BIOD 103 / BIOD103 MODULE 1 | MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY EXAM | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+ | PORTAGE
LEARNING | 2026/2027 GUIDE
The suffix meaning "to rupture" is ___.
- Correct Answer - -rrhexis
The prefix "dys-" means ___.
- Correct Answer - bad, difficult, or painful
Which term means "death of bone tissue"?
- Correct Answer - osteonecrosis
In the term myopathy, what does the suffix "-pathy" mean?
- Correct Answer - disease
The medical term for higher than normal blood pressure is ___.
- Correct Answer - hypertension
Which term describes an inflammation of the stomach?
- Correct Answer - gastritis
,The puncture of a vein for the purpose of drawing blood is called ___.
- Correct Answer - phlebotomy
The combining form meaning "new" is ___.
- Correct Answer - ne(o)-
An inflammation of the stomach and the small intestine is called ___.
- Correct Answer - gastroenteritis
A _____ is a physician specializing in diagnosis and therapy of skin
disorders.
- Correct Answer - dermatologist
The suffix denoting an instrument used to measure is ___.
- Correct Answer - -meter
The prefix "tetra-" means ___.
- Correct Answer - four
Which term means "inflammation of the pancreas"?
- Correct Answer - pancreatitis
In the term metaplasia the suffix "-plasia" means ___.
- Correct Answer - growth
The medical term for "hardening of a tissue" is ___.
- Correct Answer - sclerosis
, Which suffix is used to describe "a sudden involuntary cramping or
contraction"? - Correct Answer - -spasm
The prefix "epi-" in the word epigastric means ___. - Correct Answer -
above
The suffix "-megaly " in the word cardiomegaly means ___. - Correct
Answer - Enlargement
The suffix "-malacia" in the word osteomalacia means ___. - Correct
Answer - Softening
The prefix "dys-" in the word dyspnea means ___. - Correct Answer - too
fast
The word root "erythr(o)-" in the word erythrocyte means ___. - Correct
Answer - red
The prefix "tachy-" in the word tachycardia means ___. - Correct Answer
- fast
The suffix "-ptosis " in the word blepharoptosis means ___. - Correct
Answer - Sagging or drooping
The combining form "melan(o)- " in the word melanocyte means ___. -
Correct Answer - black
Inflammation of the bladder is called ___. - Correct Answer - cystitis
Drooping of an eyelid is also called ___. - Correct Answer -
blepharoptosis
TERMINOLOGY EXAM | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+ | PORTAGE
LEARNING | 2026/2027 GUIDE
The suffix meaning "to rupture" is ___.
- Correct Answer - -rrhexis
The prefix "dys-" means ___.
- Correct Answer - bad, difficult, or painful
Which term means "death of bone tissue"?
- Correct Answer - osteonecrosis
In the term myopathy, what does the suffix "-pathy" mean?
- Correct Answer - disease
The medical term for higher than normal blood pressure is ___.
- Correct Answer - hypertension
Which term describes an inflammation of the stomach?
- Correct Answer - gastritis
,The puncture of a vein for the purpose of drawing blood is called ___.
- Correct Answer - phlebotomy
The combining form meaning "new" is ___.
- Correct Answer - ne(o)-
An inflammation of the stomach and the small intestine is called ___.
- Correct Answer - gastroenteritis
A _____ is a physician specializing in diagnosis and therapy of skin
disorders.
- Correct Answer - dermatologist
The suffix denoting an instrument used to measure is ___.
- Correct Answer - -meter
The prefix "tetra-" means ___.
- Correct Answer - four
Which term means "inflammation of the pancreas"?
- Correct Answer - pancreatitis
In the term metaplasia the suffix "-plasia" means ___.
- Correct Answer - growth
The medical term for "hardening of a tissue" is ___.
- Correct Answer - sclerosis
, Which suffix is used to describe "a sudden involuntary cramping or
contraction"? - Correct Answer - -spasm
The prefix "epi-" in the word epigastric means ___. - Correct Answer -
above
The suffix "-megaly " in the word cardiomegaly means ___. - Correct
Answer - Enlargement
The suffix "-malacia" in the word osteomalacia means ___. - Correct
Answer - Softening
The prefix "dys-" in the word dyspnea means ___. - Correct Answer - too
fast
The word root "erythr(o)-" in the word erythrocyte means ___. - Correct
Answer - red
The prefix "tachy-" in the word tachycardia means ___. - Correct Answer
- fast
The suffix "-ptosis " in the word blepharoptosis means ___. - Correct
Answer - Sagging or drooping
The combining form "melan(o)- " in the word melanocyte means ___. -
Correct Answer - black
Inflammation of the bladder is called ___. - Correct Answer - cystitis
Drooping of an eyelid is also called ___. - Correct Answer -
blepharoptosis
