NWCA Study Guide - Medical
Terminology Certification Exam
Question And Answers
Latin and Greek word parts - CORRECT ANSWER- cardiology and tonsillectomy
Eponyms - CORRECT ANSWER- Terms derived from the name of a person
word root - CORRECT ANSWER- The main part of a term that contains the primary meaning.
suffix - CORRECT ANSWER- word ending
prefix - CORRECT ANSWER- beginning of a word
combining vowel - CORRECT ANSWER- vowel (usually o) that links the root to the suffix or the root to
another root
combining form - CORRECT ANSWER- word root plus a vowel
Rules for Building Plurals - CORRECT ANSWER- Latin and Greek style medical terms do not follow the
same pluralization rules used in English.
Analyzing Medical Terms - CORRECT ANSWER- divide them into word parts and label each word part
and each combining form
Prefixes in Medical Terms Indicate - CORRECT ANSWER- a. Directions or Body Positions
b. Diseases or Abnormal Conditions
c. Numbers, Quantity, or Time
Terminology Certification Exam
Question And Answers
Latin and Greek word parts - CORRECT ANSWER- cardiology and tonsillectomy
Eponyms - CORRECT ANSWER- Terms derived from the name of a person
word root - CORRECT ANSWER- The main part of a term that contains the primary meaning.
suffix - CORRECT ANSWER- word ending
prefix - CORRECT ANSWER- beginning of a word
combining vowel - CORRECT ANSWER- vowel (usually o) that links the root to the suffix or the root to
another root
combining form - CORRECT ANSWER- word root plus a vowel
Rules for Building Plurals - CORRECT ANSWER- Latin and Greek style medical terms do not follow the
same pluralization rules used in English.
Analyzing Medical Terms - CORRECT ANSWER- divide them into word parts and label each word part
and each combining form
Prefixes in Medical Terms Indicate - CORRECT ANSWER- a. Directions or Body Positions
b. Diseases or Abnormal Conditions
c. Numbers, Quantity, or Time
