VETT 118 Exam 1 Study Guide
Question and answers correctly
solved 2025/2026
hyper-, hypo- - correct answer ✔The prefix _____ means INCREASED, while the prefix _________
means DECREASED.
trans- - correct answer ✔The prefix ________ means across.
ab- means toward - correct answer ✔Which of the following prefix word associations is incorrect?
-ectomy - correct answer ✔Which suffix means to remove an organ or body part?
disease - correct answer ✔The suffix -pathy means:
Which term does not contain a prefix? - correct answer ✔gastroenteritis
-tomy - correct answer ✔The suffix ______ means cutting into or incision
dermatology - correct answer ✔which term has the suffix meaning "study of"
record of - correct answer ✔the suffix -gram means:
a combining vowel - correct answer ✔a single vowel, usually an "o", that is added at the end of a root
to make the word
, suffix - correct answer ✔word part that usually indicates procedure, condition, disease, or disorder and
is found at the end of the word?
prefix - correct answer ✔word part that usually indicates number, location, time, or status and is found
at the beginning of a word?
-ectomy - correct answer ✔which of the following should be added to the root "gastr-" to describ the
surgical removal of the stomach?
-lysis - correct answer ✔The suffix that means separation or breakdown
an- - correct answer ✔the prefix ________ means without or no
anesthetic - correct answer ✔what is the medical term that means within the muscle?
preanesthetic - correct answer ✔what is the medical term that means pertaining to before anesthesia?
mucous - correct answer ✔what is the medical term that is an adjective that means pertaining to the
slime-like substance composed of glandular secretion, salts, cells, and white blood cells?
hepatitis - correct answer ✔what is the medical term for inflammation of the liver
lateral - correct answer ✔the directional term meaning away from the midline
lingual - correct answer ✔the ________ surface of the tooth is the aspect that faces the tongue
cranial - correct answer ✔the directional term meaning TOWARD the head
Question and answers correctly
solved 2025/2026
hyper-, hypo- - correct answer ✔The prefix _____ means INCREASED, while the prefix _________
means DECREASED.
trans- - correct answer ✔The prefix ________ means across.
ab- means toward - correct answer ✔Which of the following prefix word associations is incorrect?
-ectomy - correct answer ✔Which suffix means to remove an organ or body part?
disease - correct answer ✔The suffix -pathy means:
Which term does not contain a prefix? - correct answer ✔gastroenteritis
-tomy - correct answer ✔The suffix ______ means cutting into or incision
dermatology - correct answer ✔which term has the suffix meaning "study of"
record of - correct answer ✔the suffix -gram means:
a combining vowel - correct answer ✔a single vowel, usually an "o", that is added at the end of a root
to make the word
, suffix - correct answer ✔word part that usually indicates procedure, condition, disease, or disorder and
is found at the end of the word?
prefix - correct answer ✔word part that usually indicates number, location, time, or status and is found
at the beginning of a word?
-ectomy - correct answer ✔which of the following should be added to the root "gastr-" to describ the
surgical removal of the stomach?
-lysis - correct answer ✔The suffix that means separation or breakdown
an- - correct answer ✔the prefix ________ means without or no
anesthetic - correct answer ✔what is the medical term that means within the muscle?
preanesthetic - correct answer ✔what is the medical term that means pertaining to before anesthesia?
mucous - correct answer ✔what is the medical term that is an adjective that means pertaining to the
slime-like substance composed of glandular secretion, salts, cells, and white blood cells?
hepatitis - correct answer ✔what is the medical term for inflammation of the liver
lateral - correct answer ✔the directional term meaning away from the midline
lingual - correct answer ✔the ________ surface of the tooth is the aspect that faces the tongue
cranial - correct answer ✔the directional term meaning TOWARD the head
