Medical Terminology Midterm Exam
Questions And Verified Answers
\Q\.What is a word root? - ANSWERS✔-The foundation of a medical term and contains its
primary meaning. Most word roots are derived from Greek or Latin language.
\Q\.What is a suffix? - ANSWERS✔-Word element placed at the end of a word that changes a
meaning of the word.
\Q\.What is a prefix? - ANSWERS✔-Word element attached to the beginning of a word or word
root. Not all medical terms have a prefix.
\Q\.What does a suffix describe? - ANSWERS✔-In medical terminology, a suffix usually describes
a pathology (disease or abnormality), symptom, surgical or diagnostic procedure, or part of
speech.
\Q\.What does a prefix indicate? - ANSWERS✔-Prefixes usually indicate a number, time,
position, direction, or negation.
\Q\.What is a combining form? - ANSWERS✔-A combining form is created when a word root is
combined with a vowel.
\Q\.What is a combining vowel? - ANSWERS✔-In medical terminology, a combining vowel is the
vowel that is combined with a word root. It is usually an "o" but sometimes it is an "i." A
combining vowel has no meaning of its own but enables two or more word elements to be
connected.
, \Q\.What is a compound word? - ANSWERS✔-A medical term with two or more word roots.
\Q\.What is the meaning of the term "arthritis?" - ANSWERS✔-Inflammation of the joints
\Q\.What is the suffix for the term "softening?" - ANSWERS✔--malacia
\Q\.What is the suffix for the term "condition?" - ANSWERS✔--esis
-ia
-ism
\Q\.What is the suffix for the term "meal?" - ANSWERS✔--prandial
\Q\.What is the suffix for the term "disease?" - ANSWERS✔--pathy
\Q\.What is the suffix for the term "swelling?" - ANSWERS✔--edema
\Q\.What is the meaning of the suffix "-lysis?" - ANSWERS✔-separation; destruction; loosening
\Q\.What is the meaning of the suffix "-tripsy?" - ANSWERS✔-crushing
\Q\.What is the meaning of the suffix "-algia?" - ANSWERS✔-pain
\Q\.What is the meaning of the suffix "-desis?" - ANSWERS✔-binding; fixation (of a bone or
joint)
Questions And Verified Answers
\Q\.What is a word root? - ANSWERS✔-The foundation of a medical term and contains its
primary meaning. Most word roots are derived from Greek or Latin language.
\Q\.What is a suffix? - ANSWERS✔-Word element placed at the end of a word that changes a
meaning of the word.
\Q\.What is a prefix? - ANSWERS✔-Word element attached to the beginning of a word or word
root. Not all medical terms have a prefix.
\Q\.What does a suffix describe? - ANSWERS✔-In medical terminology, a suffix usually describes
a pathology (disease or abnormality), symptom, surgical or diagnostic procedure, or part of
speech.
\Q\.What does a prefix indicate? - ANSWERS✔-Prefixes usually indicate a number, time,
position, direction, or negation.
\Q\.What is a combining form? - ANSWERS✔-A combining form is created when a word root is
combined with a vowel.
\Q\.What is a combining vowel? - ANSWERS✔-In medical terminology, a combining vowel is the
vowel that is combined with a word root. It is usually an "o" but sometimes it is an "i." A
combining vowel has no meaning of its own but enables two or more word elements to be
connected.
, \Q\.What is a compound word? - ANSWERS✔-A medical term with two or more word roots.
\Q\.What is the meaning of the term "arthritis?" - ANSWERS✔-Inflammation of the joints
\Q\.What is the suffix for the term "softening?" - ANSWERS✔--malacia
\Q\.What is the suffix for the term "condition?" - ANSWERS✔--esis
-ia
-ism
\Q\.What is the suffix for the term "meal?" - ANSWERS✔--prandial
\Q\.What is the suffix for the term "disease?" - ANSWERS✔--pathy
\Q\.What is the suffix for the term "swelling?" - ANSWERS✔--edema
\Q\.What is the meaning of the suffix "-lysis?" - ANSWERS✔-separation; destruction; loosening
\Q\.What is the meaning of the suffix "-tripsy?" - ANSWERS✔-crushing
\Q\.What is the meaning of the suffix "-algia?" - ANSWERS✔-pain
\Q\.What is the meaning of the suffix "-desis?" - ANSWERS✔-binding; fixation (of a bone or
joint)
