Deck 1: Introduction to Medical Terminology

Question 1

In macroglossia (large tongue), macro- is a:

A) consonant
B) suffix
C) word root
D) prefix
E) combining form

Answer 1

prefix

Question 2

Vowels marked with a macron (¯) indicate:

A) short sound
B) stress
C) silent letter
D) long sound
E) diphthong

Answer 2

long sound

Question 3

Which of the following words means visual examination of a joint?

A) arthr/o/scopy
B) arthr/o/pexy
C) arthr/o/centesis
D) arthr/o/desis
E) arthr/o/scope

Answer 3

arthr/o/scopy

Question 4

Which of the following words means fear of blood?

A) multiphobic
B) quadriphobia
C) macrophobia
D) superphobic
E) hemophobia

Question 5

The term that means condition without a breast is:

A) a/mast/ia
B) dys/mast/ia
C) eu/mast/ia
D) hemi/mast/ia
E) super/mast/ia

Question 6

What are the prefixes that mean before, in front of?

A) pre-, pro-
B) a-, an-
C) circum-, peri-
D) endo-, intra-
E) homo-, homeo-

Question 7

Which of the following contains a noun ending?

A) muscular
B) thyroidism
C) diplobacterial
D) hypodermic
E) postnatal

Question 8

Which of the following contains an adjective ending that means pertaining to?

A) macrocyte
B) microscope
C) homograft
D) dysphonia
E) gastric

Question 9

What are the suffixes that mean pertaining to?

A) -ia, -ism
B) -iatry, -y
C) -algia, -dynia
D) -ar, -ous
E) -rrhage, -rrhagia

Question 10

A combining form consists of a prefix plus a word root.

Question 11

In the term hypodermic, hypo- is the combining form.

Question 12

Match the word elements with their meanings.

-swelling

A) -algia
B) -cele
C) -centesis
D) -clasise. -
E) Dema
F) -ectomy
G) -emesis
H) -emia
I) -graph
J) -it is
K) -osis
L) -pathy
M) -scope
N) circum-, peri-
O) dys-
P) macro-
Q) pre-, pro-
R) primi-
S) retro-
T) super-

Question 13

Match the word elements with their meanings.

-to break; surgical fracture

A) -algia
B) -cele
C) -centesis
D) -clasise. -
E) Dema
F) -ectomy
G) -emesis
H) -emia
I) -graph
J) -it is
K) -osis
L) -pathy
M) -scope
N) circum-, peri-
O) dys-
P) macro-
Q) pre-, pro-
R) primi-
S) retro-
T) super-

Question 14

Match the word elements with their meanings.

-around

A) -algia
B) -cele
C) -centesis
D) -clasise. -
E) Dema
F) -ectomy
G) -emesis
H) -emia
I) -graph
J) -it is
K) -osis
L) -pathy
M) -scope
N) circum-, peri-
O) dys-
P) macro-
Q) pre-, pro-
R) primi-
S) retro-
T) super-