Paramedic Medical Terminology Practice Test

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• What does lact(o) refer to in medical terminology?
• Which term denotes the nose?
• Gly meaning glucose
• Which root means 'bear'?
• Pyel refers to which part of the urinary system?
• The prefix infra- means which of the following?
• The combining form morb- is most closely related to which concept?
• Which term means puncture with a needle?
• The combining form call- denotes which tissue type or region?
• Which term is associated with pus formation?
• Which root means tumor?
• Which root means 'brain'?
• The root ling- refers to which body part?
• Which prefix indicates "before"?
• Which of the following means coil?
• What is the meaning of the prefix de?
• Viscera refer to which anatomical structures?
• The combining form ventr(o) denotes which direction?
• The combining form milli- denotes which fraction?
• Which root means tube?
• What does the prefix gynec- mean?
• Enter means?
• The suffix '-rrhea' denotes what type of flow?
• Capnia indicates the level of which gas?
• The prefix allo- is used to indicate which relationship?
• The meaning of the root olig(o) is which?
• What does salpin mean?
• Which meaning matches cyst used in terms?
• The combining form can- denotes which of the following?
• What does the combining form card- mean?
• The meaning of the root 'oo' is which?
• The combining form gastr(o)- refers to which organ?
• Which root means "foot"?
• Which root means lung?
• The suffix -uria denotes which bodily fluid or excretion?
• Ictal describes which clinical scenario?
• The prefix con means which?
• The suffix '-osis' indicates which meaning?
• The prefix 'Zoo' denotes which group?
• Which term means half?
• The combining form 'vitro' corresponds to which meaning?
• Which prefix means fast?
• Which meaning does the form col indicate?
• Which meaning corresponds to the prefix co?
• The term meaning 'elbow' is.
• Which combining form means "foot"?
• The suffix '-rhythmia' is associated with which concept?
• The combining form nephr(o) denotes which organ?
• Viscera refers to which anatomical structures?
• What prefix means 'before, forward'?
• Which root means 'neck'?
• Centesis refers to which medical procedure?
• The morpheme gon means
• Which suffix means 'in the blood'?
• What does the root 'quar' signify in medical terminology?
• Which suffix denotes fear?
• What does the suffix -pnea indicate?
• What does the prefix gyn- mean?
• Chrono denotes which concept?
• The combining form burs- corresponds to which anatomical structure?
• Which term means sleep?
• The suffix -ology expresses which concept?
• Which anatomical region does the combining form ingui- refer to?
• Occipit- refers to which region?
• The combining form nas(o) denotes which structure?
• The combining form 'viscer(o)' refers to which anatomical content?
• The prefix ex- indicates which meaning?
• Which prefix is used to indicate night-related terms?
• Cori- denotes which?
• The combining form psych(o) is associated with which body concept?
• The root element 'rhin(o)' indicates which anatomical part?
• Which prefix is used to indicate nerve-related terms?
• Which prefix is used to indicate kidney-related terms?
• The root 'viscer(o)' relates to which of the following?
• Which root means 'wall'?
• The combining form stern(o) relates to which anatomical structure?
• Calcane-/calca- relates to which body part?
• The combining form bronch- relates to which structure or division?
• The prefix infra- is used to indicate location that is?
• Which root means groove?
• What does endo mean?
• Which term denotes the neck artery?
• The term "duct" means?
• Which root means touch?
• The root ankyl(o)- describes which feature?
• The prefix stoma means which of the following?
• Which prefix corresponds to tissue?
• Which term means wall?
• Which form means loves as an adjective?
• The affix -rrhaphy denotes which meaning?
• Which prefix denotes liver?
• What is the meaning of the root 'quad' in medical terminology?
• Which form denotes the colon?
• Which form denotes the skin?
• In medical terminology, status denotes which of the following?
• Which term means 'opening'?
• Which root means red?
• What does -rrhage mean?
• The prefix homo- means which?
• Which root means 'next to, by the side of'?
• Which term means 'ear, hear'?
• Py(o) denotes which substance?
• What does -rrhagia mean?
• The combining form morph- refers to which property?
• The suffix -stomy denotes which concept?
• Which prefix means 'rib'?
• The suffix meaning 'cell' is.
• Which meaning does dorsi convey?
• Which term means wall?
• The prefix pro means what?
• Which root means distance?
• Which morpheme means 'pertaining to'?
• -graph meaning
• Which term from the list means 'break'?
• The suffix -ine is commonly used to denote which kind of substance?
• The suffix -itis means which of the following?
• Which root refers to penis?
• The term 'meatus' refers to which of the following?
• Which prefix meaning above is used in the term describing location and is not primarily spelled 'supra' but 'super'?
• Which root means cheek?
• What does the root 'quat' signify in medical terminology?
• The term stature refers to which measurement?
• The combining form coll refers to which meaning?
• The root oid means which of the following?
• What does the root 'radius' signify in medical terminology?
• In medical terminology, what does the suffix 'lytic' mean?
• The suffix -ine often indicates a substance that is what?
• The prefix 'Zoo' refers to which category?
• Which root means 'external opening'?
• Which morpheme means 'gland'?
• The suffix -pril indicates what class of medication?
• The suffix -trophia denotes which concept?
• The combining form micro- is used to indicate which dimension?
• Which root means 'bear offspring'?
• Caput- is a prefix meaning which region?
• The root that means motion is which option?
• Which root means 'destruction'?
• Which root means 'bear'?
• The suffix -gram means
• The prefix brachy means which of the following?
• The prefix 'mal' means which of the following?
• The prefix 'retro' means which direction?
• Which form means 'hear'?
• The prefix iso- denotes which meaning?
• The root meaning 'body' is.
• Which root means 'strike through'?
• The combining form hyster(o) refers to which organ?
• Which combining form means "forming"?
• The prefix histo- denotes which?
• Which root means 'bile'?
• The prefix "dys" means?
• The prefix meaning 'hidden' is.
• In medical terminology, the combining form spir- denotes which meaning?
• The prefix heter(o)- means which?
• What is the meaning of the morpheme acr(o)?
• Which term means intestine?
• Which term means heart as a root?
• Idio means which meaning?
• The prefix ocul- denotes which sense organ?
• Which prefix means body (coming from the body)?
• The prefix hem(a)- denotes which bodily component?
• Lucent means which physical property?
• What body region does the root 'venter' refer to?
• Which combining form means "out from"?
• Which form denotes the knuckle?
• Which morpheme means 'to, toward'?
• What is the meaning of the suffix -ac?
• Which root means with, together?
• The combining form morph- is used to describe which characteristic?
• Which suffix means 'instrument to examine'?
• The prefix hepat(o)- refers to which organ?
• Pulm(o) refers to which anatomical structure?
• Which term means sound?
• The root 'os' refers to which anatomical part?
• Which root means dusky color?
• The combining form electr(o) refers to?
• Which of the following meanings is associated with the prefix steno-?
• Which root means head?
• Which form denotes the pupil?
• The root flex- conveys the meaning of which action?
• Which term corresponds to 'left, or bad'?
• Which prefix means 'against'?
• Dextro means which direction?
• The suffix -graph means
• The combining form oo means which?
• Dis means what?
• Cele- denotes which condition?
• Which term means blue?
• Which prefix means eye lid?
• The root meaning 'around' is?
• Dorsi means which direction?
• The combining form poikelo means what?
• The root 'men' means which of the following?
• The combining form derm means which?
• Which root means 'around'?
• The prefix brady means which of the following?
• What does the prefix phago denote?
• Which root means loves?
• The prefix nomin- denotes which concept?
• Which term means 'related to ovary or egg'?
• Which choice represents the term meaning 'ear, hear'?
• Which prefix means life?
• The prefix "ecto" means?
• The combining form pneum(o) means which of the following?
• What is the meaning of the morpheme agora?
• What is the meaning of the morpheme ad?
• Which combining form means 'two, twice, double'?
• Which root means 'artery'?
• What is the meaning of the root 'ren' in medical terminology?
• What does neur(o) refer to?
• Which root means touch?
• Icter refers to which condition?
• Which root means 'bear offspring'?
• The prefix facil- is used to express which meaning?
• Which prefix denotes 'between'?
• Which suffix denotes 'small'?
• The morpheme gluco means
• Which term means 'weakness'?
• Which prefix means two, double?
• The prefix allo- indicates which meaning?
• What does -scope mean?
• Contra- means what?
• The combining form mono- denotes which quantity?
• The suffix meaning 'small' is.
• The morpheme gloss is defined as:
• Which suffix means 'created opening'?
• Which prefix means under?
• The root fibr- refers to what body component?
• Which root means color?
• The root varic denotes which vascular feature?
• Which term corresponds to 'fibers'?
• Which prefix is used to indicate name-related terms?
• The combining form ophthal means which?
• The root tropic most nearly means:
• The prefix hemi- means which?
• The root 'med' means which of the following?
• The root 'melan' means which of the following?
• The root 'ortho' means which of the following?
• The suffix that means 'use, subject to' is which?
• The prefix meaning 'cold' is.
• In medical terminology, the combining form meter conveys which sense?
• The morpheme gest means
• The term meaning 'shake' is.
• Which term means left, bad?
• The prefix aus means which of the following?
• Which term means cut?
• Which root means fever?
• The meaning of ino- is which of the following?
• The term cond denotes which anatomical feature?
• Cent- can also mean which quantity?
• The combining form myco- is used to indicate which biological group?
• The suffix -pril typically denotes a drug that is what?
• Which term means sound, especially ultrasonic?
• What does sarco mean?
• Which root means ankle?
• The combining form mime- denotes which action in terms of replication?
• Carotid refers to which anatomical structure?
• The morpheme genic expresses
• The combining form morb- relates to which concept?
• Which root means red?
• Which root denotes cancer?
• What does the combining form cle mean?
• Which prefix is used to indicate back-of-the-head terms?
• Carbia- indicates which gas?
• What is the meaning of the morpheme ab?
• Which root means 'tongue'?
• Which term is used to denote the heart as well?
• The combining form onc(o) means which?
• The prefix auto means which of the following?
• The combining form milli- denotes which fraction?
• What does the prefix hypo- mean?
• The prefix bio means which of the following?
• Ep(i) means which of the following?
• Erythr(o) means what?
• The combining form 'vivo' denotes which concept?
• Which prefix means above and is used to form the term describing location above, such as ' supra '?
• Which option is the correct combining form for bone?
• Which term refers to a cavity or cycle?
• Which root means 'limb'?
• The suffix denoting surgical removal is?
• Lusi indicates which action in medical terminology?
• Which root means 'wall'?
• Which meaning is 'strike through'?
• The prefix baro means which of the following?
• The prefix poly means what?
• The combining form myco- is used to refer to which group?
• The prefix post means what?
• In medical terms, stasis indicates which concept?
• The prefix ambi- denotes which?
• Which root represents 'cartilage'?
• In medical terminology, which of the following best matches the root 'lytic'?
• Which term denotes a surgical opening?
• The prefix blast means which of the following?
• The combining form micro- indicates which size?
• Which root denotes a groove?
• The morpheme -gnosis is best defined as:
• Which combining form means 'bone'?
• Which root means lens of the eye?
• The suffix -oma denotes which meaning?
• The suffix '-ostomy' denotes which meaning?
• Which prefix means distance?
• The root 'ot(o)' represents which anatomical part?
• Which prefix means half?
• Which root means 'through'?
• Which prefix means with or together?
• Core- corresponds to which meaning?
• Which form denotes motion as an adjective?
• What does scler mean?
• The morpheme gloss meaning
• Which term means sleep?
• The morpheme em- means?
• The combining form "ego" refers to?
• What does lev(o) indicate in anatomical terms?
• What is the meaning of the morpheme adip?
• Which prefix denotes 'same'?
• Which term corresponds to 'easy'?
• The root alg- conveys which sensation?
• Pur is a root meaning which substance?
• Which prefix means 'left'?
• Which root means 'through'?
• The suffix '-rrhea' indicates which meaning?
• The suffix that denotes an enzyme is which?
• The meaning of dent?
• The root prand means what?
• In medical terminology, the root 'orch' refers to which of the following?
• Which term means 'personal' or 'peculiar'?
• The morpheme gen meaning
• The prefix stat- in medical terminology means which of the following?
• Which term is the correct combining form for the groin region?
• The combining form oophor means which?
• Which prefix means arm?
• -lysis denotes which process?
• Which term refers to the distal large intestine, i.e., the rectum?
• Which suffix means speech?
• The combining form 'oste(o)' means which of the following?
• Which term refers to fat?
• The prefix iso- denotes which meaning?
• The combining form poeis means what?
• The root 'oxia' indicates which concept?
• The root fract- is associated with which concept?
• The syllable pty indicates which action?
• What is the meaning of the root 'reticulum' in medical terminology?
• The combining form meaning cancer or tumor is which?
• The root odon indicates which meaning?
• The morpheme gly means
• What is the meaning of the combining form meter in medical terminology?
• Which combining form denotes the lens of the eye?
• The suffix that denotes an enzyme is which?
• What does emesis refer to?
• The combining form "electr(o)" means?
• The root meaning 'head' is?
• The prefix pseud(o) means which of the following?
• Noct- denotes which time of day?
• The combining form tropic denotes which concept?
• What is the meaning of the suffix -al?
• Which root means 'around'?
• The time-denoting root is?
• In anatomy, lateral refers to which direction?
• The prefix hygro- indicates which?
• The prefix febr- is used to denote which condition?
• The root 'xer(o)' signifies which concept?
• The prefix aniso- is used to describe which attribute?
• Which combining form means brain?
• What is the meaning of the morpheme acou?
• Which morpheme denotes eating, as in phagocyte?
• Which combining form denotes 'same'?
• The prefix brachi means which of the following?
• The prefix in- means?
• Which of the following represents motion as a noun root form and is not an adjective?
• What does encephal(o) mean?
• Which prefix means red?
• Which prefix means 'against'?
• Which of the following denotes a relationship of 'between'?
• The prefix bleph means which of the following?
• The prefix ana- meaning: which of the following is a meaning?
• Which of the following best defines the meaning of the root 'xen(o)'?
• Which root means kidney?
• Which term denotes the wrist?
• The root foramen denotes which anatomical feature?
• Which term means backward?
• The root olig(o) means which?
• The root meaning 'killing' is?
• What is the meaning of the prefix a?
• Proct refers to which anatomical location?
• Which root denotes 'one'?
• Which root form means motion?
• The morpheme 'mega' means which of the following?
• The combining form -olol refers to which pharmacologic class?
• Which root means flesh?
• The meaning of 'vivo' is best described as which?
• Which root denotes 'white'?
• Which morpheme means 'ends of a part'?
• Which term means 'to mate, coitus, intercourse'?
• The prefix intra- denotes which relationship?
• Which term means body (coming from the body)?
• The prefix ankyl(o)- denotes which feature?
• The root vagin denotes which organ?
• Which root means circle?
• What is the meaning of the morpheme aden?
• The combining form my(o) denotes which anatomical structure?
• Which root means 'lining of brain & spinal cord'?
• Which term means 'tooth'?
• The prefix 'macro' means which of the following?
• What does -scopy mean?
• Which root means deficiency?
• Which suffix means 'use, subject to'?
• Which combining form is used to form terms related to physicians?
• The meaning of the root that denotes likeness is which?
• The root "echo" means?
• Circum denotes which concept?
• Which root means network?
• The form- element is linked to which meaning in the provided material?
• The prefix steno- is used to indicate which concept?
• Which combining form denotes a vein?
• Which morpheme means 'of the market place'?
• The root vagin is used to form terms related to which body part?
• Which term means elbow?
• Which affix means 'suture repair'?
• The combining form 'oxy' denotes which concept?
• Which morpheme means within?
• Lith(o) denotes which substance?
• Which combining form means narrowing?
• Carp- denotes which body part?
• Chrom denotes which concept?
• The root meaning 'cartilage' is?
• -gram meaning
• Which combining form means "many"?
• -gnosis meaning knowledge
• Cide denotes which concept?
• The prefix 'Zoo' refers to which category?
• The prefix uni means which number?
• What does the prefix hyper- mean?
• The combining form carc- denotes which condition?
• The term meaning 'skin' is.
• Which suffix means 'destroying'?
• Which root means 'joint'?
• Which suffix designates fear in medical terms?
• The combining form mime- means which of the following?
• The suffix -static in medical terminology conveys which meaning?
• What does the combining form cyc mean?
• Which combining form denotes the clavicle?
• Which term refers to a cavity, or cycle?
• The combining form trich refers to which body structure?
• The prefix meaning 'blue' is.
• Which root means sac?
• The combining form dia means which of the following?
• The prefix nomen- denotes which word?
• Which prefix means blood?
• Which suffix means order, arrangement of?
• Which prefix means woman?
• Which prefix means short?
• Which prefix means 'before'?
• Ptosis denotes which phenomenon?
• Which term correctly uses angi/o to refer to a blood vessel?
• The prefix bi means which of the following?
• The root andr(o)- refers to which sex?
• Which term is a combining form meaning heart?
• The prefix aniso- describes which characteristic?
• Which root means 'ear'?
• The root 'mening' means which of the following?
• The combining form iatr(o) means?
• The root meaning 'hair-like' is?
• The root "dynia" means?
• Which root means heel?
• The combining form stoma refers to which of the following?
• The combining form vaso denotes which structure?
• Leuk(o) is a prefix meaning which color?
• The root 'mel' means which of the following?
• The prefix neo- denotes which concept?
• The root 'ov' refers to which concept?
• Which root means mind?
• The combining form bucc- refers to which anatomical area?
• The combining form ego- is used to denote which meaning?
• Eti means what?
• Which root means 'lens of the eye'?
• The combining form tuss denotes which symptom?
• What does the prefix "dromo" mean?
• Pyr(o) indicates which condition?
• The root 'xen(o)' means which?
• Which term represents the meaning 'stomach'?
• Which prefix means above and is used in suprarenal terms?
• Which of the following is NOT a meaning of ana-?
• Caus- and caut- share a meaning related to which symptom?
• Which combining form means 'through, completely'?
• The combining form cleid denotes which anatomical structure?
• Cent- can refer to the center of something.
• The prefix meaning 'rib' is.
• The prefix eu- conveys which meaning?
• The combining form angi(o)- refers to which anatomical structure?
• Which root means vein?
• Which term is associated with the meaning 'body'?
• Which term refers to a hernia-related suffix?
• What does sang mean?
• What does the prefix alb- denote in medical terminology?
• Which is the root for swelling?
• The root "edem" means?
• The suffix "ectomy" means?
• Which root means 'disease'?
• Which suffix means fear?
• The root varic is most commonly associated with which condition?
• The prefix hydro- refers to which?
• Which combining form means on top of?
• Which prefix indicates deficiency?
• The combining form 'vitro' means which of the following?
• Which term means 'short of breath, panting'?
• The suffix esth- means what?
• The suffix -algia indicates which symptom?
• Lent/o denotes which ocular structure?
• The root trich is used in which terms?
• The combining form cyst(o) refers to which meaning?