MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY MIDTERM AND FINAL EXAM 2026/2027 ACCURATE TEST COMPLETE ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (100% CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS) CURRENTLY UPDATED VERSION 2026 EDITION |ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!) FULL REVISED M

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY MIDTERM AND FINAL EXAM 2026/2027
ACCURATE TEST COMPLETE ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (100% CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS) CURRENTLY UPDATED VERSION 2026 EDITION |ALREADY
GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!) FULL REVISED MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
MIDTERM & FINAL APPROVED EXAM


INSTRUCTIONS: SELECT THE BEST ANSWER FOR EACH QUESTION.
EACH QUESTION HAS ONLY ONE CORRECT ANSWER.


1. The term "gastritis" is defined as:
A) Excision of the stomach
B) Study of the stomach
C) Inflammation of the stomach
D) Pain in the stomach
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The suffix "-itis" means inflammation. The root "gastr/o" means
stomach. Therefore, gastritis translates to inflammation of the stomach. Option A
is a gastrectomy, B is gastroenterology, and D is gastralgia.


2. What is the meaning of the suffix "-ectomy"?
A) Surgical repair
B) Surgical removal or excision
C) Instrument to view
D) Incision
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The suffix "-ectomy" denotes the surgical removal or excision of a body
part. "-plasty" is surgical repair, "-scope" is an instrument to view, and "-tomy" is
an incision.

,3. The prefix "hyper-" indicates:
A) Below normal
B) Above normal or excessive
C) Slow
D) Fast
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The prefix "hyper-" means excessive, above, or more than normal. Its
counterpart, "hypo-," means below normal or deficient. "Brady-" means slow, and
"tachy-" means fast.


4. Which term refers to the study of the heart?
A) Cardiology
B) Cardiology
C) Hematology
D) Nephrology
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "Cardi/o" is the combining form for heart, and "-logy" means the study
of. Thus, cardiology is the study of the heart. Hematology is the study of blood,
and nephrology is the study of the kidneys.


5. The term "intravenous" means:
A) Within a vein
B) Within a vein
C) Between veins
D) Outside the veins
Correct Answer: B

,Rationale: The prefix "intra-" means within or inside. "Ven/o" means vein, and "-
ous" means pertaining to. Therefore, intravenous means pertaining to within a vein.


6. What does the combining form "oste/o" mean?
A) Joint
B) Cartilage
C) Bone
D) Muscle
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: "Oste/o" is the combining form for bone. "Arthr/o" is joint, "chondr/o"
is cartilage, and "my/o" is muscle.


7. A patient with "tachycardia" has:
A) A slow heart rate
B) An irregular heart rate
C) A fast heart rate
D) A heart murmur
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The prefix "tachy-" means fast or rapid, and the root "cardi/o" means
heart. Tachycardia is a condition of a rapid heart rate.


8. The term "hypodermic" refers to:
A) Pertaining to above the skin
B) Pertaining to under the skin
C) Pertaining to the skin
D) Pertaining to within the skin

, Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "Hypo-" means below or under, and "derm/o" means skin. A
hypodermic injection is administered under the skin.


9. Which suffix means "inflammation"?
A) -osis
B) -algia
C) -itis
D) -oma
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: "-itis" is the suffix used to denote inflammation. "-osis" is a condition or
disease, "-algia" is pain, and "-oma" is a tumor or mass.


10. The term "nephrectomy" means:
A) Inflammation of the kidney
B) Surgical removal of a kidney
C) Study of the kidney
D) Disease of the kidney
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "Nephr/o" is the combining form for kidney, and "-ectomy" means
surgical removal. Therefore, a nephrectomy is the surgical removal of a kidney.


11. What is the meaning of the prefix "brady-"?
A) Fast
B) Slow
C) Normal