Hosa Medical Terminology Q&A for 2025/2026
Cervical vertebrae - correct answer C1, C2
carcin/o - correct answer cancer
Cardi/o - correct answer cardio, heart
cervic/o - correct answer neck, cervical OR cervix
Cervical Cancer - correct answer Malignant cell growth in the cervix; can be caused by HPV virus
CHD - correct answer Coronary Heart Disease
CHF - correct answer Congestive Heart failure
chondr/o - correct answer cartilage
chrom/o - correct answer color
Cirrhosis - correct answer A progressive degenerative disorder disease of the liver. May be
caused by chronic alcohol abuse, malnutrition, infection, or other toxins
closed fracture - correct answer bone is broken and the overlying skin is not lacerated
coag- - correct answer Clotting
COB - correct answer coordination of benefits
col/o, colon/o - correct answer Colon
Coron/o - correct answer Coronary heart
cost/o - correct answer rib; costal
CPR - correct answer Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
crani/o - correct answer skull; cranium
cry/o - correct answer cold
cryptoorchidism - correct answer undescended testicles
cutane/o - correct answer skin
cyan/o - correct answer blue
cyrpt/o - correct answer hidden
cyst/o - correct answer bladder
Cystoscopy - correct answer visualization of urinary bladder through a scope inserted through
the urethra
cyt/o - correct answer cell
, Hosa Medical Terminology Q&A for 2025/2026
dent/I, odont/o - correct answer Tooth
dia - correct answer through, complete
digest/o - correct answer Digestion
dips/o - correct answer thirst
dislocation - correct answer a tear in the supporting ligaments of the joint causing the bone
ends to no longer align
Dysmenorrhea - correct answer painful periods
-tension - correct answer Pressure
-tomy - correct answer process of cutting
a, an - correct answer no, not
ab- - correct answer away from
abdomin/o - correct answer Abdomen
acr/o - correct answer extremities, top
acromegaly - correct answer enlargement of bone in extremities and head due to
overproduction of growth hormone after puberty
ad- - correct answer toward
aden/o - correct answer Gland
ADH - correct answer antidiuretic hormone
agglutin- - correct answer Clumping
AIDS - correct answer syndrome of clinical conditions that destroys the body's immune system
in the final phase of HIV; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AKA - correct answer above knee amputation
al, ic, ous, ary, ior, eal, tic, ine - correct answer pertaining to
Allergen - correct answer Substance which stimulates and allergic response
AMA - correct answer against medical advice
an/o - correct answer Anus
Aneurysm - correct answer A thinning and ballooning of an artery wall
angi/o - correct answer vessel
Cervical vertebrae - correct answer C1, C2
carcin/o - correct answer cancer
Cardi/o - correct answer cardio, heart
cervic/o - correct answer neck, cervical OR cervix
Cervical Cancer - correct answer Malignant cell growth in the cervix; can be caused by HPV virus
CHD - correct answer Coronary Heart Disease
CHF - correct answer Congestive Heart failure
chondr/o - correct answer cartilage
chrom/o - correct answer color
Cirrhosis - correct answer A progressive degenerative disorder disease of the liver. May be
caused by chronic alcohol abuse, malnutrition, infection, or other toxins
closed fracture - correct answer bone is broken and the overlying skin is not lacerated
coag- - correct answer Clotting
COB - correct answer coordination of benefits
col/o, colon/o - correct answer Colon
Coron/o - correct answer Coronary heart
cost/o - correct answer rib; costal
CPR - correct answer Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
crani/o - correct answer skull; cranium
cry/o - correct answer cold
cryptoorchidism - correct answer undescended testicles
cutane/o - correct answer skin
cyan/o - correct answer blue
cyrpt/o - correct answer hidden
cyst/o - correct answer bladder
Cystoscopy - correct answer visualization of urinary bladder through a scope inserted through
the urethra
cyt/o - correct answer cell
, Hosa Medical Terminology Q&A for 2025/2026
dent/I, odont/o - correct answer Tooth
dia - correct answer through, complete
digest/o - correct answer Digestion
dips/o - correct answer thirst
dislocation - correct answer a tear in the supporting ligaments of the joint causing the bone
ends to no longer align
Dysmenorrhea - correct answer painful periods
-tension - correct answer Pressure
-tomy - correct answer process of cutting
a, an - correct answer no, not
ab- - correct answer away from
abdomin/o - correct answer Abdomen
acr/o - correct answer extremities, top
acromegaly - correct answer enlargement of bone in extremities and head due to
overproduction of growth hormone after puberty
ad- - correct answer toward
aden/o - correct answer Gland
ADH - correct answer antidiuretic hormone
agglutin- - correct answer Clumping
AIDS - correct answer syndrome of clinical conditions that destroys the body's immune system
in the final phase of HIV; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AKA - correct answer above knee amputation
al, ic, ous, ary, ior, eal, tic, ine - correct answer pertaining to
Allergen - correct answer Substance which stimulates and allergic response
AMA - correct answer against medical advice
an/o - correct answer Anus
Aneurysm - correct answer A thinning and ballooning of an artery wall
angi/o - correct answer vessel