CPC Medical Terminology Questions with Answers

CPC Medical Terminology Questions with Answers Derm/o - ANSWER- Skin Dermat/o - ANSWER- Skin Hidr/o - ANSWER- sweat, perspiration Kerat/o - ANSWER- keratin, horny layer of skin Melan/o - ANSWER- dark, black, melanin Onych/o - ANSWER- nail Seb/o - ANSWER- sebum, sebaceous gland Trich/o - ANSWER- hair Arthr/o - ANSWER- joint Burs/o - ANSWER- bursa, sac of fluid near joint Chondr/o - ANSWER- cartilage Erg/o - ANSWER- work Fasci/o - ANSWER- fascia Kin/o, kinesi/o - ANSWER- movement Muscul/o - ANSWER- muscle My/o - ANSWER- muscle Myel/o - ANSWER- bone marrow, spinal cord Oste/o - ANSWER- bone Synov/i - ANSWER- synovial fluid, joint, or membrane Ten/o, tendin/o - ANSWER- tendon Ton/o - ANSWER- tone; pressure base of the word is considered the - ANSWER- the root Bronch/o - ANSWER- bronchus Laryng/o - ANSWER- larynx Pharyng/o - ANSWER- pharynx Phren/o - ANSWER- diaphragm Phrenic/o - ANSWER- phrenic nerve Pleur/o - ANSWER- pleura Pneumon/o - ANSWER- lung Pneum/o, pneumat/o - ANSWER- air, gas; respiration, lung Pulm/o, pulmon/o - ANSWER- lungs Rhin/o - ANSWER- nose Spir/o - ANSWER- breathing Trache/o - ANSWER- trachea Erythr/o, erythrocyt/o - ANSWER- red blood cell Hem/o, hemat/o - ANSWER- blood Immun/o - ANSWER- immunity, immune system Leuk/o, leukocyt/o - ANSWER- white blood cell Lymph/o - ANSWER- lymph, lymphatic system Lymphaden/o - ANSWER- lymph node Lymphangi/o - ANSWER- lymphatic vessel Splen/o - ANSWER- spleen Thromb/o - ANSWER- blood clot Thrombocyt/o - ANSWER- platelet, thrombocyte Thym/o - ANSWER- thymus gland Tonsil/o - ANSWER- tonsil Angi/o - ANSWER- vessel Aort/o - ANSWER- aorta Arter/o, arteri/o - ANSWER- artery Arteriol/o - ANSWER- arteriole Atri/o - ANSWER- atrium Cardi/o - ANSWER- heart Phleb/o - ANSWER- vein Valv/o, valvul/o - ANSWER- valve Vas/o, vascul/o - ANSWER- vessel, duct Ven/o, ven/i - ANSWER- vein Ventricul/o - ANSWER- cavity, ventricle Bucc/o - ANSWER- cheek Chol/e, chol/o - ANSWER- bile, gall Cholangi/o - ANSWER- bile duct Cholecyst/o - ANSWER- gallbladder Choledoch/o - ANSWER- common bile duct Enter/o - ANSWER- intestine Gastr/o - ANSWER- stomach Gloss/o - ANSWER- tongue