EMT Chapter 5 Medical Terminology 2026: Comprehensive Study Guide

EMT Chapter 5: Medical Terminology 2026

"Chondro" in the word chondritis means:

A. Cartilage

B. Tendon

C. Joint

D. Rib - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔A. Cartilage



"Gastro" in the word "gastroenteritis" means:

A. bowel

B. tongue

C. intestine

D. stomach - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔D. Stomach



"Myo" in the word myocarditis means:

A. Muscle

B. Vein

C. Bone

D. Cartilage - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔A. Muscle



After applying a tourniquet, the injury from a patient's leg stops bleeding. This is called:

A. Hemostasis

B. Hematemesis

C. Hemiplegia

D. Hemolysis - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔A. Hemostasis



An intoxicated 40-year-old male is found lying face down. How would you document his body's position?

, A. Dorsal

B. Prone

C. Recumbent

D. Supine - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔B. Prone



The meaning "around" can have which of the following prefixes?

A. "epi-" and "sub-"

B. "sub-" and "infra-"

C. "peri-" and "circum-"

D. "infra-" and "peri-" - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔C. "peri-" and "circum-"



The root "melan/o" means:

A. gray.

B. white.

C. black.

D. red. - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔C. black.



The suffix "-pathy" means:

A. study of.

B. disease.

C. specialist.

D. enlargement. - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔B. disease.



The term "pericardiocentesis" means:

A. Narrowing of the arteries supplying the heart.

B. A surgical opening made in the heart.

C. Surgical repair of the sac around the heart.

D. The removal of fluid from around the heart. - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔D. The removal
of fluid from around the heart.