CADUCEUS TERMINOLOGY TEST
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANWERS!!
The most common combining vowel is
o
The combining form a stem word is usually made of two component paarts, the
word root and combining vowel
In the divided medical term osteopor/o/sis, the slash lines indicate that the vowel "o" may
be used as part of which word parts
por- and -osis
The suffixes -a, -ia, -iac, -al, -al, -ac, -ic, -is, -on, -us, -ium, and -um are used as a
generalized actual meaning for the phrase "refers to or
pertains to
Adjectives usually modify a noun to denote quality, quantity, extent, or
distinction of the object from something else
The combining form or term that literally means "internal organs" is
viscer/o-
My/o- is the combining form of a word part that means
muscle
The combining form -phas- means
to speak; utter
The prefix that means "change or after" is
meta-
,The suffix that means "to control or stop" is
-stasis
The medical term that means "the science of or study of body changes caused by disease" is
path/o/logy
The combining form onc/o- means
tumor
The medical term for new growth of abnormal tissue or a tumor is
neoplasm
The literal meaning of the medical term carcin/oma is
crab-like tumor
The correct way to fracture or divide the medical term melanocarcinoma is:
melano/carcin/oma
The term af/ferent which may be used to describe sensory impulses is defined as
conveying toward the center
"I swear by Apollo the Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia..." is the
beginning of what famous oath?
Hippocratic
If an infection is "Chronic" it is characterized by:
little change, slow progression, and long duration
A tumor of the fibrous and cartilaginous tissue is called a
fibrochondroma
The study of disease is referred to as
pathology
, The prefix of the term catabolism means
down, under, against
The term "metastasis" means
to spread
The term "clinical" means
at patient's bedside
The term "prognosis" means
before knowledge
The term "graphy" means
procedure using an instrument to record something
The term "laryngo/scop/y" literally and actually means
the procedure of viewing and examining the voice box
The term "surgery" literally means
procedure of working by hand
A compound term is derived from two or more
word roots
The word "afebrile" has a prefix which means
without or not
The word "periosteum" has a prefix which means
around
Which example of the compound term "ankylosing" is fractured correctly?
ankylos/ing
In the medical term "pleurisy" what is the meaning of its suffix
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANWERS!!
The most common combining vowel is
o
The combining form a stem word is usually made of two component paarts, the
word root and combining vowel
In the divided medical term osteopor/o/sis, the slash lines indicate that the vowel "o" may
be used as part of which word parts
por- and -osis
The suffixes -a, -ia, -iac, -al, -al, -ac, -ic, -is, -on, -us, -ium, and -um are used as a
generalized actual meaning for the phrase "refers to or
pertains to
Adjectives usually modify a noun to denote quality, quantity, extent, or
distinction of the object from something else
The combining form or term that literally means "internal organs" is
viscer/o-
My/o- is the combining form of a word part that means
muscle
The combining form -phas- means
to speak; utter
The prefix that means "change or after" is
meta-
,The suffix that means "to control or stop" is
-stasis
The medical term that means "the science of or study of body changes caused by disease" is
path/o/logy
The combining form onc/o- means
tumor
The medical term for new growth of abnormal tissue or a tumor is
neoplasm
The literal meaning of the medical term carcin/oma is
crab-like tumor
The correct way to fracture or divide the medical term melanocarcinoma is:
melano/carcin/oma
The term af/ferent which may be used to describe sensory impulses is defined as
conveying toward the center
"I swear by Apollo the Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia..." is the
beginning of what famous oath?
Hippocratic
If an infection is "Chronic" it is characterized by:
little change, slow progression, and long duration
A tumor of the fibrous and cartilaginous tissue is called a
fibrochondroma
The study of disease is referred to as
pathology
, The prefix of the term catabolism means
down, under, against
The term "metastasis" means
to spread
The term "clinical" means
at patient's bedside
The term "prognosis" means
before knowledge
The term "graphy" means
procedure using an instrument to record something
The term "laryngo/scop/y" literally and actually means
the procedure of viewing and examining the voice box
The term "surgery" literally means
procedure of working by hand
A compound term is derived from two or more
word roots
The word "afebrile" has a prefix which means
without or not
The word "periosteum" has a prefix which means
around
Which example of the compound term "ankylosing" is fractured correctly?
ankylos/ing
In the medical term "pleurisy" what is the meaning of its suffix
