Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Surgical repair of a joint

Question 2

A patient is diagnosed with 'hepatomegaly.' Which of the following best defines this term?

Accepted Answer

Enlargement of the liver

Question 3

Which prefix means 'slow' and is used in terms such as 'bradycardia'?

Accepted Answer

Brady-

Question 4

A patient presents with 'dyspnea.' Which combining form and suffix are used in this term, and what do they mean?

Accepted Answer

dys- = bad/difficult, -pnea = breathing

Question 5

Which of the following terms refers to the surgical removal of the gallbladder?

Accepted Answer

Cholecystectomy

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Abnormal softening of bone

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the location of the 'epigastric' region?

Accepted Answer

Above the stomach

Question 8

A patient is experiencing 'hematochezia.' What does this term indicate?

Accepted Answer

Blood in the stool

Question 9

Which directional term means 'toward the head'?

Accepted Answer

Cephalad

Question 10

Which suffix would you use to indicate 'surgical puncture to remove fluid'?

Accepted Answer

-centesis

Question 11

A patient is diagnosed with 'polyneuropathy.' Which of the following best defines this term?

Accepted Answer

Disease of many nerves

Question 12

Which of the following terms means 'inflammation of the small intestine'?

Accepted Answer

Enteritis

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

Incision into the chest

Question 14

Which combining form refers to 'muscle'?

Accepted Answer

my/o

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Rapid breathing

Question 16

Which of the following best describes the 'transverse' plane?

Accepted Answer

Divides the body into superior and inferior portions

Question 17

A patient is diagnosed with 'anemia.' Which suffix is used, and what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

-emia = blood condition

Question 18

Which of the following terms means 'condition of stones in the gallbladder'?

Accepted Answer

Cholelithiasis

Question 19

A patient is experiencing 'dysphagia.' What does this term mean?

Accepted Answer

Difficulty swallowing

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Death of tissue

Medical Terminology Midterm Study Guide: Prefixes, Suffixes, Combining Forms, and Basic Anatomy

Study Guide - Practice Questions