WGU C804 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
COMPLETE EXAM RESULTS,
DOCUMENTATION, DEFINITIONS,
PREFIXXES, SUFFIXES AND
PRESCRIPTIONS||OA FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS QITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS||A+ GRADED||<<RECENT
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What is the meaning of the suffix in the term lymphoid? - ANSWER ✓
Resembling
What does the word element - oma mean when used in the term
lymphangiosarcoma? - ANSWER ✓ Tumor
What is the definition of the word paranasal? - ANSWER ✓ Near or beside the
nose
Which suffix should be added to pleur to construct a term that means "pain of the
pleura"? - ANSWER ✓ -algia
Which term can be constructed to mean "pain in the chest" using the following
word elements?
Pleur-
Hypox-
Thoraco-
Bronchiect-
-dynia
-ia
,-asis
-itic - ANSWER ✓ Thoracodynia
Which word element in the term pulmonologist means "specialist in the study of"?
- ANSWER ✓ Suffix
What is the meaning of the word element -pnea in the term orthopnea? -
ANSWER ✓ Breathing
What is the abbreviation for carbon dioxide? - ANSWER ✓ CO 2
Which condition is a result of the oversecretion of growth horomone (GH) in
adults? - ANSWER ✓ Acromegaly
Which term can be constructed to mean "excessive thirst" using the following
word elements?
thyro-
poly-
hyper-
hypo-
-dipsia
-megaly
-trophy
-calcemia - ANSWER ✓ Polydipsia
What should be added to thyro- to form a term that means "incision of the thyroid
gland"? - ANSWER ✓ -tomy
Which part of the term hyperparathyroidism means "excessive"? - ANSWER ✓
hyper-
What does the combining form mean in the word hyperglycemia? - ANSWER ✓
Sugar
Which abbreviation describes the hormone that increases water absorption? -
ANSWER ✓ ADH - Anti Diuretic Hormone
,What is a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)? - ANSWER ✓ stroke
What should be added to neuro- to construct a term that means "destruction of a
nerve"? - ANSWER ✓ -lysis
A patient is diagnosed with paralysis of one-half of the body.
Which word element should be added to the prefix hemi- to construct a term
referring to this condition? - ANSWER ✓ -paresis
Which term, meaning a specialist in disorders of the nervous system, is spelled
correctly? - ANSWER ✓ neurologist
What does the combining form in the term xenophobia mean? - ANSWER ✓
Foreign
Which nervous system abbreviation is a radiographic procedure? - ANSWER ✓
MSI - multi-spectral imagery
Which term means "opening or tunnel of any part of the body"? - ANSWER ✓
Meatus
A physician informs the patient that she has an inflammation of the urethra.
What is the correct spelling of this diagnosis? - ANSWER ✓ Urethritis
A doctor orders a test to check for blood in the urine.
Which word element should be added to the suffix -uria to construct a term
referring to the condition for which the doctor is testing? - ANSWER ✓ Hemat-
A female patient reports that she experiences urinary leakage when she cannot get
to a toilet in time. Documentation states that the patient has arthritis making it
difficult for her to walk.
Which type of incontinence does the patient have? - ANSWER ✓ Functional
incontinence
, What is the meaning of the suffix in the term urethrocele? - ANSWER ✓ Hernia
What is a function of the uterus? - ANSWER ✓ Nourishes embryo
What does the term orchidectomy mean? - ANSWER ✓ Excision of testes
Order the following elements from first (1) to last (4) to correctly form a medical
term referring to the removal of multiple female reproductive system organs.
Select your answers from the pull-down list. - ANSWER ✓ Hystero - Salpingo -
Oophor - Ectomy
Which medical term can be constructed to mean "flow of milk" using the
following word elements?
oligo-
galacto-
mast-
masto-
-itis
-pexy
-rrhea
-galactia - ANSWER ✓ Galactorrhea
What does the suffix mean in the word amniocentesis? - ANSWER ✓ Surgical
puncture
What does the suffix mean in the word menarche? - ANSWER ✓ Beginning
What does the combining form mean in the term galactorrhea? - ANSWER ✓
Milk
Hormone that stimulates the gonads - ANSWER ✓ gonadotropin
paralysis - ANSWER ✓ plegia, pleg/o
Stores and propels sperm toward the urethra during ejaculation - ANSWER ✓
epididymis
COMPLETE EXAM RESULTS,
DOCUMENTATION, DEFINITIONS,
PREFIXXES, SUFFIXES AND
PRESCRIPTIONS||OA FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS QITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS||A+ GRADED||<<RECENT
VERSION>>
What is the meaning of the suffix in the term lymphoid? - ANSWER ✓
Resembling
What does the word element - oma mean when used in the term
lymphangiosarcoma? - ANSWER ✓ Tumor
What is the definition of the word paranasal? - ANSWER ✓ Near or beside the
nose
Which suffix should be added to pleur to construct a term that means "pain of the
pleura"? - ANSWER ✓ -algia
Which term can be constructed to mean "pain in the chest" using the following
word elements?
Pleur-
Hypox-
Thoraco-
Bronchiect-
-dynia
-ia
,-asis
-itic - ANSWER ✓ Thoracodynia
Which word element in the term pulmonologist means "specialist in the study of"?
- ANSWER ✓ Suffix
What is the meaning of the word element -pnea in the term orthopnea? -
ANSWER ✓ Breathing
What is the abbreviation for carbon dioxide? - ANSWER ✓ CO 2
Which condition is a result of the oversecretion of growth horomone (GH) in
adults? - ANSWER ✓ Acromegaly
Which term can be constructed to mean "excessive thirst" using the following
word elements?
thyro-
poly-
hyper-
hypo-
-dipsia
-megaly
-trophy
-calcemia - ANSWER ✓ Polydipsia
What should be added to thyro- to form a term that means "incision of the thyroid
gland"? - ANSWER ✓ -tomy
Which part of the term hyperparathyroidism means "excessive"? - ANSWER ✓
hyper-
What does the combining form mean in the word hyperglycemia? - ANSWER ✓
Sugar
Which abbreviation describes the hormone that increases water absorption? -
ANSWER ✓ ADH - Anti Diuretic Hormone
,What is a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)? - ANSWER ✓ stroke
What should be added to neuro- to construct a term that means "destruction of a
nerve"? - ANSWER ✓ -lysis
A patient is diagnosed with paralysis of one-half of the body.
Which word element should be added to the prefix hemi- to construct a term
referring to this condition? - ANSWER ✓ -paresis
Which term, meaning a specialist in disorders of the nervous system, is spelled
correctly? - ANSWER ✓ neurologist
What does the combining form in the term xenophobia mean? - ANSWER ✓
Foreign
Which nervous system abbreviation is a radiographic procedure? - ANSWER ✓
MSI - multi-spectral imagery
Which term means "opening or tunnel of any part of the body"? - ANSWER ✓
Meatus
A physician informs the patient that she has an inflammation of the urethra.
What is the correct spelling of this diagnosis? - ANSWER ✓ Urethritis
A doctor orders a test to check for blood in the urine.
Which word element should be added to the suffix -uria to construct a term
referring to the condition for which the doctor is testing? - ANSWER ✓ Hemat-
A female patient reports that she experiences urinary leakage when she cannot get
to a toilet in time. Documentation states that the patient has arthritis making it
difficult for her to walk.
Which type of incontinence does the patient have? - ANSWER ✓ Functional
incontinence
, What is the meaning of the suffix in the term urethrocele? - ANSWER ✓ Hernia
What is a function of the uterus? - ANSWER ✓ Nourishes embryo
What does the term orchidectomy mean? - ANSWER ✓ Excision of testes
Order the following elements from first (1) to last (4) to correctly form a medical
term referring to the removal of multiple female reproductive system organs.
Select your answers from the pull-down list. - ANSWER ✓ Hystero - Salpingo -
Oophor - Ectomy
Which medical term can be constructed to mean "flow of milk" using the
following word elements?
oligo-
galacto-
mast-
masto-
-itis
-pexy
-rrhea
-galactia - ANSWER ✓ Galactorrhea
What does the suffix mean in the word amniocentesis? - ANSWER ✓ Surgical
puncture
What does the suffix mean in the word menarche? - ANSWER ✓ Beginning
What does the combining form mean in the term galactorrhea? - ANSWER ✓
Milk
Hormone that stimulates the gonads - ANSWER ✓ gonadotropin
paralysis - ANSWER ✓ plegia, pleg/o
Stores and propels sperm toward the urethra during ejaculation - ANSWER ✓
epididymis
