Terms

Question 1

What does the prefix ‘hemo-‘ mean in medical terminology?

Answer 1

Blood

Question 2

True or False: The suffix ‘-ectomy’ means ‘surgical removal’.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What does the term ‘hyper-‘ mean in medical terminology?

Answer 3

Excessive or above normal

Question 4

Fill in the blank: The suffix ‘-itis’ means ________.

Answer 4

Inflammation

Question 5

What does the suffix ‘-ology’ mean in medical terminology?

Answer 5

Study of

Question 6

True or False: The prefix ‘brady-‘ means ‘fast’.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

What does the term ‘peri-‘ mean in medical terminology?

Answer 7

Around

Question 8

Fill in the blank: The prefix ‘poly-‘ means ________.

Answer 8

Many or much

Question 9

What does the suffix ‘-algia’ mean in medical terminology?

Answer 9

Pain

Question 10

True or False: The prefix ‘mal-‘ means ‘good’.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

What does the term ‘sub-‘ mean in medical terminology?

Answer 11

Under or below

Question 12

Fill in the blank: The prefix ‘mono-‘ means ________.

Answer 12

One

Question 13

What does the suffix ‘-emia’ mean in medical terminology?

Answer 13

Blood condition

Question 14

True or False: The prefix ‘hypo-‘ means ‘above’.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

What does the term ‘inter-‘ mean in medical terminology?

Answer 15

Between

Question 16

Fill in the blank: The suffix ‘-pathy’ means ________.

Answer 16

Disease

Question 17

What does the suffix ‘-osis’ mean in medical terminology?

Answer 17

Abnormal condition

Question 18

True or False: The prefix ‘neo-‘ means ‘old’.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

What does the term ‘trans-‘ mean in medical terminology?

Answer 19

Across or through

Question 20

Fill in the blank: The prefix ‘brachy-‘ means ________.

Answer 20

Short

Question 21

What does the suffix ‘-ectomy’ mean in medical terminology?

Answer 21

Surgical removal

Question 22

True or False: The prefix ‘endo-‘ means ‘outside’.

Answer 22

False

Question 23

What does the term ‘post-‘ mean in medical terminology?

Answer 23

After or behind

Question 24

Fill in the blank: The suffix ‘-rrhage’ means ________.

Answer 24

Bursting forth

Question 25

What does the prefix 'trans-' mean in medical terminology?

Answer 25

Across or through

Question 26

True or False: The suffix '-oma' means 'swelling'.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

What does the term 'dys-' mean in medical terminology?

Answer 27

Painful or difficult

Question 28

Fill in the blank: The prefix 'tachy-' means ________.

Answer 28

Fast

Question 29

What does the suffix '-megaly' mean in medical terminology?

Answer 29

Enlargement

Question 30

True or False: The prefix 'peri-' means 'within'.

Answer 30

False

Question 31

What does the term 'ante-' mean in medical terminology?

Answer 31

Before or in front of

Question 32

Fill in the blank: The suffix '-cyte' means ________.

Answer 32

Cell

Question 33

What does the suffix '-plasty' mean in medical terminology?

Answer 33

Surgical repair

Question 34

True or False: The prefix 'mal-' means 'bad'.

Answer 34

True

Question 35

What does the term 'hypo-' mean in medical terminology?

Answer 35

Below or deficient

Question 36

Fill in the blank: The prefix 'endo-' means ________.

Answer 36

Within

Question 37

What does the suffix '-scope' mean in medical terminology?

Answer 37

Instrument for viewing

Question 38

True or False: The prefix 'hyper-' means 'below'.

Answer 38

False

Question 39

Fill in the blank: The suffix '-lysis' means ________.

Answer 39

Separation or destruction

Question 40

What does the suffix '-rrhea' mean in medical terminology?

Answer 40

Flow or discharge

Question 41

True or False: The prefix 'a-' means 'without'.

Answer 41

True

Question 42

What does the prefix 'micro-' mean in medical terminology?

Answer 42

Small