MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FINAL EXAM
STUDY GUIDE (CHAPTERS 1-13)
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
otosclerosis
oto/sclero/sis
OH-toh-skleh-ROH-sis - Answer-hearing loss caused by thehardening of the bones
of the mddle ear
ear/hardening/condition
cerumen impaction
cerumen im/pac/tion
SEH-roo-men im-PAK-shun - Answer-buildup of ear wax clockin ear canal
ear wax in/drive/condition
ENT - Answer-ear, nose, and throat
ot/o - Answer-ear
ir/o (the color part of the eye)
-its responsible for adjusting the size of the pupil to control the amount of light that
enters the eye - Answer-iris
retin/o
-come from a word that means "net" - Answer-retina
audi/o - Answer-sound, hearing
cerumin/o - Answer-ear wax
tympan/o
-comes from the greek word "drum" - Answer-tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Aur/o - Answer-ear
ocul/o
-"ante ocula"r a latin phrase meaning "in front of the eye" - Answer-eye
ophthalm/o - Answer-eye
,lacrim/o
-lacrimal is used interchamgeably for the word tear
-lacrimal galnd and the tear gland refer to the same thing - Answer-tear
-conjunctiv/o
-its a clear membrane that covers the sclera (white part of the eye-dense protective
layer)
-comes from the latin words, con(with/together) and junction(join) - Answer-
conjunctiva
-opia - Answer-vision condition
goiter - Answer-swelling of the neck from the thyroid gland
hyperglycemia
hyper/glyc/emia
HAI-per-glai-SEE-mee-ah - Answer-high blood sugar
excessive/sugar/blood condition
hypoglycemia
hypo/glyc/emia
HAI-poh-glai-SEE-mee-ah - Answer-low blood sugar
-under/sugar/blood condition
glucosuria
GLOO-koh-SOO-ree-ah
glucos / uria - Answer-sugar in the urine
sugar/urine condition
epinephrine
epi/nephr/ine
EH-pee-NEF-rin
-from the greek word adrenaline - Answer-hormone secreted by the adrenal gland
upon/kidney/chemical
adenocarcinoma - Answer-canerous tumor of a gland
insulin
insul/in
IN-suh-lin
,=the root used to name this hormone comes from the fact that insulin is secreted by
a cluster or island of cells in the pancreas called islet of Langerhans. - Answer-
hormone secreted by the pancreas
-controls the metabolism and uptake of sugar and fats
polyuria
poly/uria
PAW-lee-YOO-ree-ah - Answer-excessive urination
excessive/urine condition
BS - Answer-blood sugar
DM - Answer-diabetes mellitus
GH - Answer-growth hormone
HRT - Answer-hormone replacement therapy
TSH - Answer-thyroid stimulating hormone
-(also known as thyroidtropin)
aden/o-
-this root refers to any gland - Answer-gland
gonad/o-
-gonad refers to the sex organs of both men and women - Answer-gonads, sex
glands
adren/o-
-literally means "on the kidney" -ad(to,on) + renal (kidney) - Answer-adrenal gland
cortic/o-
-cortico and the noun cortex both come from the latin word meaning "bark" or "husk"
- Answer-outer surface of any organ
-tropin - Answer-stimulating hormone
-emia - Answer-blood condition
-uria - Answer-urine condition
gluc/o-
-sucrose,glucose, and fructose are the common types of sugars
-glucose (needs insuline to break down) - Answer-sugar
, thyr/o-
-thyroid comes from the greek word thyros meaning "shield"
-thyro(shield) + oid (resembling) - Answer-thyroid gland
Anemia
an/emia
ah-NEE-mee-ah - Answer-reduction of red blood cells noticed by the patient by
weakness and fatigue
no/blood condition
hematoma
hemat/oma
HEE_mah-TOH-mah - Answer-mass of blood within an organ, cavity, or tissue
blood/tumor
hemorrhage
hemo/rrhage
HEM-oh-RIJ - Answer-excessive blood loss
blood/discharge
petechia
puh-TEE-kee-yah
from latin for "freckle" or "spot" - Answer-small bruise
Hematology
hemato/logy
HEE-mah-TAW-loh-jee - Answer-study of the blood
blood/study
immunology
immuno/logy
IM-myoo-NAW-loh-jee - Answer-study of the immune system
immune system/study
ischemia - Answer-blockage of blood flow to an organ
phlebotomist
phlebo/tom/ist
fleh-BAW-toh-mist - Answer-specialist in drawing blood
vein/cut/specialist
Sphygmomanometer
sphygmo/mano/meter
SFIG-moh-mah-NAW-meh-ter - Answer-fancy name for the device used to measure
blood pressure
STUDY GUIDE (CHAPTERS 1-13)
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
otosclerosis
oto/sclero/sis
OH-toh-skleh-ROH-sis - Answer-hearing loss caused by thehardening of the bones
of the mddle ear
ear/hardening/condition
cerumen impaction
cerumen im/pac/tion
SEH-roo-men im-PAK-shun - Answer-buildup of ear wax clockin ear canal
ear wax in/drive/condition
ENT - Answer-ear, nose, and throat
ot/o - Answer-ear
ir/o (the color part of the eye)
-its responsible for adjusting the size of the pupil to control the amount of light that
enters the eye - Answer-iris
retin/o
-come from a word that means "net" - Answer-retina
audi/o - Answer-sound, hearing
cerumin/o - Answer-ear wax
tympan/o
-comes from the greek word "drum" - Answer-tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Aur/o - Answer-ear
ocul/o
-"ante ocula"r a latin phrase meaning "in front of the eye" - Answer-eye
ophthalm/o - Answer-eye
,lacrim/o
-lacrimal is used interchamgeably for the word tear
-lacrimal galnd and the tear gland refer to the same thing - Answer-tear
-conjunctiv/o
-its a clear membrane that covers the sclera (white part of the eye-dense protective
layer)
-comes from the latin words, con(with/together) and junction(join) - Answer-
conjunctiva
-opia - Answer-vision condition
goiter - Answer-swelling of the neck from the thyroid gland
hyperglycemia
hyper/glyc/emia
HAI-per-glai-SEE-mee-ah - Answer-high blood sugar
excessive/sugar/blood condition
hypoglycemia
hypo/glyc/emia
HAI-poh-glai-SEE-mee-ah - Answer-low blood sugar
-under/sugar/blood condition
glucosuria
GLOO-koh-SOO-ree-ah
glucos / uria - Answer-sugar in the urine
sugar/urine condition
epinephrine
epi/nephr/ine
EH-pee-NEF-rin
-from the greek word adrenaline - Answer-hormone secreted by the adrenal gland
upon/kidney/chemical
adenocarcinoma - Answer-canerous tumor of a gland
insulin
insul/in
IN-suh-lin
,=the root used to name this hormone comes from the fact that insulin is secreted by
a cluster or island of cells in the pancreas called islet of Langerhans. - Answer-
hormone secreted by the pancreas
-controls the metabolism and uptake of sugar and fats
polyuria
poly/uria
PAW-lee-YOO-ree-ah - Answer-excessive urination
excessive/urine condition
BS - Answer-blood sugar
DM - Answer-diabetes mellitus
GH - Answer-growth hormone
HRT - Answer-hormone replacement therapy
TSH - Answer-thyroid stimulating hormone
-(also known as thyroidtropin)
aden/o-
-this root refers to any gland - Answer-gland
gonad/o-
-gonad refers to the sex organs of both men and women - Answer-gonads, sex
glands
adren/o-
-literally means "on the kidney" -ad(to,on) + renal (kidney) - Answer-adrenal gland
cortic/o-
-cortico and the noun cortex both come from the latin word meaning "bark" or "husk"
- Answer-outer surface of any organ
-tropin - Answer-stimulating hormone
-emia - Answer-blood condition
-uria - Answer-urine condition
gluc/o-
-sucrose,glucose, and fructose are the common types of sugars
-glucose (needs insuline to break down) - Answer-sugar
, thyr/o-
-thyroid comes from the greek word thyros meaning "shield"
-thyro(shield) + oid (resembling) - Answer-thyroid gland
Anemia
an/emia
ah-NEE-mee-ah - Answer-reduction of red blood cells noticed by the patient by
weakness and fatigue
no/blood condition
hematoma
hemat/oma
HEE_mah-TOH-mah - Answer-mass of blood within an organ, cavity, or tissue
blood/tumor
hemorrhage
hemo/rrhage
HEM-oh-RIJ - Answer-excessive blood loss
blood/discharge
petechia
puh-TEE-kee-yah
from latin for "freckle" or "spot" - Answer-small bruise
Hematology
hemato/logy
HEE-mah-TAW-loh-jee - Answer-study of the blood
blood/study
immunology
immuno/logy
IM-myoo-NAW-loh-jee - Answer-study of the immune system
immune system/study
ischemia - Answer-blockage of blood flow to an organ
phlebotomist
phlebo/tom/ist
fleh-BAW-toh-mist - Answer-specialist in drawing blood
vein/cut/specialist
Sphygmomanometer
sphygmo/mano/meter
SFIG-moh-mah-NAW-meh-ter - Answer-fancy name for the device used to measure
blood pressure
