Question 1

Which medical term component provides the core meaning of the term?

Accepted Answer

Word root

Question 2

What is the correct meaning of the combining form 'carcin/o' as illustrated by the crab in a car?

Accepted Answer

Cancer

Question 3

A patient is diagnosed with 'encephalopathy.' Based on the word parts, what does this term mean?

Accepted Answer

Disease of the brain

Question 4

Which of the following terms means 'surgical removal of the appendix'?

Accepted Answer

Appendectomy

Question 5

The suffix '-emia' refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Condition of the blood

Question 6

Which prefix would you use to indicate 'half'?

Accepted Answer

hemi-

Question 7

A patient presents with 'dyspnea.' What does this term mean?

Accepted Answer

Difficulty breathing

Question 8

Which of the following is the plural form of 'cortex'?

Accepted Answer

cortices

Question 9

A doctor uses an 'otoscope' during an examination. What is the purpose of this instrument?

Accepted Answer

To visually examine the ear

Question 10

Which suffix means 'pain'?

Accepted Answer

-algia

Question 11

A patient is diagnosed with 'polyneuropathy.' What does this term mean?

Accepted Answer

Disease of many nerves

Question 12

Which of the following terms means 'enlargement of the liver'?

Accepted Answer

Hepatomegaly

Question 13

What is the correct plural form of 'flagellum'?

Accepted Answer

flagella

Question 14

Which of the following best describes the term 'fibromyalgia'?

Accepted Answer

Chronic pain in muscles and fibrous tissues

Question 15

A patient is diagnosed with 'hypoglycemia.' What does this term mean?

Accepted Answer

Low blood sugar

Question 16

Which of the following terms means 'inflammation of the skin'?

Accepted Answer

Dermatitis

Question 17

Which suffix means 'surgical removal'?

Accepted Answer

-ectomy

Question 18

A patient is diagnosed with 'tachycardia.' What does this term mean?

Accepted Answer

Fast heart rate

Question 19

Which of the following terms means 'study of the causes of disease'?

Accepted Answer

Etiology

Question 20

A patient is scheduled for a 'pericardiocentesis.' What does this procedure involve?

Accepted Answer

Draining fluid from the pericardium using a needle

Medical Terminology: Components, Word Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes, and Plural Endings

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