MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
constructed terms - ANSWER a word made up of multiple word parts
eponym - ANSWER a term derived from a name
non constructed terms - ANSWER terms that are not formed from individual word parts
prefix - ANSWER word part that is affixed to the beginning of a word
word root - ANSWER a word part that provides the primary meaning of a term
suffix - ANSWER a word part that is affixed to the end of a word
combining vowel - ANSWER a vowel used when a suffix starts with a consonant
anti- - ANSWER against, opposite of
brady- - ANSWER slow
endo- - ANSWER within
epi- - ANSWER upon, over, above, on top
neo- - ANSWER new
pre- - ANSWER to come before
append/o, appendic/o - ANSWER appendix
,bi/o - ANSWER life
cardi/o - ANSWER heart
cerebr/o - ANSWER brain, cerebrum
dermat/o - ANSWER skin
electr/o - ANSWER electricity
encephal/o - ANSWER brain
gastr/o - ANSWER stomach
hem/o - ANSWER blood
hepat/o - ANSWER liver
hyster/o - ANSWER uterus
laryng/o - ANSWER voice box, larynx
leuk/o - ANSWER white
mamm/o - ANSWER breast
mast/o - ANSWER breast
,ment/o - ANSWER mind
nat/o - ANSWER birth
neur/o - ANSWER nerve
path/o - ANSWER disease
proct/o - ANSWER rectum or anus
psych/o - ANSWER mind
rhin/o - ANSWER nose
tonsill/o - ANSWER tonsil
vas/o - ANSWER vessel
-al - ANSWER pertaining to
-ectomy - ANSWER surgical removal
-emia - ANSWER condition of blood
-gram - ANSWER a record or image
-ia - ANSWER condition of
-iatry - ANSWER treatment, specialty
, -ic - ANSWER pertaining to
-itis - ANSWER inflammation of
-logist - ANSWER one who studies
-logy - ANSWER study or science of
-pathy - ANSWER disease
-philia - ANSWER loving, affinity for
-plasty - ANSWER surgical repair
-scope - ANSWER instrument used for viewing
-tic - ANSWER pertaining to
disease within the nose - ANSWER endorhinopathy
surgical removal of the tonsils - ANSWER tonsillectomy
surgical removal of the fallopian tube - ANSWER salpingoplasty
salping/o - ANSWER fallopian tube
inflammation of the skin - ANSWER dermatitis
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
constructed terms - ANSWER a word made up of multiple word parts
eponym - ANSWER a term derived from a name
non constructed terms - ANSWER terms that are not formed from individual word parts
prefix - ANSWER word part that is affixed to the beginning of a word
word root - ANSWER a word part that provides the primary meaning of a term
suffix - ANSWER a word part that is affixed to the end of a word
combining vowel - ANSWER a vowel used when a suffix starts with a consonant
anti- - ANSWER against, opposite of
brady- - ANSWER slow
endo- - ANSWER within
epi- - ANSWER upon, over, above, on top
neo- - ANSWER new
pre- - ANSWER to come before
append/o, appendic/o - ANSWER appendix
,bi/o - ANSWER life
cardi/o - ANSWER heart
cerebr/o - ANSWER brain, cerebrum
dermat/o - ANSWER skin
electr/o - ANSWER electricity
encephal/o - ANSWER brain
gastr/o - ANSWER stomach
hem/o - ANSWER blood
hepat/o - ANSWER liver
hyster/o - ANSWER uterus
laryng/o - ANSWER voice box, larynx
leuk/o - ANSWER white
mamm/o - ANSWER breast
mast/o - ANSWER breast
,ment/o - ANSWER mind
nat/o - ANSWER birth
neur/o - ANSWER nerve
path/o - ANSWER disease
proct/o - ANSWER rectum or anus
psych/o - ANSWER mind
rhin/o - ANSWER nose
tonsill/o - ANSWER tonsil
vas/o - ANSWER vessel
-al - ANSWER pertaining to
-ectomy - ANSWER surgical removal
-emia - ANSWER condition of blood
-gram - ANSWER a record or image
-ia - ANSWER condition of
-iatry - ANSWER treatment, specialty
, -ic - ANSWER pertaining to
-itis - ANSWER inflammation of
-logist - ANSWER one who studies
-logy - ANSWER study or science of
-pathy - ANSWER disease
-philia - ANSWER loving, affinity for
-plasty - ANSWER surgical repair
-scope - ANSWER instrument used for viewing
-tic - ANSWER pertaining to
disease within the nose - ANSWER endorhinopathy
surgical removal of the tonsils - ANSWER tonsillectomy
surgical removal of the fallopian tube - ANSWER salpingoplasty
salping/o - ANSWER fallopian tube
inflammation of the skin - ANSWER dermatitis
