Hsa 3534 Medical Terminology Exam Prep 2026 Study Guide Questions With Solutions

HSA 3534 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY EXAM
PREP 2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS


◉French words . Answer: Which of the following is NOT a common
type of medical term?


◉eponym . Answer: Terms that use a person's name; example:
Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Crohn's disease (named after
the doctor who discovered it)


◉word root . Answer: Gives the essential meaning of the term;
foundation of most medical terms
(refers to: body structure, organs, body system)


◉suffix . Answer: Found at the end of medical terms


◉prefix . Answer: Found at the beginning of medical terms


◉combining vowels . Answer: Used to connect word parts and make
terms easier to spell and say

, ◉disease . Answer: What is NOT information given by a word root?


◉procedure . Answer: What is NOT information provided by a prefix?


◉prefixes indicate surgical procedures (not true) . Answer: Which of
the following statements about a prefix are NOT true?


◉diagnostic procedure . Answer: Type of information provided by a
suffix?


◉not all medical terms contain a suffix . Answer: Information that is
NOT provided by a suffix?


◉between a prefix and word root . Answer: When do we never use a
combining vowel?


◉a combining vowel is placed between two word roots (true) . Answer:
Which statement regarding a combining vowel is the truth?


◉-cele . Answer: Protrusion


◉-edema . Answer: Swelling