MEDICAL TERMINOLOGIES

Question 1

MEDICAL TERMS HAVE 3 BASIC PARTS

Answer 1

ROOT WORD
PREFIX
SUFFIX

Question 2

Ne/o

Answer 2

New

Question 3

Nat/o

Answer 3

Birth

Question 4

Neur/o

Answer 4

Nerve

Question 5

Obstetr/o

Answer 5

Pregnancy

Question 6

Ot/o

Answer 6

Ear

Question 7

Order of the parts of a medical term

Answer 7

Prefix-Root word-Suffix

Question 8

Main part of the medical term that denotes the meaning of the word

Answer 8

Root Word

Question 9

Examples of root word

Answer 9

colo - colon
phlebo - vein
hema - blood
aero - air

Question 10

Found at the beginning of the term; shows how meaning is assigned to the word

Answer 10

Prefix

Question 11

Examples of Prefix

Answer 11

a-/-an + without, absence
hyper - increased/above
poly - many
pre - before

Question 12

Suffix

Answer 12

Found at the terminal portion of the term; denotes the meaning to the root word

Question 13

Examples of suffix

Answer 13

-megaly - enlargement
-uria - urine
-emia - blood
-ostomy - to make an opening or mouth

Question 14

Medical Terminology

Answer 14

If the suffix starts with a consonant, a combining vowel needs to be used (usually the letter O)

Question 14

TRUE OR FALSE
Combining the vowel does not change the meaning of the root word; It is added in order to make the pronunciation of the word easier.

Answer 14

TRUE

Question 15

The combing vowel is added….

Answer 15

between the rootword and the suffix

Question 16

hemat+logy

Answer 16

hematology (study of blood)

Question 17

Singular of bacteria

Answer 17

bacterium

Question 17

TRUE OR FALSE
The plural form of medical terms is made by changing the end of the word and not by simply adding S

Follows the rule for irregular nouns

Answer 17

TRUE

Question 18

Singular of bacilli

Answer 18

Singular of bacillus

Question 18

Singular of spermatozoa

Answer 18

spermatozoon

Question 19

Singular of Ova

Answer 19

ovum

Question 20

DOH

Answer 20

Department of Health

Question 21

CHED

Answer 21

Commission on Higher Education

Question 21

Singular of thrombi

Answer 21

thrombus

Question 22

VDRL

Answer 22

Venereal Disease Research Laboratories

Question 23

AIDS

Answer 23

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Question 24

AIDs

Answer 24

Autoimmune disorders/diseases

Question 25

AMI

Answer 25

Acute Myocardial Infarction

Question 26

BUN

Answer 26

Blood Urea Nitrogen

Question 27

AFS

Answer 27

Acid Fast Stain

Question 28

2PPBS

Answer 28

2 hours Postprandial Blood Sugar

Question 29

PCQACL

Answer 29

Philippine Council for Quality Assurance in the Clinical Laboratories

Question 30

IV

Answer 30

Intravenous

Question 30

FBS

Answer 30

Fasting Blood Sugar

Question 31

HIV

Answer 31

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Question 32

IU

Answer 32

International Unit

Question 33

K

Answer 33

Potassium

Question 34

NPO

Answer 34

Nothing Per Orem

Question 34

Na

Answer 34

Sodium

Question 35

BAP

Answer 35

Blood Agar Plate

Question 36

ICU

Answer 36

Intensive Care Unit

Question 37

AST/SGOT

Answer 37

Aspartate aminotransferase/serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase

Question 38

ACP

Answer 38

Acid Phosphatase

Question 39

ALP

Answer 39

Alkaline Phosphatase

Question 40

NPN/BUN

Answer 40

Non-protein nitrogen/Blood Urea Nitrogen

Question 41

BUA/SUA

Answer 41

Blood uric acid/ Serum Uric acid

Question 42

GTT/OGTT

Answer 42

Glucose Tolerance test/Oral Glucose tolerance test

Question 43

PCR

Answer 43

Polymerase Chain Reaction

Question 44

Chole

Answer 44

cholesterol

Question 44

TAG

Answer 44

Triglycerides

Question 45

HDL-Chloe

Answer 45

High-density lipoprotein

Question 46

ALT/SGPT

Answer 46

Alanine transaminase/serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase

Question 47

NPO

Answer 47

Nothing per orem (by mouth)

Question 47

STAT

Answer 47

Short turn-around-time

Question 48

LPO/LPF

Answer 48

Lower-power-field/low-power-objective

Question 49

HPF/HPO

Answer 49

High-power-field/high-power-objective

Question 50

IV

Answer 50

Intravenous

Question 51

Spx

Answer 51

Specimen

Question 52

entral

Answer 52

pertaining to the intestines

Question 53

enteric

Answer 53

pertaining to the intestines

Question 54

erythrocyte

Answer 54

red blood cell

Question 55

erythrolysis

Answer 55

destruction of the red blood cell

Question 56

erythropenia

Answer 56

deficiency of red blood cell

Question 57

Eupnea

Answer 57

normal breathing

Question 58

Gingivitis

Answer 58

Inflammation of the gingiva

Question 59

Hepatomegaly

Answer 59

abnormally large liver

Question 60

Hydrocephalous

Answer 60

water on the brain

Question 61

Hydrous

Answer 61

pertaining to water

Question 62

Hypoxia

Answer 62

Insufficient oxygen