SKILLSUSA MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ CF. Answer: complete if xation; counting fingers; cystic fibrosis.
◉ Erythro. Answer: red blood cell
◉ Fluor. Answer: glowing, luminous
◉ OU. Answer: each eye, both eyes
◉ Stasis. Answer: control, maintenance of a constant level
◉ CA. Answer: cancer, carcinoma
◉ Xeropthalmia. Answer: progressive hardening of the cornea of the eye
in advanced vitamin A deficiency that can lead to blindness; dry eyes
◉ Cryo. Answer: cold
,◉ CHF. Answer: congestive heart failure
◉ Gyn. Answer: gynecology
◉ Tinnitus. Answer: ringing in the ears
◉ OS. Answer: left eye
◉ Taxia. Answer: order, coordination
◉ Xiphoid. Answer: cartilage bony projection on the distal end of the
sternum; shape like a sword.
◉ Xerostomia. Answer: Dryness of the mouth caused by reduction of
saliva
◉ BS. Answer: blood sugar
◉ Leuko. Answer: white blood cell
,◉ Homeostasis. Answer: A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant
internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as
blood glucose, around a particular level.
◉ Epistaxis. Answer: nosebleed
◉ AS. Answer: ankylosing spondylitis; aortic stenosis; left ear
◉ Cyanosis. Answer: bluish discoloration of the skin
◉ Stomato. Answer: mouth
◉ Malleolus. Answer: rounded bony projection on the tibia and fibula
on the sides of each ankle joint.
◉ Hematocrit. Answer: The percent of the volume of whole blood that is
composed of red blood cells as determined by separation of red blood
cells from the plasma usually by centrifugation.
◉ AU. Answer: both ears
◉ Tox. Answer: poison
, ◉ Kinesia. Answer: movement, motion
◉ -rraphy. Answer: surgical suturing
◉ Hepat. Answer: Liver
◉ Goiter. Answer: enlargement of the thyroid gland
◉ Pleurisy. Answer: inflammation of the pleura
◉ -pathy. Answer: disease condition
◉ CC. Answer: chief complaint, cardiac cycle, cauterization
◉ pleaural effusion. Answer: abnormal accumulation of fluid in the
pleural space
◉ -emesis. Answer: vomiting
◉ H & H. Answer: hemoglobin and hematocrit
◉ -gravda. Answer: pregnant
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ CF. Answer: complete if xation; counting fingers; cystic fibrosis.
◉ Erythro. Answer: red blood cell
◉ Fluor. Answer: glowing, luminous
◉ OU. Answer: each eye, both eyes
◉ Stasis. Answer: control, maintenance of a constant level
◉ CA. Answer: cancer, carcinoma
◉ Xeropthalmia. Answer: progressive hardening of the cornea of the eye
in advanced vitamin A deficiency that can lead to blindness; dry eyes
◉ Cryo. Answer: cold
,◉ CHF. Answer: congestive heart failure
◉ Gyn. Answer: gynecology
◉ Tinnitus. Answer: ringing in the ears
◉ OS. Answer: left eye
◉ Taxia. Answer: order, coordination
◉ Xiphoid. Answer: cartilage bony projection on the distal end of the
sternum; shape like a sword.
◉ Xerostomia. Answer: Dryness of the mouth caused by reduction of
saliva
◉ BS. Answer: blood sugar
◉ Leuko. Answer: white blood cell
,◉ Homeostasis. Answer: A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant
internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as
blood glucose, around a particular level.
◉ Epistaxis. Answer: nosebleed
◉ AS. Answer: ankylosing spondylitis; aortic stenosis; left ear
◉ Cyanosis. Answer: bluish discoloration of the skin
◉ Stomato. Answer: mouth
◉ Malleolus. Answer: rounded bony projection on the tibia and fibula
on the sides of each ankle joint.
◉ Hematocrit. Answer: The percent of the volume of whole blood that is
composed of red blood cells as determined by separation of red blood
cells from the plasma usually by centrifugation.
◉ AU. Answer: both ears
◉ Tox. Answer: poison
, ◉ Kinesia. Answer: movement, motion
◉ -rraphy. Answer: surgical suturing
◉ Hepat. Answer: Liver
◉ Goiter. Answer: enlargement of the thyroid gland
◉ Pleurisy. Answer: inflammation of the pleura
◉ -pathy. Answer: disease condition
◉ CC. Answer: chief complaint, cardiac cycle, cauterization
◉ pleaural effusion. Answer: abnormal accumulation of fluid in the
pleural space
◉ -emesis. Answer: vomiting
◉ H & H. Answer: hemoglobin and hematocrit
◉ -gravda. Answer: pregnant
