WGU C804 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY EXAM 2026 ACTUAL EXAMINATION TEST WITH COMPLETE CORRECT ANSWERS

WGU C804 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
EXAM 2026 ACTUAL EXAMINATION TEST
WITH COMPLETE CORRECT ANSWERS

⫸ dys- Answer: bad, difficult, painful


⫸ -ectomy Answer: surgical removal, cutting out


⫸ hyper- Answer: excessive, increased


⫸ hypo- Answer: deficient, decreased


⫸ -itis Answer: inflammation


⫸ -osis Answer: abnormal condition, disease


⫸ -ostomy Answer: the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the
body surface


⫸ -otomy Answer: cutting, surgical incision


⫸ -plasty Answer: surgical repair

, ⫸ -rrhage Answer: bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge


⫸ -rrhaphy Answer: surgical suturing


⫸ -rrhea Answer: flow or discharge


⫸ -rrhexis Answer: rupture


⫸ -sclerosis Answer: abnormal hardening


⫸ abdominocentis Answer: the surgical puncture of the abdominal
cavity to remove fluid


⫸ acroynm Answer: a word formed from initial letter of the major parts
of a compound term


⫸ acute Answer: rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short
duration


⫸ angiography Answer: the process of producing a radiographic study
of blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make blood
vessels visible


⫸ appendectomy Answer: surgical removal of the appendix