Medical Terminology Chapter 1- Intro to word
parts/prefixes/suffixe questions and verified
answers ( detailed & elaborated) ACTUAL
EXAM 2026 TEST!!
Constructed medical terms - CORRECT ANSWERS made up of multiple word parts that are
combined to form a new word
- learn the meaning of the various word parts first.
-meaning can be deciphered by defining the parts
Examples of constructed terms: Pathology - CORRECT ANSWERS (path/o-disease) +
(-logy-study of)= the study of disease
Examples of constructed terms: tonsillectomy - CORRECT ANSWERS (tonsill/o-tonsil) +
(-ectomy- surgical excision, removal)= surgical removal of the tonsils
Examples of constructed terms: neonatologist - CORRECT ANSWERS (neo-new) + (nat/o-birth)
+ (-logist-one who studies) = physician who specializes in newborns
Nonconstructed terms - CORRECT ANSWERS terms that are not formed from individual word
parts
-include eponyms, terms derived from other languages, acronyms, and abbreviations
-must be memorized
Examples of non constructed terms: Impetigo - CORRECT ANSWERS a contagious skin
infection characterized by the transformation of vesicles into a yellowish crust
, Examples of non constructed terms: coma - CORRECT ANSWERS a general term describing
several levels of abnormally decreased consciousness
examples of non constructed terms: Cushing syndrome - CORRECT ANSWERS a syndrome
caused by excessive secretion of the hormone cortisol
3 types of word parts - CORRECT ANSWERS -prefix
-word root
-suffix
Prefix - CORRECT ANSWERS word part that is affixed to the beginning of a word
Word root - CORRECT ANSWERS a word part that provides the primary meaning of the term
Suffix - CORRECT ANSWERS a word part that is affixed to the end of a word
Combining form - CORRECT ANSWERS a word root plus combining vowel, involves the use of
a slash between the word root and the combining vowel.
-when forming words from word parts, use the combining vowel properly
-as a general rule, the combining vowel is used only to connect a word root with a suffix that begins with
a consonant
-most common combining vowel is the letter 'o'
Most medical terms come from _____ & _______ - CORRECT ANSWERS Latin and Greek
What group(s) are considered the fathers of modern medicine? - CORRECT ANSWERS The
ancient Greeks
parts/prefixes/suffixe questions and verified
answers ( detailed & elaborated) ACTUAL
EXAM 2026 TEST!!
Constructed medical terms - CORRECT ANSWERS made up of multiple word parts that are
combined to form a new word
- learn the meaning of the various word parts first.
-meaning can be deciphered by defining the parts
Examples of constructed terms: Pathology - CORRECT ANSWERS (path/o-disease) +
(-logy-study of)= the study of disease
Examples of constructed terms: tonsillectomy - CORRECT ANSWERS (tonsill/o-tonsil) +
(-ectomy- surgical excision, removal)= surgical removal of the tonsils
Examples of constructed terms: neonatologist - CORRECT ANSWERS (neo-new) + (nat/o-birth)
+ (-logist-one who studies) = physician who specializes in newborns
Nonconstructed terms - CORRECT ANSWERS terms that are not formed from individual word
parts
-include eponyms, terms derived from other languages, acronyms, and abbreviations
-must be memorized
Examples of non constructed terms: Impetigo - CORRECT ANSWERS a contagious skin
infection characterized by the transformation of vesicles into a yellowish crust
, Examples of non constructed terms: coma - CORRECT ANSWERS a general term describing
several levels of abnormally decreased consciousness
examples of non constructed terms: Cushing syndrome - CORRECT ANSWERS a syndrome
caused by excessive secretion of the hormone cortisol
3 types of word parts - CORRECT ANSWERS -prefix
-word root
-suffix
Prefix - CORRECT ANSWERS word part that is affixed to the beginning of a word
Word root - CORRECT ANSWERS a word part that provides the primary meaning of the term
Suffix - CORRECT ANSWERS a word part that is affixed to the end of a word
Combining form - CORRECT ANSWERS a word root plus combining vowel, involves the use of
a slash between the word root and the combining vowel.
-when forming words from word parts, use the combining vowel properly
-as a general rule, the combining vowel is used only to connect a word root with a suffix that begins with
a consonant
-most common combining vowel is the letter 'o'
Most medical terms come from _____ & _______ - CORRECT ANSWERS Latin and Greek
What group(s) are considered the fathers of modern medicine? - CORRECT ANSWERS The
ancient Greeks
