MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE (CHAPTERS 1-13) QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS |VERIFIED & ALREADY
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
APHY 101
29|07|2026
, QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
seborrhea
sebo/rrhea
seh-boh-REE-ah. ANSWER - discharge of oil (sebum)
oil/discharge
odont/o-
-enamel on the outside of the tooth is the hardest thing in the human body
-humans have 32 teeth. ANSWER - tooth
Hypoglycemia. ANSWER - low blood sugar
hemat/o
heh-MAH-toh. ANSWER - blood (hematoma)
arthr/o
AR-throh. ANSWER - joint
(arthroscope, arthritis
muscul/o. ANSWER - muscle
cardi/o
KAR-dee-oh. ANSWER - heart
(cardiology, pericardium)
derm/o
DER-moh. ANSWER - skin
,(dermoscopy, dermis)
gastr/o
GAS-tro. ANSWER - stomach
(gastrointestinal, gastritis)
enter/o
EN-ter-oh. ANSWER - small intestine
(enteropathy, dysentery)
hepat/o
he-PAH-toh. ANSWER - liver
(hepatology, hepatits)
hem/o
HEE-moh. ANSWER - blood (hemorrhage)
angi/o
AN-gee-oh
(most commonly refers to blood vessel, but can also refer to othe types of blood vessels as
well). ANSWER - Vessel
(angioplasty, angiectomy)
neur/o
NUR-oh. ANSWER - nerve
(neurology, neuralgia
path/o
PAH-thoh. ANSWER - suffering , disease
, -pathology
pneumon/o
noo-MAW-noh. ANSWER - lung
(pneumonia, pneumonitis)
morph/o
MOR-foh. ANSWER - change
-morphology
my/o
MAI-oh. ANSWER - muscle
(myocardial, myalgia)
necr/o
NEK-roh. ANSWER - death
(necrosis)
py/o
PAH-thoh. ANSWER - pus
(pyorrhea, pyemia)
hydr/o
HAI-droh. ANSWER - water
(hydrophobia, dehydration)
pulmon/o
GUIDE (CHAPTERS 1-13) QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS |VERIFIED & ALREADY
GRADED A+
Most Studied | Updated
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
APHY 101
29|07|2026
, QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
seborrhea
sebo/rrhea
seh-boh-REE-ah. ANSWER - discharge of oil (sebum)
oil/discharge
odont/o-
-enamel on the outside of the tooth is the hardest thing in the human body
-humans have 32 teeth. ANSWER - tooth
Hypoglycemia. ANSWER - low blood sugar
hemat/o
heh-MAH-toh. ANSWER - blood (hematoma)
arthr/o
AR-throh. ANSWER - joint
(arthroscope, arthritis
muscul/o. ANSWER - muscle
cardi/o
KAR-dee-oh. ANSWER - heart
(cardiology, pericardium)
derm/o
DER-moh. ANSWER - skin
,(dermoscopy, dermis)
gastr/o
GAS-tro. ANSWER - stomach
(gastrointestinal, gastritis)
enter/o
EN-ter-oh. ANSWER - small intestine
(enteropathy, dysentery)
hepat/o
he-PAH-toh. ANSWER - liver
(hepatology, hepatits)
hem/o
HEE-moh. ANSWER - blood (hemorrhage)
angi/o
AN-gee-oh
(most commonly refers to blood vessel, but can also refer to othe types of blood vessels as
well). ANSWER - Vessel
(angioplasty, angiectomy)
neur/o
NUR-oh. ANSWER - nerve
(neurology, neuralgia
path/o
PAH-thoh. ANSWER - suffering , disease
, -pathology
pneumon/o
noo-MAW-noh. ANSWER - lung
(pneumonia, pneumonitis)
morph/o
MOR-foh. ANSWER - change
-morphology
my/o
MAI-oh. ANSWER - muscle
(myocardial, myalgia)
necr/o
NEK-roh. ANSWER - death
(necrosis)
py/o
PAH-thoh. ANSWER - pus
(pyorrhea, pyemia)
hydr/o
HAI-droh. ANSWER - water
(hydrophobia, dehydration)
pulmon/o
