HAS 101 Medical and Diagnostic Terminology Practice Test

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• Which morpheme means 'soft'?
• Rug- means which of the following?
• Which prefix means brain?
• What is the meaning of the combining form cyst-?
• The prefix meaning 'neck' is which of the following?
• Which concept does the suffix -plasia indicate?
• What is the meaning of the medical prefix iris-?
• The prefix phage- has what meaning?
• Which prefix is used to indicate bone?
• Which prefix means 'grain, particle'?
• Which prefix means 'back'?
• Which suffix means 'the study of'?
• The prefix syn- means which of the following?
• The suffix -centesis denotes which procedure?
• Which term uses Path- to mean disease?
• The prefix labi- is used to denote which mouth-related structure?
• The morpheme burso- corresponds to which meaning?
• The prefix hem(at)- is associated with which body substance?
• The prefix para- denotes
• Which prefix means 'heel, stone'?
• What does myco- mean?
• What does the prefix dynam- mean?
• What does palpebr- mean?
• Which prefix means 'shaped like a top'?
• The prefix Itis- denotes which condition?
• Plast- denotes which type of medical procedure?
• The prefix thyro- is used in terms referring to which gland?
• The prefix erytho- indicates which color?
• The prefix therap- is related to which concept?
• Which prefix means liver?
• The combining form lact- denotes which meaning?
• Which prefix denotes the ileum?
• Which suffix means 'to like'?
• Which prefix means 'change'?
• Which root means milk?
• Which prefix means 'eardrum'?
• Which morpheme denotes 'the study of'?
• Which term means nipple?
• Which prefix is used to denote the heart in medical terms?
• Which prefix means 'smooth'?
• Which prefix means tooth?
• The prefix cyan- indicates which color?
• Which prefix means 'half'?
• Which prefix means above?
• What does the prefix dys- mean?
• The prefix duodeno- denotes which part of the intestine?
• The prefix mamm- is used to refer to which body area?
• What does the prefix dynam- mean?
• Which term means swelling?
• Cardi- is the prefix that refers to which organ?
• Which prefix means upon?
• Which suffix denotes a tumor?
• What is the meaning of the prefix therm- in medical terminology?
• Tarso- is a prefix related to which body region?
• Which suffix means hernia?
• Which option best expresses the meaning of the prefix gravid-?
• Which prefix means 'change'?
• Enter- is the prefix for which body part?
• The prefix antr- means what?
• What does the prefix cut- mean?
• The prefix ureter- corresponds to which structure?
• The combining form thorac- denotes which meaning?
• Which prefix means 'walk, take steps'?
• The prefix tri- denotes which quantity?
• Which prefix would be used to indicate the ileum?
• Which prefix means kidney?
• Which term means lump, clot?
• Which prefix indicates the surgical removal of an organ or tissue?
• Which option best expresses the meaning of the prefix gravid-?
• The prefix meaning 'sleep' is which of the following?
• Which prefix denotes the eardrum?
• Dermat- is the prefix associated with which body part?
• The prefix edema- indicates which of the following meanings?
• The prefix appendic- refers to which anatomical structure?
• The root pyle- (or pyloro-) refers to which anatomical feature?
• The combining form tegument- refers to which structure?
• Which prefix means 'great toe'?
• The prefix lingua- denotes which part of the anatomy?
• Which suffix means 'pain'?
• Enter- is a prefix associated with which body part?
• The prefix phot- is related to which phenomenon?
• What does the prefix tens- mean in medical terminology?
• Radic- means?
• Which combining form is matched to the meaning 'egg'?
• Which meaning is indicated by the suffix '-Iasis'?
• Which prefix denotes twisting action in medical terminology?
• The suffix -osis denotes which concept?
• The prefix basi- denotes which meaning?
• Which suffix denotes 'cut into'?
• Which prefix denotes a joint?
• The prefix gravid- means which of the following?
• The combining form cervic- denotes
• The prefix dacry- denotes which structure?
• What does the prefix sept- mean in medical terminology?
• The suffix -lysis denotes what process?
• Which prefix means flesh?
• The prefix tympan- refers to which of the following?
• Which prefix means tongue?
• The prefix metr- refers to which organ?
• The suffix -cele denotes which condition?
• In medical terminology, what does the prefix 'auto-' indicate?
• Which term denotes 'sheet, band'?
• The prefix sacro- is associated with which bone or region?
• Which prefix means 'cheek'?
• Which prefix means 'kidney'?
• Which prefix is used to indicate the upper jawbone in anatomical terms?
• Which prefix denotes a vessel?
• Which prefix denotes the hand?
• In an alternate phrasing, which suffix means 'create an opening'?
• Which prefix denotes the sense organ at the front of the face used for smelling?
• Which prefix means 'draw tight'?
• The combining form chole- indicates which bodily substance?
• The prefix sub- denotes which direction?
• What does the prefix peri- mean?
• Gastr- refers to which organ?
• The prefix meaning 'eye' is which of the following?
• What does the prefix trich- mean?
• Which meaning is indicated by the prefix 'trans-'?
• The prefix fascia- denotes which anatomical concept?
• Which prefix means 'new'?
• Sedat- prefix meaning?
• In an alternate phrasing, which term means 'sac containing fluid'?
• The prefix mamm- denotes which body region?
• The prefix poly- denotes which quantity?
• The prefixes glyco- and gluco- are associated with which meaning?
• The combining form viscero- denotes which body component?
• The prefix trachel- denotes which region?
• The prefix inter- denotes which concept?
• The prefixes peps- or pept- relate to which physiological process?
• The prefix pneum- denotes which anatomical structure?
• What does the prefix helio- denote?
• The combining forms pyle- and pyloro- denote which meaning?
• Which prefix denotes a color, specifically blue?
• The prefixes glyco- or gluco- refer to which sense?
• Alveol- denotes which anatomical feature?
• Which prefix denotes a gland?
• Which prefix means twist?
• The prefix bi- means which of the following?
• The combining form burso- indicates which concept?
• What does the prefix mechano- mean?
• Which prefix means 'twin'?
• Which prefix means water?
• Which prefix means before?
• Which prefix means two?
• Which prefix means 'tree, branching'?
• Which structure does the prefix bronch- refer to?
• What does the prefix brady- denote?
• Which option best expresses the meaning of the prefix gravid-?
• The prefix peps- or pept- is associated with which bodily process?
• The prefix intra- denotes which concept?
• Which prefix denotes the framework of the eyelid?
• Which prefix means eyelid?
• The prefix ili- refers to which structure?
• Umbilic- means which of the following?
• Which prefix means offspring?
• Which option represents the combining form that means 'to observe'?
• What is the meaning of the prefix hyper-?
• The prefix poly- indicates which quantity?
• Which option best matches the meaning of the morpheme gen-?
• Which term part indicates tongue?
• The prefix appendic- is most logically paired with which body structure?
• The prefix hem(at)- is used in terms relating to which substance?
• Vestibule means which of the following?
• Which term part means binding?
• Which combining form means tooth?
• Which prefix denotes an eyelid?
• What does sphenic- mean?
• The prefix proct- refers to which anatomical region?
• The combining form or- is used to denote which meaning?
• Which concept does the prefix psycho- pertain to?
• The prefix parvert- has which meaning?
• Which prefix means 'framework of the eyelid'?
• The prefix arter- refers to which type of blood vessel?
• Which prefix means beneath?
• The suffix -oma denotes which of the following?
• Which root means pain?
• The prefix pelvi- refers to which structure?
• Which meaning best matches the prefix basi-?
• Which prefix is used to describe the eye's lens in medical terms?
• The prefix thel- indicates which anatomical term?
• The combining form leuk- has what meaning?
• The combining form cantho- refers to which anatomical landmark?
• Which prefix means slow?
• Which prefix means 'hearing'?
• Which suffix is used to indicate secretion (to secrete) in terms like endocrine?
• What does the prefix ocul- denote?
• Which prefix means 'after'?
• Which option correctly pairs with pleur- meaning?
• Which meaning corresponds to the prefix micr-?
• Which prefix means 'eyelid'?
• The combining form cheil- is used for which anatomical feature?
• The prefix meaning 'labor, bring forth' is which of the following?
• Which prefix means above in medical terms?
• What does the prefix Aden- denote in medical terminology?
• The combining form bili- refers to which substance?
• Which prefix is essential in describing sound or voice?
• The combining form onych- denotes which meaning?
• The combining form retr(o)- indicates which direction?
• The prefix celio- denotes which anatomical area?
• Which prefix means 'new'?
• Which suffix means 'soft'?
• Which body part is denoted by oto-?
• Which prefix means 'testis'?
• The combining form squam- denotes which meaning?
• The prefix lumbo- refers to which body region?
• The prefix esophag- refers to which structure?
• The prefix pilo- means which of the following?
• The prefix ovario- denotes which organ?
• The prefix salpingo- means which of the following?
• Which prefix is used to denote skin?
• Which prefix means out, away from?
• What does hallux- mean?
• Which prefix means water?
• Which prefix means head?
• What does ptyal- refer to?
• Which prefix meaning 'without, not' is commonly used in medical terminology?
• The prefix lig- refers to which structure?
• Which prefix means 'star-shaped'?
• What is the meaning of the prefix adreno-?
• What does myel- mean?
• Which term means 'involuntary contraction'?
• The prefix hypno- denotes which state?
• Which prefix means breast?
• The suffix -gram means which of the following?
• Asthenia is the term for which symptom?
• Which prefix means 'finger, toe'?
• Which prefix means against, counter?
• Which morpheme denotes 'break, burst'?
• Which prefix means away from, not?
• The prefix arter- refers to which type of blood vessel?
• The prefix ovario- refers to which organ?
• Which morpheme means 'to like'?
• Which suffix means development?
• Which prefix means 'against'?
• The combining form ramus- refers to which feature?
• Which prefix is used to indicate surgical repair?
• The suffix -ostomy denotes
• The prefix mening- refers to which structure?
• The prefix fistul- refers to which meaning in medical terms?
• Which prefix is used to denote the lung in medical terms?
• Which prefix means between?
• The prefix infra- denotes which concept?
• Which prefix means abdomen?
• The suffix -crine means what?
• Which prefix means 'fungus'?
• Which prefix means away from?
• The root rhexis means which concept?
• The combining form carcin- indicates which concept?
• Which term means swelling?
• The combining form odont- is used to describe conditions of which structure?
• The prefix melan- is associated with which color?
• The prefix pan- means which of the following?
• Which body part is associated with the prefix laryng-?
• In medical terminology, chondr- is a prefix meaning which of the following?
• The morpheme retr(o)- denotes which direction?
• The prefix metabole- denotes which concept?
• The combining form oto- denotes which body part?
• The prefix duodeno- is used to describe which part of the digestive tract?
• Furca- means what?
• The prefix pharyng- relates to which anatomical region?
• The prefix rachi- is used for which anatomical area?
• The combining form -scop- indicates
• The prefix hypo- indicates what spatial relation?
• The prefix ment- denotes which concept?
• In medical terminology, what does the term benign mean?
• The combining form viscero- denotes which meaning?
• Which prefix means speech?
• Which morpheme corresponds to the meaning 'rub, friction'?
• The combining form or- denotes which meaning in medical terminology?
• Which prefix means plate?
• What does the prefix chondr- denote in medical terminology?
• Puer- means which?
• Proct- is a prefix that refers to which anatomical site?
• The prefix neuro- refers to which anatomical structure?
• What does the prefix en- mean?
• What does bucco- mean?
• The combining form spira- denotes which meaning?
• Which root means spleen?
• What does the prefix spas- mean in medical terminology?
• Which prefix means joint?
• The combining form tegument- refers to which body structure?
• Which prefix means 'inner chamber'?
• Which prefix means 'swelling'?
• Which prefix means 'place'?
• Ophthalm- and opt- are prefixes that refer to which organ?
• Which prefix means 'twin'?
• Which prefix means 'excite'?
• What does the prefix osmo- mean?
• Which prefix denotes the action of twitch or pull?
• The prefix phren- relates to which concept?
• Which prefix means 'inside, within'?
• Which prefix means head?
• Which prefix refers to the foot region?
• The prefix astr- denotes which concept?
• The prefix plak- means which of the following?
• The prefix post- indicates which temporal relation?
• The prefix ost- denotes which tissue or substance?
• Which prefix means 'back'?
• The prefix lapar- denotes which body region?
• What does the prefix sarc- mean?
• The prefix cilia- means which of the following?
• Path- is a prefix used to denote which concept?
• Which prefix means 'sound, voice'?
• The prefix macro- denotes which concept?
• Which prefix is used to describe something hard?
• The prefix splen- refers to which organ?
• What does anti- mean?
• Which prefix means 'hollow, vagina'?
• Which prefix means tongue?
• In an alternate phrasing, which term means 'neck'?
• The prefix glom- denotes which concept?
• Which prefix means small?
• The prefix steno- conveys which meaning?
• Cerebr- refers to which organ?
• The prefix urethr- is used to denote which part of the body?
• Which term means 'gum'?
• The prefix ile- refers to which structure?
• Which prefix means 'ear'?
• The prefix pharyng- is used in terms related to which organ?
• What does the prefix Angi- denote in medical terminology?
• Which suffix indicates falling?
• Which prefix corresponds to covering?
• The prefix mal- denotes which concept?
• The prefix melan- relates to which color?
• The combining form macul- denotes which meaning?
• The suffix -plegia denotes which meaning?
• Which prefix means self?
• Malign- means which of the following?
• The prefix vena- indicates which anatomical structure?
• Dendr- means which of the following?
• Which prefix means 'nose'?
• The prefix phob- denotes which feeling?
• The prefix cauda- means which anatomical feature?
• Pod- is a prefix referring to which body part?
• Which prefix means 'equal'?
• The prefix part- denotes which process?
• The prefix lith- indicates which element?
• Which prefix would you use to refer to the organ involved in hearing?
• The prefix that denotes the spleen is which of the following?
• The prefix that means kidney is which of the following?
• The combining form lacrim- denotes which meaning?
• Which of the following is defined as a tumor?
• The prefix somato- denotes which term?
• Which prefix indicates root?
• Which suffix indicates development?
• The prefix colla- indicates which substance?
• Which prefix means 'shaped like a top'?
• Which suffix means binding?
• The prefix sinus- denotes which space?
• Which prefix means section?
• The prefix thyro- refers to which gland?
• The suffix -ologist denotes what kind of medical professional?
• In medical terminology, what is the meaning of semen?
• Which prefix means 'lens'?
• The prefix ependym- is associated with which meaning?
• Which meaning is associated with the prefix strept-?
• The prefix lip- is used to denote which tissue or substance?
• The prefix labi- refers to which anatomical area?
• Which combining form means white?
• Which prefix means cavity?
• The prefix meaning 'tube' is which of the following?
• Which prefix means 'move'?
• What is the meaning of the prefix kerat-?
• Adnexa- refers to which concept?
• Which term best matches the prefix pharmac-?
• Which prefix means 'grain, particle'?
• The combining form that means 'ear' is which of the following?
• Topo- denotes which meaning?
• Which suffix means vomiting?
• The suffix -ectasis denotes which meaning?
• What does the prefix plexus- mean?
• The suffix -penia indicates which concept?
• The prefix meaning 'hair' is which of the following?
• The morpheme '-malacia' denotes which meaning?
• Which suffix means condition?
• Which prefix means 'upper jawbone'?
• The prefix onco- refers to which condition?
• What is the meaning of the prefix radi-?
• Which prefix denotes swelling, as in a ganglion?
• Which prefix means mind?
• Which term means seed?
• Phleb- refers to which of the following?
• The prefix trip- indicates which action?
• Which combining form means cell?
• Which prefix means 'half'?
• What does the prefix traumat- mean?
• What does the combining form cost- denote in medical terminology?
• Which prefix means 'uterus'?
• Which prefix denotes inflammation?
• The term vaso- refers to which body component?
• The prefix somni- denotes which concept?
• The combining form acro- indicates which anatomical region?
• The prefix pelvi- refers to which structure?
• The prefix pleur- refers to which anatomical structure?
• The combining form cec- refers to which concept?
• The prefix corne- refers to which anatomical idea?
• Which prefix means cavity?
• What does the prefix cut- mean?
• What does the prefix pro- mean?
• Oment- denotes what?
• Which prefix means 'without, not'?
• Which prefix means 'heart'?
• The combining form syn- (also sym-) means which of the following?
• The combining form cyt- refers to which structure?
• The prefix utero- refers to which organ?
• Which prefix means through, across?
• The prefix cryo- denotes which concept?
• The prefix later- designates which directional term?
• Which root means 'skull'?
• Which prefix means enlarged?
• The prefix myring- denotes which structure?
• The prefix sclera- denotes which property?
• The prefix spondyl- refers to which anatomical structure?
• What does the prefix en- mean?
• The combining form ramus- means what?
• The prefix therap- refers to which concept?
• What does the prefix ante- mean?
• Which meaning corresponds to the prefix dactyl-?
• Which prefix indicates hardness in tissue terms?
• The prefix col- refers to which structure?
• The prefix laryng- refers to which body part in medical terms?
• What is the meaning of the prefix pulmo-?
• The prefix adreno- is most closely linked to which gland?
• The prefix meaning 'hollow space' is which of the following?
• What does the prefix peri- mean?
• Which term means spleen?
• The combining form ovar- denotes which meaning?
• Which prefix means 'before'?
• Oophor- denotes which reproductive organ?
• The combining form gen- indicates which concept?
• The prefix aer- denotes which meaning?
• The suffix -estesia indicates which sensation-related meaning?
• Which prefix refers to saliva?
• The combining form vesic- denotes which meaning?
• The prefix my- refers to which tissue?
• Stoma- means which of the following?
• What does physio- mean?
• The suffix -pexy means which concept?
• The combining form lacrim- denotes which meaning in medical terminology?
• The combining form hyster- indicates
• The prefix iso- means which of the following?
• Which prefix means 'brain'?
• The prefix histo- means which of the following?
• Which suffix means suture?
• The prefix proli- denotes which concept?
• Which prefix denotes the lung?
• What does the prefix dys- mean?
• The prefix lal- denotes which concept?
• The prefix meaning 'navel' is which of the following?
• Suffix that denotes puncture?