BIOD 103 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Identify the root word in the following medical term. Then define the
meaning of the root word next to the term Biology.
Answer: Root word= bioMeaning= life
◍ cerebr/i/o.
Answer: cerebrum
◍ What is a word root that has had a vowel added to it called?.
Answer: A combining form
◍ Separate the following word into the individual word elements. Specify if a
word element is not present Hematocyte.
Answer: Root word= Hemat/ combining form= (o) Suffix= cyte Prefix not
present
◍ -ac, -ic, -al, -ous, -tic, - is, -ar, -ary, -ior, -eal.
Answer: pertaining to
◍ Identify the suffix in the following medical term. Then define the meaning
of the suffix next to the term Leukorrhea.
Answer: Suffix= RrheaMeaning= flow or discharge
◍ -centesis.
Answer: surgical puncture
◍ dia-.
Answer: through, between, complete
◍ True or False: Activities of daily living is an example of a modern term.
Answer: True
, ◍ inter-.
Answer: between
◍ True or False: Electrocardiogram is an example of a modern medical term.
Answer: False
◍ quadri-.
Answer: four
◍ Identify the type of information that a suffix can add to the root work.
Answer: The suffix can add information about conditions, diseases, surgical
procedures or diagnostic procedure's
◍ melan/o.
Answer: black
◍ Identify the prefix in the following medical term. Then define the meaning
of the prefix next to the term Intravenous.
Answer: Prefix= intraMeaning= Within
◍ Identify the prefix in the following medical term. Then define the meaning
of the prefix next to the term Dysmenorrhea.
Answer: Prefix= DysMeaning= bad, difficult, painful, abnormal
◍ dis-.
Answer: apart
◍ Separate the following word into the individual word elements. Specify if a
word element is not present Myalgia.
Answer: Root word= My/ no combining formSuffix= Algia Prefix= not
present
◍ Arther/o.
Answer: fatty/fatty deposit
◍ Choose the correct meaning for the following word. Identify the root word
in the term (include the combining form when applicable) Epidermis
A. Rapid heart rate
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Identify the root word in the following medical term. Then define the
meaning of the root word next to the term Biology.
Answer: Root word= bioMeaning= life
◍ cerebr/i/o.
Answer: cerebrum
◍ What is a word root that has had a vowel added to it called?.
Answer: A combining form
◍ Separate the following word into the individual word elements. Specify if a
word element is not present Hematocyte.
Answer: Root word= Hemat/ combining form= (o) Suffix= cyte Prefix not
present
◍ -ac, -ic, -al, -ous, -tic, - is, -ar, -ary, -ior, -eal.
Answer: pertaining to
◍ Identify the suffix in the following medical term. Then define the meaning
of the suffix next to the term Leukorrhea.
Answer: Suffix= RrheaMeaning= flow or discharge
◍ -centesis.
Answer: surgical puncture
◍ dia-.
Answer: through, between, complete
◍ True or False: Activities of daily living is an example of a modern term.
Answer: True
, ◍ inter-.
Answer: between
◍ True or False: Electrocardiogram is an example of a modern medical term.
Answer: False
◍ quadri-.
Answer: four
◍ Identify the type of information that a suffix can add to the root work.
Answer: The suffix can add information about conditions, diseases, surgical
procedures or diagnostic procedure's
◍ melan/o.
Answer: black
◍ Identify the prefix in the following medical term. Then define the meaning
of the prefix next to the term Intravenous.
Answer: Prefix= intraMeaning= Within
◍ Identify the prefix in the following medical term. Then define the meaning
of the prefix next to the term Dysmenorrhea.
Answer: Prefix= DysMeaning= bad, difficult, painful, abnormal
◍ dis-.
Answer: apart
◍ Separate the following word into the individual word elements. Specify if a
word element is not present Myalgia.
Answer: Root word= My/ no combining formSuffix= Algia Prefix= not
present
◍ Arther/o.
Answer: fatty/fatty deposit
◍ Choose the correct meaning for the following word. Identify the root word
in the term (include the combining form when applicable) Epidermis
A. Rapid heart rate
