MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR HEALTH
PROFESSIONS 2026 MOCK PAPER
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW NOTES ANALYTICAL
SUMMARY
◉ dys-.
Answer: bad, difficult, or 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.
Answer: bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
◉ -rrhaphy.
Answer: surgical suturing
◉ -rrhea.
Answer: flow or discharge
◉ -rrhexis.
PROFESSIONS 2026 MOCK PAPER
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW NOTES ANALYTICAL
SUMMARY
◉ dys-.
Answer: bad, difficult, or 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.
Answer: bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
◉ -rrhaphy.
Answer: surgical suturing
◉ -rrhea.
Answer: flow or discharge
◉ -rrhexis.