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Medical Terminology Practice – Healthcare Students (2024–2025), Word Parts, Definitions, and Exercises – Complete Study and Drill Resource

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This document offers a complete overview and practice guide for medical terminology, covering 120 essential word parts including root words, prefixes, and suffixes commonly used in healthcare. It includes definitions and categorized vocabulary relevant to the digestive, circulatory, and respiratory systems, among others. Ideal for students in nursing, HOSA, medical coding, and allied health programs, the material supports exam preparation and clinical terminology retention through repetition-based exercises.

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Medical Terminology Practice – Word
Parts, Definitions, and Exercises for
Healthcare Students 2024–2025
This document provides comprehensive practice
materials for mastering medical terminology,
including exercises on prefixes, suffixes, root
words, and full medical terms. It is suitable for
students in nursing, medical coding, HOSA, and
allied health programs. With repetition-based
drills and system-based vocabulary, it helps
reinforce understanding of key terms needed for
exams and clinical use.


1. appendic/o: appendix
2. an/o: Anus
3. chol/e: Bile
4. cholecyst/o: Gallbladder
5. col/o: Colon, large intestine
6. -emesis: Vomiting
7. enter/o: Small intestine
8. esophag/o: Esophagus
9. gastr/o: Stomach
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, 10. halit/o: Breath
11. hepat/o: Liver
12. lingu/o: Tongue
13. -lithiasis: Presence of stones
14. odont/o: tooth
15. or/o: oral cavity
16. -pepsia: Digest, digestion
17. -phagia: Eating, swallowing
18. pancreat/o: Pancreas
19. proct/o: Anus
20. rect/o: Rectum
21. sigmoid/o: Sigmoid colon
22. stomat/o, stom/o: Mouth
23. sial/o: Saliva
24. angi/o: blood vessel
25. aort/o: aorta
26. arteri/o: artery
27. ather/o: plaque, fatty substance
28. brady-: slow
29. cardi/o: heart
30. -crasia: a mixture or blending
31. -emia: blood, blood condition
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