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

A 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-' as in 'bradycardia'?

Accepted Answer

Slow

Question 7

Which suffix means 'surgical removal'?

Accepted Answer

-ectomy

Question 8

A 10-month-old infant is brought to a pediatrician with a head size beyond the 99th percentile. Which condition is most likely?

Accepted Answer

Megalencephaly

Question 9

Which of the following terms means 'difficulty breathing'?

Accepted Answer

Dyspnea

Question 10

What is the correct meaning of the suffix '-itis'?

Accepted Answer

Inflammation

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Flagella

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Chronic muscle pain with fibrous tissue involvement

Question 13

Which suffix means 'enlargement'?

Accepted Answer

-megaly

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Etiology

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Draining fluid from the pericardium with a needle

Question 16

Which combining form means 'lung'?

Accepted Answer

Pulm/o

Question 17

Which suffix means 'pain'?

Accepted Answer

-algia

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Dermatitis

Question 19

Which suffix means 'disease'?

Accepted Answer

-pathy

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Cortices

Medical Terminology: Introduction and Word Components

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