Medical Terminology Final Exam Study
Guide (chapters 1-13) Questions with
Complete Solutions
Embolus is a Greek word meaning "stopper" or "plug" - Answer-the blockage of a
blood vessel in the brain caused by a foreign object (emolus) such as fat or bacteria
brain/pertaining to stopper/ condition
Microephaly
micro/ephal/y
MAI-kroh-SEH-fah-lee - Answer-abnomally small head
small/head/condition
Hydrocephaly
HAI-droh-SEH-fah-lee
hydro/cephal/y - Answer-abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain
water/head/condition
encephalitis
encephal/itis
in-SEF-ah-LAI-tis - Answer-inflammation of the brain
brain/inflammation
ischemic stroke
isch/em/ic
ihs-KEE-mik STROHK - Answer-a stroke where the blood loss is caused by a
blockage
hold back/blood/pertaining to
Chemotherapy
chemo/therapy
KEE-moh-THER-ah-pee - Answer-The use of drugs to treat diseases such as cancer
chemical/treatment
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
trans/ient isch/em/ic
TRAN-zee-en ih-SKEE-mik ah-TAK - Answer-a mini-stroke caused by the blockage
of a blood vessel that resolves (goes away) wihtin 24 hours
,across/go hold/back/pertaining to
EEG - Answer-electroencephalogram
TIA - Answer-transient ischemic attack (mini stroke)
ADHD - Answer-attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
CNS - Answer-central nervous system
CSF - Answer-cerebrospinal fluid
MS - Answer-multiple sclerosis
cerebr/o
-the encephalo root comes from en (inside) and cephalus (head and literally means
"the stuff inside your head" - Answer-brain
cephal/o
the term migraine comes from the word hemicranias meaning "half the head" it
reflects the fact most migraines are localized on half the patient's head - Answer-
head
phas/o - Answer-speech
phren/o
phreno can alos refer to the diaphragm - Answer-mind
psych/o
-early on the greeks thought of the chest as the seat of emotion and reason, as that
view changed and the location of the mind moved from the chest to the brain this
term for mind began to be applied to both areas of the body - Answer-mind
-phobia - Answer-excessive fear or sensitivity
-mania - Answer-excessive desire
-phlegia
from greek for "to strike" - Answer-paralysis
diplopia
dipl/opia
dih-PLOH-pee-ah - Answer-double vision
double/vision condition
,hyperopia
hyper/opia
HAI-per-OH-pee-ah - Answer-farsightedness
over/vision condition
myopia
my/opia
mai-OH-pee-ah - Answer-nearsightedness
shut/vision condition
blepharitis
blephar/itis
BLEF-ah-RAI-tis - Answer-eyelid inflammation
eyelid/inflammation
otitis media
ot/itis media
oh-TAI-tis MEH-dee-ah - Answer-inflammation of the middle ear
ear/inflammation middle
presbyopia
presby/opia
PREZ-bee-OH-pee-ah - Answer-decreased vision caused by old age
old age/vision condition
Glaucoma
glaw-KOH-mah
-from greek meaning "grey eye" - Answer-eye diseas that causes vision lost by
damaging the optic nervve
tinnitus
tih-NAI-ts
-from latin fro "to ring or jingle" - Answer-ringing in the ears
vertigo
VER-tih-goh
-from latin for "to whirl around? - Answer-sensation of moving through space (while
stationary)
Xerophthalmia
xer/opthalm/ia
ZER-off-THAL-mee-ah - Answer-dry eyes
dry/eye/condition
, ophthalmalgia
ophthalm/algia
awf-thal-MAL-jah - Answer-eye pain
eye/pain
ophthalmoscope
ophthalmo/scope
awf-THAL-mah-SKOHP - Answer-instrument for looking at the eye
eye/looking instrument
Conjunctivitis (also known as pink eye)
conjctiv/itis
con-JUNK-tih-VAI-tis - Answer-inflammation of the conjunctiva
conjujnctiva/inflammation
binocular
bin/ocul/ar
bai-NAW-hyoo-lar - Answer-pertaining to both eyes
two/eye/pertaining to
optic
opt/ic
AWP-tik - Answer-pertaining to the eye
eye/pertaining to
retinal
retin/al
REH-tih-nal - Answer-pertaining to the retina
retina/pertaining to
cataract - Answer-
otoscope
oto/scope
OH-toh-SKOHP - Answer-instrument for looing in the ear
ear/ instrument for looking
Audiologist
audio/logist
aw-dee-AW-loh-jist - Answer-hearing specialist
hearig/specialist
otosclerosis
oto/sclero/sis
Guide (chapters 1-13) Questions with
Complete Solutions
Embolus is a Greek word meaning "stopper" or "plug" - Answer-the blockage of a
blood vessel in the brain caused by a foreign object (emolus) such as fat or bacteria
brain/pertaining to stopper/ condition
Microephaly
micro/ephal/y
MAI-kroh-SEH-fah-lee - Answer-abnomally small head
small/head/condition
Hydrocephaly
HAI-droh-SEH-fah-lee
hydro/cephal/y - Answer-abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain
water/head/condition
encephalitis
encephal/itis
in-SEF-ah-LAI-tis - Answer-inflammation of the brain
brain/inflammation
ischemic stroke
isch/em/ic
ihs-KEE-mik STROHK - Answer-a stroke where the blood loss is caused by a
blockage
hold back/blood/pertaining to
Chemotherapy
chemo/therapy
KEE-moh-THER-ah-pee - Answer-The use of drugs to treat diseases such as cancer
chemical/treatment
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
trans/ient isch/em/ic
TRAN-zee-en ih-SKEE-mik ah-TAK - Answer-a mini-stroke caused by the blockage
of a blood vessel that resolves (goes away) wihtin 24 hours
,across/go hold/back/pertaining to
EEG - Answer-electroencephalogram
TIA - Answer-transient ischemic attack (mini stroke)
ADHD - Answer-attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
CNS - Answer-central nervous system
CSF - Answer-cerebrospinal fluid
MS - Answer-multiple sclerosis
cerebr/o
-the encephalo root comes from en (inside) and cephalus (head and literally means
"the stuff inside your head" - Answer-brain
cephal/o
the term migraine comes from the word hemicranias meaning "half the head" it
reflects the fact most migraines are localized on half the patient's head - Answer-
head
phas/o - Answer-speech
phren/o
phreno can alos refer to the diaphragm - Answer-mind
psych/o
-early on the greeks thought of the chest as the seat of emotion and reason, as that
view changed and the location of the mind moved from the chest to the brain this
term for mind began to be applied to both areas of the body - Answer-mind
-phobia - Answer-excessive fear or sensitivity
-mania - Answer-excessive desire
-phlegia
from greek for "to strike" - Answer-paralysis
diplopia
dipl/opia
dih-PLOH-pee-ah - Answer-double vision
double/vision condition
,hyperopia
hyper/opia
HAI-per-OH-pee-ah - Answer-farsightedness
over/vision condition
myopia
my/opia
mai-OH-pee-ah - Answer-nearsightedness
shut/vision condition
blepharitis
blephar/itis
BLEF-ah-RAI-tis - Answer-eyelid inflammation
eyelid/inflammation
otitis media
ot/itis media
oh-TAI-tis MEH-dee-ah - Answer-inflammation of the middle ear
ear/inflammation middle
presbyopia
presby/opia
PREZ-bee-OH-pee-ah - Answer-decreased vision caused by old age
old age/vision condition
Glaucoma
glaw-KOH-mah
-from greek meaning "grey eye" - Answer-eye diseas that causes vision lost by
damaging the optic nervve
tinnitus
tih-NAI-ts
-from latin fro "to ring or jingle" - Answer-ringing in the ears
vertigo
VER-tih-goh
-from latin for "to whirl around? - Answer-sensation of moving through space (while
stationary)
Xerophthalmia
xer/opthalm/ia
ZER-off-THAL-mee-ah - Answer-dry eyes
dry/eye/condition
, ophthalmalgia
ophthalm/algia
awf-thal-MAL-jah - Answer-eye pain
eye/pain
ophthalmoscope
ophthalmo/scope
awf-THAL-mah-SKOHP - Answer-instrument for looking at the eye
eye/looking instrument
Conjunctivitis (also known as pink eye)
conjctiv/itis
con-JUNK-tih-VAI-tis - Answer-inflammation of the conjunctiva
conjujnctiva/inflammation
binocular
bin/ocul/ar
bai-NAW-hyoo-lar - Answer-pertaining to both eyes
two/eye/pertaining to
optic
opt/ic
AWP-tik - Answer-pertaining to the eye
eye/pertaining to
retinal
retin/al
REH-tih-nal - Answer-pertaining to the retina
retina/pertaining to
cataract - Answer-
otoscope
oto/scope
OH-toh-SKOHP - Answer-instrument for looing in the ear
ear/ instrument for looking
Audiologist
audio/logist
aw-dee-AW-loh-jist - Answer-hearing specialist
hearig/specialist
otosclerosis
oto/sclero/sis
