COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY ASSESSMENT - PEGGY
C. LEONARD 10TH EDITION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
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1. Which of the following suffixes refers to a ‘surgical puncture to remove fluid’?
A. -centesis
B. -ostomy
C. -otomy
D. -pexy
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: -centesis is the suffix for surgical puncture (e.g., amniocentesis).
-ostomy means creating a new opening, -otomy means incision, and -pexy means surgical
fixation.
2. The combining form ‘myel/o’ refers to which two structures?
A. Muscle and bone
B. Spinal cord and bone marrow
C. Brain and nerves
,D. Marrow and fat
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: In medical terminology, ‘myel/o’ is used to denote both the
spinal cord (e.g., myelitis) and the bone marrow (e.g., myeloma).
3. What is the meaning of the prefix ‘nulli-’?
A. Many
B. Half
C. None
D. First
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: ‘Nulli-’ means none. For example, a nulligravida is a woman who
has never been pregnant.
4. If a patient is diagnosed with ‘xeroderma’, what is the primary symptom?
A. Excessive sweating
B. Yellowing of the skin
C. Dry skin
D. Hardening of the skin
Answer: C
, Conceptual Explanation: ‘Xer/o’ means dry and ‘derm/o’ means skin. Xeroderma literally
translates to dry skin.
5. Which directional term means ‘situated toward the tail’?
A. Cephalic
B. Proximal
C. Distal
D. Caudal
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Caudal refers to the tail or the lower part of the body. Cephalic
refers to the head.
6. A ‘leukocyte’ is a type of blood cell. What color does the prefix ‘leuk/o’ represent?
A. White
B. Blue
C. Yellow
D. Red
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: ‘Leuk/o’ means white. Leukocytes are white blood cells.
TERMINOLOGY ASSESSMENT - PEGGY
C. LEONARD 10TH EDITION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
UPDATE || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
1. Which of the following suffixes refers to a ‘surgical puncture to remove fluid’?
A. -centesis
B. -ostomy
C. -otomy
D. -pexy
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: -centesis is the suffix for surgical puncture (e.g., amniocentesis).
-ostomy means creating a new opening, -otomy means incision, and -pexy means surgical
fixation.
2. The combining form ‘myel/o’ refers to which two structures?
A. Muscle and bone
B. Spinal cord and bone marrow
C. Brain and nerves
,D. Marrow and fat
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: In medical terminology, ‘myel/o’ is used to denote both the
spinal cord (e.g., myelitis) and the bone marrow (e.g., myeloma).
3. What is the meaning of the prefix ‘nulli-’?
A. Many
B. Half
C. None
D. First
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: ‘Nulli-’ means none. For example, a nulligravida is a woman who
has never been pregnant.
4. If a patient is diagnosed with ‘xeroderma’, what is the primary symptom?
A. Excessive sweating
B. Yellowing of the skin
C. Dry skin
D. Hardening of the skin
Answer: C
, Conceptual Explanation: ‘Xer/o’ means dry and ‘derm/o’ means skin. Xeroderma literally
translates to dry skin.
5. Which directional term means ‘situated toward the tail’?
A. Cephalic
B. Proximal
C. Distal
D. Caudal
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Caudal refers to the tail or the lower part of the body. Cephalic
refers to the head.
6. A ‘leukocyte’ is a type of blood cell. What color does the prefix ‘leuk/o’ represent?
A. White
B. Blue
C. Yellow
D. Red
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: ‘Leuk/o’ means white. Leukocytes are white blood cells.
