MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY MCPHS
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
-itis - ....ANSWER ...-inflammation
pain (dolor) , redness (rubor), heat (calor), swelling (tumor)
-osis - ....ANSWER ...-abnormal condition
-ectomy - ....ANSWER ...-to cut OUT, remove
-otomy - ....ANSWER ...-to cut IN to
-ostomy - ....ANSWER ...-to make a "mouth", opening
-a/an - ....ANSWER ...-without, none
micro - ....ANSWER ...-small
macro - ....ANSWER ...-large
mega/-megaly - ....ANSWER ...-enlarged
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,-scopy/-scopic - ....ANSWER ...-to look, observe
-graphy/-graph - ....ANSWER ...-the process of recording an image
-gram - ....ANSWER ...-the image (X-ray)
-ology/-ologist - ....ANSWER ...-study, specialize in
stomato- - ....ANSWER ...-mouth
dento- - ....ANSWER ...-teeth
gloss/linguo - ....ANSWER ...-tongue
gingivo - ....ANSWER ...-gum
gastro - ....ANSWER ...-stomach
entero - ....ANSWER ...-intestine
colo - ....ANSWER ...-large colon
procto - ....ANSWER ...-anus
hepato - ....ANSWER ...-liver
nephro/rene - ....ANSWER ...-kidney
orchido - ....ANSWER ...-testis
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, oophoro - ....ANSWER ...-ovary
hystero/metro - ....ANSWER ...-uterus
salpingo/ -salpinx - ....ANSWER ...-uterine tubes
dermo - ....ANSWER ...-skin
masto/mammo - ....ANSWER ...-breast
osteo - ....ANSWER ...-bone
cardio - ....ANSWER ...-heart
cysto - ....ANSWER ...-bladder
rhino - ....ANSWER ...-nose
veno/phlebo - ....ANSWER ...-veins
pulmo/pneumo - ....ANSWER ...-lungs
heme/emia - ....ANSWER ...-blood
leuko - ....ANSWER ...-white
melan/o - ....ANSWER ...-black
cyan/o - ....ANSWER ...-blue
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EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
-itis - ....ANSWER ...-inflammation
pain (dolor) , redness (rubor), heat (calor), swelling (tumor)
-osis - ....ANSWER ...-abnormal condition
-ectomy - ....ANSWER ...-to cut OUT, remove
-otomy - ....ANSWER ...-to cut IN to
-ostomy - ....ANSWER ...-to make a "mouth", opening
-a/an - ....ANSWER ...-without, none
micro - ....ANSWER ...-small
macro - ....ANSWER ...-large
mega/-megaly - ....ANSWER ...-enlarged
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,-scopy/-scopic - ....ANSWER ...-to look, observe
-graphy/-graph - ....ANSWER ...-the process of recording an image
-gram - ....ANSWER ...-the image (X-ray)
-ology/-ologist - ....ANSWER ...-study, specialize in
stomato- - ....ANSWER ...-mouth
dento- - ....ANSWER ...-teeth
gloss/linguo - ....ANSWER ...-tongue
gingivo - ....ANSWER ...-gum
gastro - ....ANSWER ...-stomach
entero - ....ANSWER ...-intestine
colo - ....ANSWER ...-large colon
procto - ....ANSWER ...-anus
hepato - ....ANSWER ...-liver
nephro/rene - ....ANSWER ...-kidney
orchido - ....ANSWER ...-testis
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, oophoro - ....ANSWER ...-ovary
hystero/metro - ....ANSWER ...-uterus
salpingo/ -salpinx - ....ANSWER ...-uterine tubes
dermo - ....ANSWER ...-skin
masto/mammo - ....ANSWER ...-breast
osteo - ....ANSWER ...-bone
cardio - ....ANSWER ...-heart
cysto - ....ANSWER ...-bladder
rhino - ....ANSWER ...-nose
veno/phlebo - ....ANSWER ...-veins
pulmo/pneumo - ....ANSWER ...-lungs
heme/emia - ....ANSWER ...-blood
leuko - ....ANSWER ...-white
melan/o - ....ANSWER ...-black
cyan/o - ....ANSWER ...-blue
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