Medical Terminology Questions & correct answers.

Medical Terminology Questions &
correct answers.




constructed terms ANS - a word made up of multiple word parts



eponym ANS - a term derived from a name



non constructed terms ANS - terms that are not formed from individual word parts



prefix ANS - word part that is affixed to the beginning of a word



word root ANS - a word part that provides the primary meaning of a term



suffix ANS - a word part that is affixed to the end of a word



combining vowel ANS - a vowel used when a suffix starts with a consonant



anti- ANS - against, opposite of



brady- ANS - slow



endo- ANS - within

,epi- ANS - upon, over, above, on top



neo- ANS - new



pre- ANS - to come before



append/o, appendic/o ANS - appendix



bi/o ANS - life



cardi/o ANS - heart



cerebr/o ANS - brain, cerebrum



dermat/o ANS - skin



electr/o ANS - electricity



encephal/o ANS - brain



gastr/o ANS - stomach



hem/o ANS - blood



hepat/o ANS - liver



hyster/o ANS - uterus



laryng/o ANS - voice box, larynx

,leuk/o ANS - white



mamm/o ANS - breast



mast/o ANS - breast



ment/o ANS - mind



nat/o ANS - birth



neur/o ANS - nerve



path/o ANS - disease



proct/o ANS - rectum or anus



psych/o ANS - mind



rhin/o ANS - nose



tonsill/o ANS - tonsil



vas/o ANS - vessel



-al ANS - pertaining to



-ectomy ANS - surgical removal

, -emia ANS - condition of blood



-gram ANS - a record or image



-ia ANS - condition of



-iatry ANS - treatment, specialty



-ic ANS - pertaining to



-itis ANS - inflammation of



-logist ANS - one who studies



-logy ANS - study or science of



-pathy ANS - disease



-philia ANS - loving, affinity for



-plasty ANS - surgical repair



-scope ANS - instrument used for viewing



-tic ANS - pertaining to



disease within the nose ANS - endorhinopathy



surgical removal of the tonsils ANS - tonsillectomy