CADUCEUS MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY FLASHCARDS AND
SELF TESTS - (NOT MINE) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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-g8ANSWERS--rootg8word/g8stemg8word
Ing8theg8medicalg8wordg8intra/ven/ous,g8'ven'g8isg8theg8-g8ANSWERS--
rootg8org8stemg8word
Ing8theg8medialg8trmg8arthr/itis,g8-itisg8isg8theg8-g8ANSWERS--suffix
Theg8wordg8partg8attachedg8tog8theg8endg8ofg8ag8rootg8wordg8ing8orderg8tog8modifyg8it
sg8meaningg8isg8theg8-g8ANSWERS--suffix
Theg8mostg8commong8combiningg8vowelg8isg8-g8ANSWERS--'o'
Ing8theg8dividedg8medicalg8termg8arthr/o/pathy,g8"o"g8isg8theg8-g8ANSWERS--
combiningg8vowelg8"usedg8withg8bothg8theg8stemg8wordg8andg8theg8suffix"
Ing8theg8dividedg8medicalg8termg8sub/hepat/
ic,g8whichg8partg8isg8theg8prefixg8andg8whichg8partg8isg8theg8suffix?g8-g8ANSWERS--
sub-g8andg8-ic
Theg8combiningg8formg8ofg8ag8stemg8wordg8isg8usuallyg8madeg8ofg8twog8componentg8
parts,g8theg8___g8andg8_____.g8-g8ANSWERS--rootg8wordg8andg8combiningg8vowel
Ing8theg8dividedg8medicalg8termg8osteo/por/o/
sis,g8theg8slashg8linesg8indicateg8thatg8theg8vowelg8mayg8beg8usedg8asg8partg8ofg8whic
hg8wordg8parts?g8-g8ANSWERS--por-g8andg8-osis
Theg8phrase,g8refersg8tog8org8_______,g8isg8ag8generalizedg8actualg8menaingg8(notg8
ag8literalg8meaning)g8usesg8forg8theg8suffixesg8-a,g8-ia,g8-iac,g8-al,g8-ar,g8-ic,g8-is,g8-
on,g8-os,g8-us,g8-ium,g8andg8-umg8-g8ANSWERS--pertainsg8to
Verbg8variationsg8ofg8ag8stemg8wordg8usuallyg8describeg8-g8ANSWERS--
actiong8taken,g8condition,g8org8state
Adjectivesg8usuallyg8modifyg8ag8noung8(thingg8named)g8denotingg8quality,g8quantity,g8
extentg8org8______g8-g8ANSWERS--
distinctiong8ofg8theg8objectg8fromg8somethingg8else
Breakingg8ag8compoundg8termg8intog8componentg8wordg8partsg8(usuallyg8withg8combi
ningg8vowelg8org8vowels)g8isg8calledg8-g8ANSWERS--fracturing
,Whatg8cellularg8organelleg8containsg8chromosomesg8andg8hasg8theg8literalg8meaningg
8'nut'?g8-g8ANSWERS--nucleus
Theg8combiningg8formg8org8termg8thatg8literallyg8meansg8"internalg8organs"g8isg8-
g8ANSWERS--viscer/o
theg8abdominalg8cavityg8containsg8theg8-g8ANSWERS--liver
my/og8isg8theg8combiningg8formg8ofg8ag8wordg8partg8thatg8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--
muscle
theg8combiningg8formg8hist/og8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--tissueg8org8web-like
Ag8bodyg8partg8whichg8isg8formedg8ofg8twog8org8moreg8typesg8ofg8bodyg8tissuesg8andg
8performsg8oneg8org8moreg8specificg8functionsg8isg8calledg8ang8-g8ANSWERS--organ
Theg8suffixg8-plas/
iag8isg8ag8compoundg8suffixg8(2g8org8moreg8parts)g8thatg8refersg8tog8-g8ANSWERS--
formation,g8growth,g8org8development
Boneg8isg8describedg8asg8____g8tissueg8-g8ANSWERS--connective
Theg8combiningg8formg8thatg8meansg8"causeg8ofg8(disease)"g8isg8-g8ANSWERS--eti/o
Theg8prefixg8thatg8meansg8"changeg8org8afterg8"g8isg8-g8ANSWERS--meta
Theg8suffixg8thatg8meansg8"tog8controlg8org8stop"g8isg8-g8ANSWERS---stasis
Theg8medicalg8termg8thatg8meansg8"theg8scienceg8ofg8org8studyg8ofg8bodyg8changesg8
causedg8byg8disease"g8isg8-g8ANSWERS--path/o/logy
Theg8combiningg8formg8onc/og8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--tumor
Ifg8ag8tumorg8isg8foundg8tog8beg8benign,g8itg8isg8-g8ANSWERS--
encapsulated,g8slowg8growing,g8andg8expansive
Theg8medicalg8termg8forg8newg8growthg8(ofg8abnormalg8tissueg8org8tumor)g8isg8-
g8ANSWERS--neoplasm
Theg8LITERALg8meaningg8ofg8theg8medicalg8termg8carcin/omag8isg8-g8ANSWERS--
crab-likeg8tumorg8"invadesg8withg8crab-likeg8legg8growths"
Theg8correctg8wayg8tog8divideg8theg8medicalg8termg8melanocarinomag8isg8-
g8ANSWERS--melano/carcin/oma
Theg8directionalg8termg8'lateral'g8describesg8movementg8ing8whichg8direction?g8-
g8ANSWERS--tog8theg8side
,Theg8directionalg8termg8thatg8meansg8"towardg8theg8lowerg8endg8ofg8theg8body"g8isg8-
g8ANSWERS--caudal
Theg8termg8thatg8describesg8theg8directiong8closestg8tog8theg8pointg8ofg8origing8isg8-
g8ANSWERS--proximal
Theg8directionalg8termg8forg8movementg8towardg8theg8backg8ofg8theg8bodyg8-
g8ANSWERS--dorsal
Theg8termg8thatg8describesg8movementg8towardsg8theg8topg8ofg8theg8bodyg8isg8-
g8ANSWERS--cephalic
Theg8termg8thatg8describesg8movementg8towardg8theg8frontg8ofg8theg8bodyg8isg8-
g8ANSWERS--ventral
Thg8directionalg8termg8'inferior'g8describesg8movement...g8-g8ANSWERS--
towardg8theg8lowerg8endg8ofg8theg8body
Theg8termg8thatg8dividesg8theg8bodyg8intog8leftg8andg8rightg8halvesg8isg8theg8-
g8ANSWERS--sagittalg8planeg8"likeg8ang8arrow"
theg8termg8'coronal'g8org8'frontalg8plane'g8dividesg8theg8bodyg8intog8theg8-
g8ANSWERS--anteriorg8andg8posteriorg8portions
Theg8regionalg8termg8thatg8refersg8tog8theg8areasg8ong8bothg8theg8rightg8andg8leftg8sid
esg8ofg8theg8hypo/gastr/icg8bodyg8regiong8isg8theg8-g8ANSWERS--iliacg8org8inguinal
Ifg8ag8woundg8isg8consideredg8superficial,g8itg8isg8-g8ANSWERS--
situatedg8nearg8theg8surface
Ifg8oneg8isg8flatg8ong8theirg8backg8andg8faceg8up,g8theyg8areg8ing8ag8___g8positiong8-
g8ANSWERS--supine
Ag8plantarg8wartg8isg8locatedg8ong8theg8-g8ANSWERS--soleg8ofg8theg8foot
Theg8termg8definesg8asg8drawingg8awayg8fromg8theg8mid-lineg8org8middleg8isg8-
g8ANSWERS--abduction
Theg8movementg8ing8whichg8ag8limbg8isg8placedg8ing8ag8straightg8positiong8isg8calledg8
-g8ANSWERS--extension
Theg8termg8'af/ferent'g8(asg8ing8sensoryg8impulse)g8isg8definedg8asg8-g8ANSWERS--
conveyingg8towardg8theg8center
Ifg8youg8rotateg8yourg8shoulderg8aroundg8ag8centralg8point,g8itg8isg8calledg8-
g8ANSWERS--circumduction
"g8Ig8swearg8byg8Apollog8theg8Physiciang8andg8Asclepiusg8andg8Hygieiag8andg8Panac
eia..."g8isg8theg8beginningg8ofg8whatg8famousg8oath?g8-g8ANSWERS--Hippocratic
, Ifg8ang8infectiong8isg8"chronic"g8itg8isg8characterizedg8byg8-g8ANSWERS--
littleg8change,g8slowg8progression.g8andg8longg8duration
Ang8epithelialg8org8coveringg8cellg8malignantg8tumorg8isg8referredg8tog8asg8ag8-
g8ANSWERS--carcinoma
Ag8tumorg8ofg8theg8fibrousg8andg8cartilaginousg8tissueg8isg8calledg8a(n)g8-
g8ANSWERS--fibrochondroma
Theg8studyg8ofg8diseaseg8isg8referredg8tog8asg8-g8ANSWERS--pathology
Cancersg8ofg8theg8circulatoryg8systemg8includeg8-g8ANSWERS--
leukemiag8andg8lymphomas
Ag8fattyg8tumorg8isg8calledg8a(n)g8-g8ANSWERS--lipoma,g8steatoma,g8org8adipoma
Theg8termg8metastasisg8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--tog8spread
Theg8termg8'hyperplasia"g8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--increaseg8ing8development
Theg8termg8'diagnosis'g8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--totalg8knowledge
Theg8termg8'clinical'g8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--atg8patients'g8bedside
Theg8termg8'prognosis'g8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--beforeg8knowledge
Theg8termg8'mammogram'g8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--ag8recordingg8ofg8theg8breast
Theg8termg8'xerogrm'g8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--ag8dryg8recording
"Theg8termg8'intravenousg8(IV)g8injection'g8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--withing8ag8vein
theg8termg8'phlebotomy'g8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--cutg8intog8ag8vein
Theg8termg8'radiogram'g8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--X-rayg8recording
Fluoroscopyg8isg8usedg8tog8recordg8-g8ANSWERS--movingg8bodyg8parts
Angiogramsg8areg8usedg8forg8-g8ANSWERS--recordingg8picturesg8ofg8vessels
'graphy'g8literallyg8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--
procedureg8usingg8ang8instrumentg8tog8record
Theg8KUBg8examinationg8looksg8forg8defectsg8ing8theg8-g8ANSWERS--
kidney,g8ureter,g8andg8bladder
Theg8'pyelogram'g8recordsg8informationg8aboutg8theg8-g8ANSWERS--kidneyg8pelvis
Ag8'myelogram'g8isg8usedg8tog8recordg8___g8informationg8-g8ANSWERS--
spinalg8cord/g8nerveg8tissue
TERMINOLOGY FLASHCARDS AND
SELF TESTS - (NOT MINE) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
theg8wordg8partg8thatg8containsg8theg8fundamentalg8meaningg8ofg8theg8wordg8isg8theg8
-g8ANSWERS--rootg8word/g8stemg8word
Ing8theg8medicalg8wordg8intra/ven/ous,g8'ven'g8isg8theg8-g8ANSWERS--
rootg8org8stemg8word
Ing8theg8medialg8trmg8arthr/itis,g8-itisg8isg8theg8-g8ANSWERS--suffix
Theg8wordg8partg8attachedg8tog8theg8endg8ofg8ag8rootg8wordg8ing8orderg8tog8modifyg8it
sg8meaningg8isg8theg8-g8ANSWERS--suffix
Theg8mostg8commong8combiningg8vowelg8isg8-g8ANSWERS--'o'
Ing8theg8dividedg8medicalg8termg8arthr/o/pathy,g8"o"g8isg8theg8-g8ANSWERS--
combiningg8vowelg8"usedg8withg8bothg8theg8stemg8wordg8andg8theg8suffix"
Ing8theg8dividedg8medicalg8termg8sub/hepat/
ic,g8whichg8partg8isg8theg8prefixg8andg8whichg8partg8isg8theg8suffix?g8-g8ANSWERS--
sub-g8andg8-ic
Theg8combiningg8formg8ofg8ag8stemg8wordg8isg8usuallyg8madeg8ofg8twog8componentg8
parts,g8theg8___g8andg8_____.g8-g8ANSWERS--rootg8wordg8andg8combiningg8vowel
Ing8theg8dividedg8medicalg8termg8osteo/por/o/
sis,g8theg8slashg8linesg8indicateg8thatg8theg8vowelg8mayg8beg8usedg8asg8partg8ofg8whic
hg8wordg8parts?g8-g8ANSWERS--por-g8andg8-osis
Theg8phrase,g8refersg8tog8org8_______,g8isg8ag8generalizedg8actualg8menaingg8(notg8
ag8literalg8meaning)g8usesg8forg8theg8suffixesg8-a,g8-ia,g8-iac,g8-al,g8-ar,g8-ic,g8-is,g8-
on,g8-os,g8-us,g8-ium,g8andg8-umg8-g8ANSWERS--pertainsg8to
Verbg8variationsg8ofg8ag8stemg8wordg8usuallyg8describeg8-g8ANSWERS--
actiong8taken,g8condition,g8org8state
Adjectivesg8usuallyg8modifyg8ag8noung8(thingg8named)g8denotingg8quality,g8quantity,g8
extentg8org8______g8-g8ANSWERS--
distinctiong8ofg8theg8objectg8fromg8somethingg8else
Breakingg8ag8compoundg8termg8intog8componentg8wordg8partsg8(usuallyg8withg8combi
ningg8vowelg8org8vowels)g8isg8calledg8-g8ANSWERS--fracturing
,Whatg8cellularg8organelleg8containsg8chromosomesg8andg8hasg8theg8literalg8meaningg
8'nut'?g8-g8ANSWERS--nucleus
Theg8combiningg8formg8org8termg8thatg8literallyg8meansg8"internalg8organs"g8isg8-
g8ANSWERS--viscer/o
theg8abdominalg8cavityg8containsg8theg8-g8ANSWERS--liver
my/og8isg8theg8combiningg8formg8ofg8ag8wordg8partg8thatg8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--
muscle
theg8combiningg8formg8hist/og8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--tissueg8org8web-like
Ag8bodyg8partg8whichg8isg8formedg8ofg8twog8org8moreg8typesg8ofg8bodyg8tissuesg8andg
8performsg8oneg8org8moreg8specificg8functionsg8isg8calledg8ang8-g8ANSWERS--organ
Theg8suffixg8-plas/
iag8isg8ag8compoundg8suffixg8(2g8org8moreg8parts)g8thatg8refersg8tog8-g8ANSWERS--
formation,g8growth,g8org8development
Boneg8isg8describedg8asg8____g8tissueg8-g8ANSWERS--connective
Theg8combiningg8formg8thatg8meansg8"causeg8ofg8(disease)"g8isg8-g8ANSWERS--eti/o
Theg8prefixg8thatg8meansg8"changeg8org8afterg8"g8isg8-g8ANSWERS--meta
Theg8suffixg8thatg8meansg8"tog8controlg8org8stop"g8isg8-g8ANSWERS---stasis
Theg8medicalg8termg8thatg8meansg8"theg8scienceg8ofg8org8studyg8ofg8bodyg8changesg8
causedg8byg8disease"g8isg8-g8ANSWERS--path/o/logy
Theg8combiningg8formg8onc/og8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--tumor
Ifg8ag8tumorg8isg8foundg8tog8beg8benign,g8itg8isg8-g8ANSWERS--
encapsulated,g8slowg8growing,g8andg8expansive
Theg8medicalg8termg8forg8newg8growthg8(ofg8abnormalg8tissueg8org8tumor)g8isg8-
g8ANSWERS--neoplasm
Theg8LITERALg8meaningg8ofg8theg8medicalg8termg8carcin/omag8isg8-g8ANSWERS--
crab-likeg8tumorg8"invadesg8withg8crab-likeg8legg8growths"
Theg8correctg8wayg8tog8divideg8theg8medicalg8termg8melanocarinomag8isg8-
g8ANSWERS--melano/carcin/oma
Theg8directionalg8termg8'lateral'g8describesg8movementg8ing8whichg8direction?g8-
g8ANSWERS--tog8theg8side
,Theg8directionalg8termg8thatg8meansg8"towardg8theg8lowerg8endg8ofg8theg8body"g8isg8-
g8ANSWERS--caudal
Theg8termg8thatg8describesg8theg8directiong8closestg8tog8theg8pointg8ofg8origing8isg8-
g8ANSWERS--proximal
Theg8directionalg8termg8forg8movementg8towardg8theg8backg8ofg8theg8bodyg8-
g8ANSWERS--dorsal
Theg8termg8thatg8describesg8movementg8towardsg8theg8topg8ofg8theg8bodyg8isg8-
g8ANSWERS--cephalic
Theg8termg8thatg8describesg8movementg8towardg8theg8frontg8ofg8theg8bodyg8isg8-
g8ANSWERS--ventral
Thg8directionalg8termg8'inferior'g8describesg8movement...g8-g8ANSWERS--
towardg8theg8lowerg8endg8ofg8theg8body
Theg8termg8thatg8dividesg8theg8bodyg8intog8leftg8andg8rightg8halvesg8isg8theg8-
g8ANSWERS--sagittalg8planeg8"likeg8ang8arrow"
theg8termg8'coronal'g8org8'frontalg8plane'g8dividesg8theg8bodyg8intog8theg8-
g8ANSWERS--anteriorg8andg8posteriorg8portions
Theg8regionalg8termg8thatg8refersg8tog8theg8areasg8ong8bothg8theg8rightg8andg8leftg8sid
esg8ofg8theg8hypo/gastr/icg8bodyg8regiong8isg8theg8-g8ANSWERS--iliacg8org8inguinal
Ifg8ag8woundg8isg8consideredg8superficial,g8itg8isg8-g8ANSWERS--
situatedg8nearg8theg8surface
Ifg8oneg8isg8flatg8ong8theirg8backg8andg8faceg8up,g8theyg8areg8ing8ag8___g8positiong8-
g8ANSWERS--supine
Ag8plantarg8wartg8isg8locatedg8ong8theg8-g8ANSWERS--soleg8ofg8theg8foot
Theg8termg8definesg8asg8drawingg8awayg8fromg8theg8mid-lineg8org8middleg8isg8-
g8ANSWERS--abduction
Theg8movementg8ing8whichg8ag8limbg8isg8placedg8ing8ag8straightg8positiong8isg8calledg8
-g8ANSWERS--extension
Theg8termg8'af/ferent'g8(asg8ing8sensoryg8impulse)g8isg8definedg8asg8-g8ANSWERS--
conveyingg8towardg8theg8center
Ifg8youg8rotateg8yourg8shoulderg8aroundg8ag8centralg8point,g8itg8isg8calledg8-
g8ANSWERS--circumduction
"g8Ig8swearg8byg8Apollog8theg8Physiciang8andg8Asclepiusg8andg8Hygieiag8andg8Panac
eia..."g8isg8theg8beginningg8ofg8whatg8famousg8oath?g8-g8ANSWERS--Hippocratic
, Ifg8ang8infectiong8isg8"chronic"g8itg8isg8characterizedg8byg8-g8ANSWERS--
littleg8change,g8slowg8progression.g8andg8longg8duration
Ang8epithelialg8org8coveringg8cellg8malignantg8tumorg8isg8referredg8tog8asg8ag8-
g8ANSWERS--carcinoma
Ag8tumorg8ofg8theg8fibrousg8andg8cartilaginousg8tissueg8isg8calledg8a(n)g8-
g8ANSWERS--fibrochondroma
Theg8studyg8ofg8diseaseg8isg8referredg8tog8asg8-g8ANSWERS--pathology
Cancersg8ofg8theg8circulatoryg8systemg8includeg8-g8ANSWERS--
leukemiag8andg8lymphomas
Ag8fattyg8tumorg8isg8calledg8a(n)g8-g8ANSWERS--lipoma,g8steatoma,g8org8adipoma
Theg8termg8metastasisg8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--tog8spread
Theg8termg8'hyperplasia"g8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--increaseg8ing8development
Theg8termg8'diagnosis'g8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--totalg8knowledge
Theg8termg8'clinical'g8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--atg8patients'g8bedside
Theg8termg8'prognosis'g8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--beforeg8knowledge
Theg8termg8'mammogram'g8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--ag8recordingg8ofg8theg8breast
Theg8termg8'xerogrm'g8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--ag8dryg8recording
"Theg8termg8'intravenousg8(IV)g8injection'g8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--withing8ag8vein
theg8termg8'phlebotomy'g8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--cutg8intog8ag8vein
Theg8termg8'radiogram'g8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--X-rayg8recording
Fluoroscopyg8isg8usedg8tog8recordg8-g8ANSWERS--movingg8bodyg8parts
Angiogramsg8areg8usedg8forg8-g8ANSWERS--recordingg8picturesg8ofg8vessels
'graphy'g8literallyg8meansg8-g8ANSWERS--
procedureg8usingg8ang8instrumentg8tog8record
Theg8KUBg8examinationg8looksg8forg8defectsg8ing8theg8-g8ANSWERS--
kidney,g8ureter,g8andg8bladder
Theg8'pyelogram'g8recordsg8informationg8aboutg8theg8-g8ANSWERS--kidneyg8pelvis
Ag8'myelogram'g8isg8usedg8tog8recordg8___g8informationg8-g8ANSWERS--
spinalg8cord/g8nerveg8tissue
