HSC3537 – Medical Terminology – Final Exam Review with Definitions
and Correct answers
Which word part contains the fundamental meaning of the word?
a. prefix
b. vowel
c. suffix
d. root word - correct answer d
In the medical term 'intra/ven/ous', -ven- is the:
a. prefix
b. word root or stem word
c. combining form
d. suffix - correct answer b
The word part attached to the beginning of a word root in order to modify its meaning is called
a(n):
a. compound term
b. prefix
c. suffix
d. modifier - correct answer b
In the medical term 'arthr/itis', -itis is the:
a. word root
b. prefix
c. suffix
,d. combining form - correct answer c
The word part attached to the end of a word root in order to modify its meaning is the:
a. prefix
b. combining form
c. word root
d. suffix - correct answer d
The most common combining vowel is:
a. 'o'
b. 'u'
c. 'i'
d. 'e' - correct answer a
In the divided medical term 'arthr/o/pathy', "o" is the:
a. combining vowel used with both the stem word and the prefix
b. combining vowel used with both the stem word and suffix
c. modifier
d. consonant - correct answer b
In the divided medical term 'sub/hepat/ic', which part is the prefix and which part is the suffix?
a. -ic and sub
b. sub- and -hepat-
c. hepat- and -ic
d. sub- and -ic - correct answer d
The combining form of a stem word is usually made of two component parts, the:
,a. word root and suffix
b. word root and combining vowel
c. word root and prefix
d. prefix and suffix - correct answer b
In the divided medical term 'osteopor/o/sis', the slash lines (/) indicate that the vowel "o" may
be used as part of which word parts?
a. osteo- and -sis
b. osteo- and -por
c. poro- and osis
d. por- and -osis - correct answer d
The suffixes -a, -ia, -iac, -al, -ar, -ic, -is, -on, -os, -us, -ium, and -um are used as a generalized
actual meaning for the phrase "refers to or Blank ."
a. to tear away from
b. without or lack of
c. pertains to
d. related to a condition or disease - correct answer c
Verb variations of a stem word usually describe:
a. action taken, condition, or state
b. symptoms of a condition
c. body positions or planes of reference
d. none of the above - correct answer a
Adjectives usually modify a noun to denote quality, quantity, extent, or:
a. distinction of the object from something else
b. the name of an object
, c. action taken
d. time of day - correct answer a
Breaking a compound term into its component word parts combined with a vowel or vowels is
called:
a. fracturing
b. combining terms
c. structuring
d. diagramming - correct answer a
The combining form or term that literally means "internal organs" is:
a. viscer/o-
b. chole/docho-
c. cardi/o-
d. an/cone- - correct answer a
My/o- is the combining form of a word part that means:
a. heart
b. fiber
c. bone
d. muscle - correct answer d
The combining form -phas- means:
a. to speak; utter
b. to eat
c. to like; affinity for
d. to flow - correct answer a
and Correct answers
Which word part contains the fundamental meaning of the word?
a. prefix
b. vowel
c. suffix
d. root word - correct answer d
In the medical term 'intra/ven/ous', -ven- is the:
a. prefix
b. word root or stem word
c. combining form
d. suffix - correct answer b
The word part attached to the beginning of a word root in order to modify its meaning is called
a(n):
a. compound term
b. prefix
c. suffix
d. modifier - correct answer b
In the medical term 'arthr/itis', -itis is the:
a. word root
b. prefix
c. suffix
,d. combining form - correct answer c
The word part attached to the end of a word root in order to modify its meaning is the:
a. prefix
b. combining form
c. word root
d. suffix - correct answer d
The most common combining vowel is:
a. 'o'
b. 'u'
c. 'i'
d. 'e' - correct answer a
In the divided medical term 'arthr/o/pathy', "o" is the:
a. combining vowel used with both the stem word and the prefix
b. combining vowel used with both the stem word and suffix
c. modifier
d. consonant - correct answer b
In the divided medical term 'sub/hepat/ic', which part is the prefix and which part is the suffix?
a. -ic and sub
b. sub- and -hepat-
c. hepat- and -ic
d. sub- and -ic - correct answer d
The combining form of a stem word is usually made of two component parts, the:
,a. word root and suffix
b. word root and combining vowel
c. word root and prefix
d. prefix and suffix - correct answer b
In the divided medical term 'osteopor/o/sis', the slash lines (/) indicate that the vowel "o" may
be used as part of which word parts?
a. osteo- and -sis
b. osteo- and -por
c. poro- and osis
d. por- and -osis - correct answer d
The suffixes -a, -ia, -iac, -al, -ar, -ic, -is, -on, -os, -us, -ium, and -um are used as a generalized
actual meaning for the phrase "refers to or Blank ."
a. to tear away from
b. without or lack of
c. pertains to
d. related to a condition or disease - correct answer c
Verb variations of a stem word usually describe:
a. action taken, condition, or state
b. symptoms of a condition
c. body positions or planes of reference
d. none of the above - correct answer a
Adjectives usually modify a noun to denote quality, quantity, extent, or:
a. distinction of the object from something else
b. the name of an object
, c. action taken
d. time of day - correct answer a
Breaking a compound term into its component word parts combined with a vowel or vowels is
called:
a. fracturing
b. combining terms
c. structuring
d. diagramming - correct answer a
The combining form or term that literally means "internal organs" is:
a. viscer/o-
b. chole/docho-
c. cardi/o-
d. an/cone- - correct answer a
My/o- is the combining form of a word part that means:
a. heart
b. fiber
c. bone
d. muscle - correct answer d
The combining form -phas- means:
a. to speak; utter
b. to eat
c. to like; affinity for
d. to flow - correct answer a
