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 term 'polyneuropathy'?

Accepted Answer

Disease of many nerves

Question 3

Which of the following is the correct plural form of 'metastasis'?

Accepted Answer

Metastases

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Low blood sugar

Question 5

Which combining form means 'cancer' or 'cancerous'?

Accepted Answer

Carcin/o

Question 6

What is the meaning of the prefix 'brady-'?

Accepted Answer

Slow

Question 7

Which suffix means 'surgical removal'?

Accepted Answer

-ectomy

Question 8

A 10-month-old infant with a head size beyond the 99th percentile is most likely to have which condition?

Accepted Answer

Megalencephaly

Question 9

Which term means 'inflammation of the skin'?

Accepted Answer

Dermatitis

Question 10

What is the correct meaning of the term 'dyspnea'?

Accepted Answer

Difficulty breathing

Question 11

Which suffix means 'pain'?

Accepted Answer

-algia

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Deficiency of bone

Question 13

Which of the following terms means 'record or image of the heart's electrical activity'?

Accepted Answer

Electrocardiogram

Question 14

Which prefix means 'half'?

Accepted Answer

Semi-

Question 15

What is the meaning of the suffix '-rrhea'?

Accepted Answer

Flow or discharge

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Cortices

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Pain in the muscles and fibrous tissue

Question 18

Which suffix means 'enlargement'?

Accepted Answer

-megaly

Question 19

Which of the following terms means 'surgical puncture to remove fluid from the pericardium'?

Accepted Answer

Pericardiocentesis

Question 20

Which combining form means 'lung'?

Accepted Answer

Pulm/o

Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical Terminology – Mini-Textbook Study Notes

Study Guide - Practice Questions