WGU C804 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
COMPLETE EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. diacritical mark that indicates the long vowel sound - ANSWER macron
2. the foundation of a medical term - ANSWER root
3. a word element that indicates procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech
- ANSWER suffix
4. small - ANSWER micro
5. one - ANSWER mono, uni
6. many, much - ANSWER multi, poly
7. after, behind - ANSWER post
8. before, in front of - ANSWER pre, pro
9. first - ANSWER primi
10.four - ANSWER quadri
,11.backward, behind - ANSWER retro
12.upper, above - ANSWER super
13.fast - ANSWER tachy
14.three - ANSWER tri
15.pertaining to - ANSWER ac, -al, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ical, -ior, -ous, -tic
16.pain - ANSWER algia, dynia
17.hernia, swelling - ANSWER cele
18.type of marks that aid in the pronunciation of a word - ANSWER diacritical
19.a combining vowel allows two or more of these to be connected as one word
- ANSWER elements
20.the second step in defining a medical term considers this part of the word -
ANSWER first
21.added to some word root combinations to help with pronunciation -
ANSWER vowel
22.a combining form links a suffix that begins with this - ANSWER consonant
,23.word created by combining root words together - ANSWER compound
24.without, not - ANSWER a-, an-, non-, un-
25.slow - ANSWER brady
26.around - ANSWER peri, circum
27.through, across - ANSWER dia, trans
28.double - ANSWER dip, diplo
29.bad, painful, difficult - ANSWER dys
30.in, within - ANSWER endo, intra, en
31.one half - ANSWER hemi
32.different - ANSWER hetero
33.same - ANSWER homo-, homeo-
34.excessive, above normal - ANSWER hyper
, 35.under, below, deficient - ANSWER hypo
36.large - ANSWER macro
37.surgical puncture - ANSWER centesis
38.cell - ANSWER cyte
39.binding, fixation (of a bone or joint) - ANSWER desis
40.dilation, expansion - ANSWER ectasis
41.excision, removal - ANSWER ectomy
42.swelling - ANSWER edema
43.bladder - ANSWER cysto/vesico
44.glomerulus - ANSWER glomeru/o
45.surgical repair - ANSWER plasty
46.prolapse, downward displacement - ANSWER ptosis
47.discharge, flow - ANSWER rrhea
COMPLETE EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. diacritical mark that indicates the long vowel sound - ANSWER macron
2. the foundation of a medical term - ANSWER root
3. a word element that indicates procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech
- ANSWER suffix
4. small - ANSWER micro
5. one - ANSWER mono, uni
6. many, much - ANSWER multi, poly
7. after, behind - ANSWER post
8. before, in front of - ANSWER pre, pro
9. first - ANSWER primi
10.four - ANSWER quadri
,11.backward, behind - ANSWER retro
12.upper, above - ANSWER super
13.fast - ANSWER tachy
14.three - ANSWER tri
15.pertaining to - ANSWER ac, -al, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ical, -ior, -ous, -tic
16.pain - ANSWER algia, dynia
17.hernia, swelling - ANSWER cele
18.type of marks that aid in the pronunciation of a word - ANSWER diacritical
19.a combining vowel allows two or more of these to be connected as one word
- ANSWER elements
20.the second step in defining a medical term considers this part of the word -
ANSWER first
21.added to some word root combinations to help with pronunciation -
ANSWER vowel
22.a combining form links a suffix that begins with this - ANSWER consonant
,23.word created by combining root words together - ANSWER compound
24.without, not - ANSWER a-, an-, non-, un-
25.slow - ANSWER brady
26.around - ANSWER peri, circum
27.through, across - ANSWER dia, trans
28.double - ANSWER dip, diplo
29.bad, painful, difficult - ANSWER dys
30.in, within - ANSWER endo, intra, en
31.one half - ANSWER hemi
32.different - ANSWER hetero
33.same - ANSWER homo-, homeo-
34.excessive, above normal - ANSWER hyper
, 35.under, below, deficient - ANSWER hypo
36.large - ANSWER macro
37.surgical puncture - ANSWER centesis
38.cell - ANSWER cyte
39.binding, fixation (of a bone or joint) - ANSWER desis
40.dilation, expansion - ANSWER ectasis
41.excision, removal - ANSWER ectomy
42.swelling - ANSWER edema
43.bladder - ANSWER cysto/vesico
44.glomerulus - ANSWER glomeru/o
45.surgical repair - ANSWER plasty
46.prolapse, downward displacement - ANSWER ptosis
47.discharge, flow - ANSWER rrhea
