Medical Terminology Basics Quiz

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What does the prefix 'anti' in antigen mean?

  • With
  • For
  • Over
  • Against (correct)

What does the prefix 'hyper' in hypertrophic mean?

  • Over (correct)
  • Under
  • With
  • Normal

What is the root in the term subcutaneous?

Cutane/o

What is the suffix in the term costochondritis?

<p>itis</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is the syllable 'cy' in cyanosis pronounced?

<p>Sai</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which two ancient languages make up the majority of medical language?

<p>Greek and Latin</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the suffixes -algia and -dynia mean?

<p>Pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix -graph translate to?

<p>Instrument used to produce a record</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix -emia mean?

<p>Blood condition</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the suffix -logy?

<p>Study of</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the root hydr/o mean?

<p>Water</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix -oma mean?

<p>Tumor</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix -rrhaphy mean?

<p>Suture</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix -rrhexis mean?

<p>Rupture</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix -spasm mean?

<p>Involuntary contraction</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the root in the term tachycardia?

<p>Cardi</p> Signup and view all the answers

When putting medical terms together, you do not use a combining vowel to join a root to a suffix that begins with a vowel.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a proper breakdown of the word parts in the term hemarthrosis?

<p>hem/arthr/osis</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the proper translation of angiogram?

<p>Record of the blood vessels</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the proper translation of gastritis?

<p>Inflammation of the stomach</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term represents a medical term built with the root and suffix vas/o + spasm?

<p>Vasospasm</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term means 'instrument for looking into a joint'?

<p>arthroscope</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term means 'surgical reconstruction of a vessel'?

<p>Angioplasty</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following prefixes are opposites?

<p>Brady - Slow (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following prefixes are opposites?

<p>Tachy (C), Hypo (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does gen/o mean?

<p>Creation</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does hydr/o mean?

<p>Water</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does morph/o mean?

<p>Change</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does necr/o mean?

<p>Death</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does orth/o mean?

<p>Straight</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does path/o mean?

<p>Disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does phag/o mean?

<p>Eat</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does plas/o mean?

<p>Formation</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is added to the beginning of a term?

<p>Prefix</p> Signup and view all the answers

When is a combining vowel used?

<p>To join a root to another root or to join a root to a suffix that begins with a consonant</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which prefixes mean 'against'?

<p>Contra (A), Anti (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does logy mean?

<p>Study of</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does algia mean?

<p>Pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does emia mean?

<p>Blood condition</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does itis mean?

<p>Inflammation</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does iatry mean?

<p>Medical science</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does ante mean?

<p>Before</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does brady mean?

<p>Slow</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does tachy mean?

<p>Fast</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does post mean?

<p>After</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does re mean?

<p>Again</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an eponym?

<p>Name of a person who discovered or invented something</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ending that gives essential meaning to the term?

<p>Suffix</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which languages serve as the foundation of medical language?

<p>Greek and Latin</p> Signup and view all the answers

When is a combining vowel used?

<p>When joining a root to a suffix that begins with a consonant</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does xer/o mean?

<p>Dry</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does xen/o mean?

<p>Foreign</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does myc/o mean?

<p>Fungus</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does troph/o mean?

<p>Nourishment</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does sten/o mean?

<p>Narrowing</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does scler/o mean?

<p>Hard</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Medical Terminology Basics

  • Prefix "anti" means "against" (e.g., antigen)
  • Prefix "hyper" means "over" (e.g., hypertrophic)
  • Prefix "brady" means "slow," while "tachy" means "fast"; these terms are opposites
  • Prefix "hypo" also indicates "under" or "below normal"

Understanding Medical Roots

  • Root "cutane/o" signifies "skin" (e.g., subcutaneous)
  • Root "hydro" refers to "water" (e.g., hydr/o)
  • Root "cardi" means "heart" (e.g., tachycardia)
  • Root "gen/o" indicates "creation"
  • Root "necr/o" signifies "death"
  • Root "morph/o" means "change"
  • Root "scler/o" implies "hard."
  • Root "phag/o" means "eat"
  • Root "plas/o" refers to "formation"

Medical Suffixes

  • Suffix "-itis" denotes "inflammation" (e.g., costochondritis)
  • Suffixes "-algia" and "-dynia" both refer to "pain"
  • Suffix "-oma" indicates "tumor"
  • Suffix "-rrhaphy" means "suture"
  • Suffix "-rrhexis" signifies "rupture"
  • Suffix "-spasm" refers to "involuntary contraction"
  • Suffix "-emia" translates to "blood condition"
  • Suffix "-graph" denotes "instrument used to produce a record"
  • Suffix "-logy" signifies "study of"
  • Suffix "-iatry" relates to "medical science"
  • Suffix "-megaly" means "enlargement"

Combinations and Terminology

  • When forming medical terms, a combining vowel is used to join a root to another root or to a suffix that begins with a consonant.
  • No combining vowel is used when joining a root to a suffix that begins with a vowel.
  • Proper breakdown of "hemarthrosis" is hem/arthr/osis.
  • Correct construction from root "vas/o" and suffix "-spasm" forms "vasospasm."

Language of Medicine

  • Medical language is primarily derived from Greek and Latin.
  • An eponym is formed by using the name of an inventor or discoverer.
  • The prefix is the part added to the beginning of a term, whereas the suffix gives essential meaning.

Other Key Terms

  • Suffix "ante" signifies "before."
  • Suffix "post" means "after."
  • Suffix "re" indicates "again."
  • Prefix "xeno" refers to "foreign."
  • Prefix "xer/o" translates to "dry."
  • Prefix "sten/o" means "narrowing."
  • Term "arthroscope" means "instrument for looking into a joint."
  • Term "angioplasty" refers to "surgical reconstruction of a vessel."
  • Term "gastritis" translates to "inflammation of the stomach."
  • Term “angiogram” refers to a "record of the blood vessels."

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