Precision Exam Terms: Medical Terminology Master List
abdominal - correct answerpertaining to the abdomen or the area below the diaphragm
abdominopelvic - correct answerpertaining to the abdomen and pelvis
abduction - correct answermovement away from (the midline)
achromatism - correct answer(condition of) absence of color; colorless; unable to see
color
acoustic - correct answerpertaining to hearing
acromegaly - correct answerenlargement of the extremities
adduction - correct answermovement towards (the midline)
adenoma - correct answertumor of a gland
adenomalacia - correct answersoftening of the a gland
adipose - correct answerpertaining to fat
adrenalectomy - correct answerremoval of the adrenal gland
adrenocorticohyperplasia - correct answerincreased development of the adrenal cortex
adrenocorticotropic - correct answerpertaining to influencing the adrenal cortex
adrenopathy - correct answerdisease of the adrenal gland
afferent - correct answerto carry toward
albuminuria - correct answeralbumin in the urine
alimentary - correct answerpertaining to food
ambidextrous - correct answerable to use both hands
ambulate - correct answerto walk
amenorrhea - correct answerabsence of menstrual flow
anabolism - correct answerreferring to a building up process
anaphase - correct answerapart phase of cell division
anatomy - correct answercutting apart (study of structure or form)
,Precision Exam Terms: Medical Terminology Master List
androgen/s - correct answermale producing
android - correct answerresembling man
andrology - correct answerstudy of males (usually pertaining to diseases)
andropathy - correct answerpertaining to diseases of the male
anemia - correct answerwithout blood (describe a lack of red blood cells)
anesthesia - correct answerwithout feeling or sensation
angiocardiography - correct answerthe process of recording pictures of heart and
vessels
angioma - correct answertumor of a vessel
angioplasty - correct answerrepair of a vessel
ankylosis - correct answercondition of crooked, bent, or stiff
antecubital - correct answerin front of the elbow
antepartum - correct answerbefore birth
anterior - correct answerfront
antibiotic - correct answerpertaining to against life
antidiuretic - correct answerpertaining to against urination
antipyretic - correct answeragainst fever
anuria - correct answerno urine
aortogram - correct answerpicture (x-ray) of the aorta
aphasia - correct answerwithout speech
aplasia - correct answerwithout growth
aplastic - correct answerpertaining to without repair or failure to develop normally
apnea - correct answerwithout breath or without breathing
, Precision Exam Terms: Medical Terminology Master List
appendectomy - correct answerremoval of the appendix
arteriorrhexis - correct answerrupture of an artery
arteriosclerosis - correct answerhardening of an artery
arthralgia - correct answerjoint pain
arthritis - correct answerinflammation of a joint
arthrocentesis - correct answersurgical puncture to remove fluid from the joint
arthrodesis - correct answersurgical union of the joint; fusing of a joint
arthrography - correct answerthe process of recording pictures of a joint
arthroplasty - correct answerrepair of a joint
arthroscope - correct answerinstrument to view a joint
arthroscopy - correct answerprocedure to view a joint
astrocyte - correct answerstar (shaped) cell
atherectomy - correct answerremoval of the fatty plaque
atherosclerosis - correct answercondition of hardening (blood vessels) due to fatty
plaque
atrioventricular - correct answerpertaining to the atria and the ventricles
atrophy - correct answerwithout development
audiogram - correct answerrecord of hearing
audiometer - correct answerinstrument to measure hearing
audiometry - correct answermeasurement of hearing
auditory - correct answerpertaining to hearing
auricle - correct answerpertaining to the (outer) ear
autoimmunity - correct answerself immunity (body doesn't recognize own "self" markers)
axillary - correct answerarmpit
abdominal - correct answerpertaining to the abdomen or the area below the diaphragm
abdominopelvic - correct answerpertaining to the abdomen and pelvis
abduction - correct answermovement away from (the midline)
achromatism - correct answer(condition of) absence of color; colorless; unable to see
color
acoustic - correct answerpertaining to hearing
acromegaly - correct answerenlargement of the extremities
adduction - correct answermovement towards (the midline)
adenoma - correct answertumor of a gland
adenomalacia - correct answersoftening of the a gland
adipose - correct answerpertaining to fat
adrenalectomy - correct answerremoval of the adrenal gland
adrenocorticohyperplasia - correct answerincreased development of the adrenal cortex
adrenocorticotropic - correct answerpertaining to influencing the adrenal cortex
adrenopathy - correct answerdisease of the adrenal gland
afferent - correct answerto carry toward
albuminuria - correct answeralbumin in the urine
alimentary - correct answerpertaining to food
ambidextrous - correct answerable to use both hands
ambulate - correct answerto walk
amenorrhea - correct answerabsence of menstrual flow
anabolism - correct answerreferring to a building up process
anaphase - correct answerapart phase of cell division
anatomy - correct answercutting apart (study of structure or form)
,Precision Exam Terms: Medical Terminology Master List
androgen/s - correct answermale producing
android - correct answerresembling man
andrology - correct answerstudy of males (usually pertaining to diseases)
andropathy - correct answerpertaining to diseases of the male
anemia - correct answerwithout blood (describe a lack of red blood cells)
anesthesia - correct answerwithout feeling or sensation
angiocardiography - correct answerthe process of recording pictures of heart and
vessels
angioma - correct answertumor of a vessel
angioplasty - correct answerrepair of a vessel
ankylosis - correct answercondition of crooked, bent, or stiff
antecubital - correct answerin front of the elbow
antepartum - correct answerbefore birth
anterior - correct answerfront
antibiotic - correct answerpertaining to against life
antidiuretic - correct answerpertaining to against urination
antipyretic - correct answeragainst fever
anuria - correct answerno urine
aortogram - correct answerpicture (x-ray) of the aorta
aphasia - correct answerwithout speech
aplasia - correct answerwithout growth
aplastic - correct answerpertaining to without repair or failure to develop normally
apnea - correct answerwithout breath or without breathing
, Precision Exam Terms: Medical Terminology Master List
appendectomy - correct answerremoval of the appendix
arteriorrhexis - correct answerrupture of an artery
arteriosclerosis - correct answerhardening of an artery
arthralgia - correct answerjoint pain
arthritis - correct answerinflammation of a joint
arthrocentesis - correct answersurgical puncture to remove fluid from the joint
arthrodesis - correct answersurgical union of the joint; fusing of a joint
arthrography - correct answerthe process of recording pictures of a joint
arthroplasty - correct answerrepair of a joint
arthroscope - correct answerinstrument to view a joint
arthroscopy - correct answerprocedure to view a joint
astrocyte - correct answerstar (shaped) cell
atherectomy - correct answerremoval of the fatty plaque
atherosclerosis - correct answercondition of hardening (blood vessels) due to fatty
plaque
atrioventricular - correct answerpertaining to the atria and the ventricles
atrophy - correct answerwithout development
audiogram - correct answerrecord of hearing
audiometer - correct answerinstrument to measure hearing
audiometry - correct answermeasurement of hearing
auditory - correct answerpertaining to hearing
auricle - correct answerpertaining to the (outer) ear
autoimmunity - correct answerself immunity (body doesn't recognize own "self" markers)
axillary - correct answerarmpit
