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Medical Terminology Final Examination Study Guide


Matching
 
 
Match the following musculoskeletal roots and combining forms with their definitions.
A
oste/o
L
coccyg/o
B
myel/o
M
pelvi/o
C
chondr/o
N
ili/o
D
arthr/o
O
stern/o
E
synov/i
P
humer/o
F
burs/o
Q
carp/o
G
crani/o
R
ischi/o
H
vertebr/o, spondyl/o
S
ten(d)/o
I
rachi/o
T
my/o
J
cost/o
U
leiomy/o
K
sacr/o
V
rhabdomy/o
 

 1. 

 ___ spine
 

 2. 

 ___ sternum
 

 3. 

 ___ tendon
 

 4. 

 ___ ischium
 

 5. 

 ___ bursa
 

 6. 

 ___ bone marrow
 

 7. 

 ___ smooth muscle
 

 8. 

 ___ bone
 

 9. 

 ___ joint
 

 10. 

 ___ rib
 

 11. 

 ___ coccyx
 

 12. 

 ___ cartilage
 

 13. 

 ___ striated muscle
 

 14. 

 ___ humerus
 

 15. 

 ___ sacrum
 

 16. 

 ___ ilium
 

 17. 

 ___ pelvis
 

 18. 

 ___ muscle
 

 19. 

 ___ wrist
 

 20. 

 ___ cranium
 

 21. 

 ___ synovial fluid
 

 22. 

 ___ vertebra
 
 
Match the following prefixes denoting direction with their definitions.
A
ab-
C
dia-, per-
B
ad-
D
trans-
 

 23. 

 ___ across, through
 

 24. 

 ___ away from
 

 25. 

 ___ through
 

 26. 

 ___ toward
 
 
Match the following prefixes denoting position with their definitions.
A
ambi-
J
mid-, meso-, medi-
B
amphi-
K
ecto-, exo-
C
dextr/o-
L
endo-
D
sinistr/o-
M
intra-
E
epi-
N
ultra-, meta-
F
retro-
O
para-
G
inter-
P
super-, supra-
H
sym(n)-
Q
circum-, peri-
I
infra-, sub-
 

 27. 

 ___ backward, behind
 

 28. 

 ___ under, below
 

 29. 

 ___ right side
 

 30. 

 ___ upon
 

 31. 

 ___ together
 

 32. 

 ___ beyond
 

 33. 

 ___ outside
 

 34. 

 ___ above
 

 35. 

 ___ around
 

 36. 

 ___ inside
 

 37. 

 ___ both (sides)
 

 38. 

 ___ between
 

 39. 

 ___ both sides
 

 40. 

 ___ within
 

 41. 

 ___ beside, near
 

 42. 

 ___ left side
 

 43. 

 ___ middle
 
 
Match the following prefixes denoting size with their definitions.
A
micro-
B
macro-, mega(lo)-
 

 44. 

 ___ small
 

 45. 

 ___ large
 
 
Match the following prefixes denoting relativism with their definitions.
A
normo-
F
homo-
B
eu-
G
homeo-
C
pseudo-
H
hetero-
D
iso-
I
poikilo-
E
aniso-
J
ortho-
 

 46. 

 ___ equal, same
 

 47. 

 ___ man, same
 

 48. 

 ___ good, easy, normal, true
 

 49. 

 ___ false
 

 50. 

 ___ straight, upright
 

 51. 

 ___ similar
 

 52. 

 ___ normal
 

 53. 

 ___ irregular, variable
 

 54. 

 ___ unequal, dissimilar
 

 55. 

 ___ different, unequal
 
 
Match the following miscellaneous suffixes with their definitions.
A
-ase
L
-orexia
B
-blast
M
-pepsia
C
-cyte
N
-phagia
D
-genesis, -poiesis
O
-phasia
E
-plasm
P
-pnea
F
-glia
Q
-ptysis
G
-globin
R
-scope
H
-kinesis
S
-tome
I
-meter
T
-tone
J
-mnesia
U
-trophy
K
-opia
V
-uria
 

 56. 

 ___ appetite
 

 57. 

 ___ to spit
 

 58. 

 ___ tension
 

 59. 

 ___ formation
 

 60. 

 ___ immature cell
 

 61. 

 ___ to eat
 

 62. 

 ___ enzyme
 

 63. 

 ___ to digest
 

 64. 

 ___ eye, vision
 

 65. 

 ___ nourishment, development
 

 66. 

 ___ cutting instrument
 

 67. 

 ___ to speak
 

 68. 

 ___ viewing instrument
 

 69. 

 ___ cell
 

 70. 

 ___ urine
 

 71. 

 ___ protein
 

 72. 

 ___ motion
 

 73. 

 ___ measuring instrument
 

 74. 

 ___ breathing
 

 75. 

 ___ glue
 

 76. 

 ___ memory
 

 77. 

 ___ formation, plasma
 
 
Match the following prefixes denoting color with their definitions.
A
leuk/o-
E
chlor/o-
B
erythr/o-
F
cyan/o-
C
xanth/o-
G
purpur/a-
D
melan/o-
 

 78. 

 ___ white
 

 79. 

 ___ black/dark
 

 80. 

 ___ blue
 

 81. 

 ___ purple
 

 82. 

 ___ yellow
 

 83. 

 ___ red
 

 84. 

 ___ green
 
 
Match the following condition and pathology suffixes with their definitions.
A
-algia, -dynia
K
-mania
B
-cele
L
-oma
C
-emesis
M
-pathy
D
-emia
N
-penia
E
-asthenia
O
-phobia
F
-cusis
P
-plegia
G
-cyesis
Q
-ptosis
H
-itis
R
-rrhage
I
-lysis
S
-rrhexis
J
-malacia
T
-rrhea
 

 85. 

 ___ prolapse, drooping
 

 86. 

 ___ rupture
 

 87. 

 ___ weakness
 

 88. 

 ___ paralysis
 

 89. 

 ___ hernia
 

 90. 

 ___ pain
 

 91. 

 ___ blood condition
 

 92. 

 ___ inflammation
 

 93. 

 ___ madness
 

 94. 

 ___ tumor
 

 95. 

 ___ deficiency, lack of
 

 96. 

 ___ hearing
 

 97. 

 ___ softening
 

 98. 

 ___ vomiting
 

 99. 

 ___ destruction
 

 100. 

 ___ discharge, flow
 

 101. 

 ___ to burst forth
 

 102. 

 ___ disease
 

 103. 

 ___ pregnancy
 

 104. 

 ___ fear
 
 
Match the following prefixes denoting number with their definitions.
A
uni-, mono-
F
quad-
B
prim/i-
G
hemi-
C
bi-, di-
H
semi-
D
diplo-
I
multi-, poly-
E
tri-
J
nulli-
 

 105. 

 ___ double
 

 106. 

 ___ three
 

 107. 

 ___ two
 

 108. 

 ___ first
 

 109. 

 ___ four
 

 110. 

 ___ half
 

 111. 

 ___ partial
 

 112. 

 ___ none
 

 113. 

 ___ many, much
 

 114. 

 ___ one
 
 
Match the following anatomical orientation roots and combining forms with their definitions.
A
dors/o, poster/o
L
lumb/o
B
anter/o, ventr/o
M
acr/o
C
later/o
N
brachi/o
D
dist/o
O
chir/o
E
proxim/o
P
ped/o
F
viscer/o
Q
dactyl/o
G
caud/o
R
pub/o
H
cephal/o
S
cost/o
I
cervic/o
T
axill/o
J
thorac/o
U
inguin/o
K
abdomin/o
 

 115. 

 ___ head
 

 116. 

 ___ chest
 

 117. 

 ___ toward, nearer to
 

 118. 

 ___ foot
 

 119. 

 ___ extremity
 

 120. 

 ___ neck
 

 121. 

 ___ front
 

 122. 

 ___ pubis
 

 123. 

 ___ distance, further from
 

 124. 

 ___ abdomen
 

 125. 

 ___ back
 

 126. 

 ___ organ
 

 127. 

 ___ hand
 

 128. 

 ___ axilla
 

 129. 

 ___ lower back, lumbar
 

 130. 

 ___ rib
 

 131. 

 ___ side
 

 132. 

 ___ tail
 

 133. 

 ___ arm
 

 134. 

 ___ groin
 

 135. 

 ___ finger
 
 
Match the following verb (procedural) suffixes with their definitions.
A
-centesis
J
-metry
B
-cide
K
-pexy
C
-clysis
L
-plasty
D
-crit
M
-rrhaphy
E
-desis
N
-stasis
F
-ectasis(y)
O
-stomy
G
-ectomy
P
-tomy
H
-gram
Q
-tripsy
I
-graph(y)
R
-gnosis
 

 136. 

 ___ control, stop
 

 137. 

 ___ binding
 

 138. 

 ___ injection
 

 139. 

 ___ new opening
 

 140. 

 ___ fixation
 

 141. 

 ___ to kill
 

 142. 

 ___ suture
 

 143. 

 ___ crushing
 

 144. 

 ___ incision
 

 145. 

 ___ to know
 

 146. 

 ___ excision
 

 147. 

 ___ to separate
 

 148. 

 ___ surgical puncture
 

 149. 

 ___ a recording
 

 150. 

 ___ to measure
 

 151. 

 ___ dilation, distention
 

 152. 

 ___ to record (recording)
 

 153. 

 ___ surgical repair
 
 
Match the following noun suffixes with their definitions.
A
-ia, -ism, -y
D
-(iatr)ist, -(ic)ian
B
-osis, -iasis
E
-iatr(y/ics)
C
-(o)logy
F
-ion, -ant
 

 154. 

 ___ (suffixes that turn roots into nouns)
 

 155. 

 ___ one who specializes in
 

 156. 

 ___ medical specialty
 

 157. 

 ___ study of
 

 158. 

 ___ abnormal condition of
 

 159. 

 ___ condition of
 
 
Match the following cells and tissues roots and combining forms with their definitions.
A
cyt/o
F
muc/o
B
kary/o
G
phag/o
C
hist/o
H
lip/o
D
fibr/o
I
adip/o
E
aden/o
 

 160. 

 ___ ingest, eat
 

 161. 

 ___ tissue
 

 162. 

 ___ fat, lipid
 

 163. 

 ___ cell
 

 164. 

 ___ fiber
 

 165. 

 ___ nucleus
 

 166. 

 ___ mucus
 

 167. 

 ___ gland
 

 168. 

 ___ fat
 
 
Match the following common miscellaneous prefixes with their definitions.
A
apo-
D
hydr/o-
B
auto-
E
antr/o-
C
astr/o-
F
idio-
 

 169. 

 ___ self
 

 170. 

 ___ water
 

 171. 

 ___ separate
 

 172. 

 ___ own
 

 173. 

 ___ cavity
 

 174. 

 ___ star
 
 
Match the following prefixes denoting degree with their definitions.
A
hypo-
C
olig/o-
B
hyper-
D
pan-
 

 175. 

 ___ below, under, decreased
 

 176. 

 ___ above, excessive, increased
 

 177. 

 ___ total, all
 

 178. 

 ___ few, deficient, scanty
 
 
Match the following urinary roots and combining forms with their definitions.
A
ren/o, nephr/o
E
urethr/o
B
pyel/o
F
cyst/o, vesic/o
C
ur/o
G
glomerul/o
D
ureter/o
 

 179. 

 ___ glomerulus
 

 180. 

 ___ renal pelvis
 

 181. 

 ___ ureter
 

 182. 

 ___ urethra
 

 183. 

 ___ bladder
 

 184. 

 ___ kidney
 

 185. 

 ___ urine, urinary
 
 
Match the following circulatory roots and combining forms with their definitions.
A
cardi/o
H
sphygm/o
B
aort/o
I
varic/o
C
ventricul/o
J
lymph/o
D
atri/o
K
lymphaden/o
E
angi/o, vas/o
L
lymphangi/o
F
arteri/o
M
hem(at)/o
G
phleb/o, ven/o
N
thromb/o
 

 186. 

 ___ pulse
 

 187. 

 ___ lymph
 

 188. 

 ___ atria
 

 189. 

 ___ twisted, swollen vein
 

 190. 

 ___ lymph node
 

 191. 

 ___ blood
 

 192. 

 ___ vein
 

 193. 

 ___ ventricle
 

 194. 

 ___ lymph vessel
 

 195. 

 ___ clot
 

 196. 

 ___ vessel
 

 197. 

 ___ heart
 

 198. 

 ___ artery
 

 199. 

 ___ aorta
 
 
Match the following adjectival suffixes with their definitions.
A
-ac, -al, -ar(y), -(t)ic(al), -ile, -ine, -ory, -ous
C
-age
B
-form, -oid
 

 200. 

 ___ resembling
 

 201. 

 ___ related to
 

 202. 

 ___ pertaining to
 
 
Match the following prefixes denoting negation with their definitions.
A
a(n)-
C
anti-, contra-
B
im(n)-
 

 203. 

 ___ not
 

 204. 

 ___ against
 

 205. 

 ___ without, lack of
 
 
Match the following respiratory roots and combining forms with their definitions.
A
rhin/o, nas/o
H
pulmon/o
B
pharyng/o
I
alveol/o
C
laryng/o
J
pleur/o
D
trache/o
K
phren/o
E
epiglott/o
L
steth/o
F
bronchi/o
M
spir/o
G
pneum(o/ato)
N
ox/o
 

 206. 

 ___ lung, air, breath
 

 207. 

 ___ lung
 

 208. 

 ___ bronchus
 

 209. 

 ___ oxygen
 

 210. 

 ___ alveolus
 

 211. 

 ___ breathe
 

 212. 

 ___ epiglottis
 

 213. 

 ___ pleura
 

 214. 

 ___ diaphragm (mind)
 

 215. 

 ___ trachea
 

 216. 

 ___ larynx
 

 217. 

 ___ pharynx
 

 218. 

 ___ nose
 

 219. 

 ___ chest
 
 
Match the following prefixes denoting pathology with their definitions.
A
mal-
F
py/o-
B
dys-
G
pyr/o-
C
brady-
H
scler/o-
D
tachy-
I
presby/o-
E
neo-
 

 220. 

 ___ new, recent
 

 221. 

 ___ bad, difficult, painful
 

 222. 

 ___ fire
 

 223. 

 ___ hard
 

 224. 

 ___ old
 

 225. 

 ___ slow
 

 226. 

 ___ fast
 

 227. 

 ___ bad, ill
 

 228. 

 ___ pus
 
 
Match the following integumentary roots and combining forms with their definitions.
A
cutane/o, dermat/o
E
onych/o, ungu/o
B
hidr/o
F
seb/o
C
ichthy/o
G
trich/o, pil/o
D
kerat/o
 

 229. 

 ___ skin
 

 230. 

 ___ sebum
 

 231. 

 ___ sweat
 

 232. 

 ___ nail
 

 233. 

 ___ scaly, dry
 

 234. 

 ___ horny layer
 

 235. 

 ___ hair
 
 
Match the following diminutive suffix with its definition.
A
-ole, -icle, -ula, -ule
B
-mnesia
 

 236. 

 ___ small, minute
 
 
Match the following prefixes denoting relative time with their definitions.
A
ante-, pre-, pro-
B
post-
 

 237. 

 ___ after
 

 238. 

 ___ before
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 239. 
Words that end with an “ax,” like “thorax,” are made plural by changing the “ax” to “_____.”
 

 

 240. 
Words that end with an “a,” like “bursa,” are made plural by changing the “a” to “_____.”
 

 

 241. 
Words that end with an “on,” like “ganglion,” are made plural by changing the “on” to “_____.”
 

 

 242. 
Words that end with an “nx,” like “phalanx,” are made plural by changing the “nx” to “_____.”
 

 

 243. 
Words that end with an “is,” like “diagnosis,” “femoris,” or “iris,” are made plural by changing the “is” to “_____,” “_____,” or “_____.”
 

 

 244. 
Words that end with a “y,” like “artery,” are made plural by changing the “y” to “_____.”
 

 

 245. 
Words that end with a “us,” like “fungus,” are made plural by changing the “us” to “_____.”
 

 

 246. 
Words that end with an “ex,” like “index,” are made plural by changing the “ex” to “_____.”
 

 

 247. 
Words that end with an “oon,” like “spermatozoon,” are made plural by changing the “oon” to “_____.”
 

 

 248. 
Words that end with an “en,” like “lumen,” are made plural by changing the “en” to “_____.”
 

 

 249. 
Words that end with an “ix,” like “appendix,” are made plural by changing the “ix” to “_____.”
 

 

 250. 
Words that end with a “um,” like “ovum,” are made plural by changing the “um” to “_____.”
 

 



 
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