mmsc 200 exam 1 questions & answers 2025/2026

mmsc 200 exam 1 questions & answers
2025/2026

prefix - ANSWERSattached to beginning of a medical term to modify the unique meaning
derived from root



prefix often indicates - ANSWERSoften indicates number, direction, orientation, time, negation



root - ANSWERSfundamental meaning of a medical term * core of the word



combining vowel - ANSWERSused to ease pronunciation - usually an "o". A combining vowel is
used to connect two word roots or a word root and a suffix



suffix - ANSWERSword ending. Suffix is attached to end of a root (or rarely to prefix) to modify
its meaning. often indicates a procedure or instrument



all medical terms must have a - ANSWERSsuffix



most medical terms have at least one - ANSWERSroot



Some medical terms do NOT have - ANSWERSa prefix or combining vowel, although they all
have suffix



When a suffix begins with a vowel - ANSWERSthe combining vowel is usually omitted



Prefix can be directly attached to a root without - ANSWERSthe combining vowel "o"

,hemat - ANSWERSblood



-logy - ANSWERSstudy of



electr - ANSWERSelectricity



cardi - ANSWERSheart



-gram - ANSWERSrecord of information generated from an analyzer



gastr - ANSWERSstomach



-itis - ANSWERSinflammation



sub - ANSWERSunder



-ic - ANSWERSpertaining to



aden/o - ANSWERSgland



arthr/o - ANSWERSjoint



bi/o - ANSWERSlife



carcin/o - ANSWERScancer

, cardi/o - ANSWERSheart



cephal/o - ANSWERShead



cerebr/o - ANSWERScerebrum



cis/o - ANSWERSto cut



crin/o - ANSWERSto secrete



cyst/o - ANSWERSurinary bladder



cyt/o - ANSWERScell



derm/o or dermat/o - ANSWERSskin



electr/o - ANSWERSelectricity



encephal/o - ANSWERSbrain



enter/o - ANSWERSintestines



erythr/o - ANSWERSred



glyc/o - ANSWERSsugar