HOSA MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY ACTUAL
EXAM 2026 248 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Dys-. Answer: Bad, difficult, painful
⩥ -ectomy. Answer: Surgical removal, cutting out
⩥ Hyper-. Answer: Excessive, increased
⩥ Hypo-. Answer: Deficient, decreased
⩥ -itis. Answer: Inflammation
⩥ -osis. Answer: Abnormal condition, disease
⩥ -ostomy. Answer: The surgical creation of an artificial opening to the
body surface
⩥ -otomy. Answer: Cutting, surgical incision
⩥ -plasty. Answer: Surgical repair
,⩥ -rrhage
-rrhagia. Answer: Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
⩥ -rrhaphy. Answer: Surgical suturing
⩥ -rrhea. Answer: Flow or discharge
⩥ Rrhexis. Answer: Rupture
⩥ -Sclerosis. Answer: Abnormal hardening
⩥ Gastr/o. Answer: Stomachc
⩥ Myel/o. Answer: Spinal cord
⩥ Oset/o. Answer: Bone
⩥ My/o. Answer: Muscular
⩥ Neur/o. Answer: Nerve
, ⩥ Arthr/o. Answer: Joint
⩥ Enter/o. Answer: Small intestine
⩥ Crani. Answer: Skull
⩥ -um
-a
-e
-us
-y. Answer: Noun ending
⩥ Tonsill. Answer: Tonsils
⩥ Poli/o. Answer: Grey
⩥ Melan/o. Answer: Black
⩥ Leuk/o. Answer: White
⩥ Erythr/o. Answer: Red
EXAM 2026 248 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Dys-. Answer: Bad, difficult, painful
⩥ -ectomy. Answer: Surgical removal, cutting out
⩥ Hyper-. Answer: Excessive, increased
⩥ Hypo-. Answer: Deficient, decreased
⩥ -itis. Answer: Inflammation
⩥ -osis. Answer: Abnormal condition, disease
⩥ -ostomy. Answer: The surgical creation of an artificial opening to the
body surface
⩥ -otomy. Answer: Cutting, surgical incision
⩥ -plasty. Answer: Surgical repair
,⩥ -rrhage
-rrhagia. Answer: Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
⩥ -rrhaphy. Answer: Surgical suturing
⩥ -rrhea. Answer: Flow or discharge
⩥ Rrhexis. Answer: Rupture
⩥ -Sclerosis. Answer: Abnormal hardening
⩥ Gastr/o. Answer: Stomachc
⩥ Myel/o. Answer: Spinal cord
⩥ Oset/o. Answer: Bone
⩥ My/o. Answer: Muscular
⩥ Neur/o. Answer: Nerve
, ⩥ Arthr/o. Answer: Joint
⩥ Enter/o. Answer: Small intestine
⩥ Crani. Answer: Skull
⩥ -um
-a
-e
-us
-y. Answer: Noun ending
⩥ Tonsill. Answer: Tonsils
⩥ Poli/o. Answer: Grey
⩥ Melan/o. Answer: Black
⩥ Leuk/o. Answer: White
⩥ Erythr/o. Answer: Red