MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FINAL EXAM
2026 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
REVIEW NOTES PRACTICE
QUESTIONS DETAILED RATIONALES
AND COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
PREPARATION
spleen -CORRECT ANSWER-splen/o
clusters -CORRECT ANSWER-staphyl/o
twisted chains -CORRECT ANSWER-strept/o
tonsils -CORRECT ANSWER-tonsill/o
vein -CORRECT ANSWER-ven/o, ven/i
pain -CORRECT ANSWER--algia
hernia -CORRECT ANSWER--cele
surgical puncture to remove fluid -CORRECT ANSWER--centesis
,berry-shaped bacterium -CORRECT ANSWER--coccus
pain -CORRECT ANSWER--dynia
condition of producing, forming -CORRECT ANSWER--genesis
record -CORRECT ANSWER--gram
instrument for recording -CORRECT ANSWER--graph
process of recording -CORRECT ANSWER--graphy
inflammation -CORRECT ANSWER--itis
study of -CORRECT ANSWER--logy
breakdown, destruction, separation -CORRECT ANSWER--lysis
softening -CORRECT ANSWER--malacia
enlargement -CORRECT ANSWER--megaly
tumor, mass, collection of fluid -CORRECT ANSWER--oma
,to view -CORRECT ANSWER--opsy
disease condition -CORRECT ANSWER--pathy
deficiency -CORRECT ANSWER--penia
fear -CORRECT ANSWER--phobia
development, formation, growth -CORRECT ANSWER--plasia
surgical repair -CORRECT ANSWER--plasty
drooping, falling, prolapse -CORRECT ANSWER--ptosis
flow, discharge -CORRECT ANSWER--rrhea
hardening -CORRECT ANSWER--sclerosis
instrument for visual examination -CORRECT ANSWER--scope
process of visually examining -CORRECT ANSWER--scopy
stopping, controlling -CORRECT ANSWER--stasis
, treatment -CORRECT ANSWER--therapy
one who -CORRECT ANSWER--er
condition -CORRECT ANSWER--ia
specialist -CORRECT ANSWER--ist
little, small -CORRECT ANSWER--ole
little, small -CORRECT ANSWER--ule
structure, tissue -CORRECT ANSWER--um, -ium
structure, substance -CORRECT ANSWER--us
pertaining to -CORRECT ANSWER--ac, -iac
pertaining to -CORRECT ANSWER--al
pertaining to -CORRECT ANSWER--ar
pertaining to -CORRECT ANSWER--ary
2026 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
REVIEW NOTES PRACTICE
QUESTIONS DETAILED RATIONALES
AND COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
PREPARATION
spleen -CORRECT ANSWER-splen/o
clusters -CORRECT ANSWER-staphyl/o
twisted chains -CORRECT ANSWER-strept/o
tonsils -CORRECT ANSWER-tonsill/o
vein -CORRECT ANSWER-ven/o, ven/i
pain -CORRECT ANSWER--algia
hernia -CORRECT ANSWER--cele
surgical puncture to remove fluid -CORRECT ANSWER--centesis
,berry-shaped bacterium -CORRECT ANSWER--coccus
pain -CORRECT ANSWER--dynia
condition of producing, forming -CORRECT ANSWER--genesis
record -CORRECT ANSWER--gram
instrument for recording -CORRECT ANSWER--graph
process of recording -CORRECT ANSWER--graphy
inflammation -CORRECT ANSWER--itis
study of -CORRECT ANSWER--logy
breakdown, destruction, separation -CORRECT ANSWER--lysis
softening -CORRECT ANSWER--malacia
enlargement -CORRECT ANSWER--megaly
tumor, mass, collection of fluid -CORRECT ANSWER--oma
,to view -CORRECT ANSWER--opsy
disease condition -CORRECT ANSWER--pathy
deficiency -CORRECT ANSWER--penia
fear -CORRECT ANSWER--phobia
development, formation, growth -CORRECT ANSWER--plasia
surgical repair -CORRECT ANSWER--plasty
drooping, falling, prolapse -CORRECT ANSWER--ptosis
flow, discharge -CORRECT ANSWER--rrhea
hardening -CORRECT ANSWER--sclerosis
instrument for visual examination -CORRECT ANSWER--scope
process of visually examining -CORRECT ANSWER--scopy
stopping, controlling -CORRECT ANSWER--stasis
, treatment -CORRECT ANSWER--therapy
one who -CORRECT ANSWER--er
condition -CORRECT ANSWER--ia
specialist -CORRECT ANSWER--ist
little, small -CORRECT ANSWER--ole
little, small -CORRECT ANSWER--ule
structure, tissue -CORRECT ANSWER--um, -ium
structure, substance -CORRECT ANSWER--us
pertaining to -CORRECT ANSWER--ac, -iac
pertaining to -CORRECT ANSWER--al
pertaining to -CORRECT ANSWER--ar
pertaining to -CORRECT ANSWER--ary
