer-True
