Medical Terminology Quiz

What does the prefix "acro-" refer to in medical terminology?

• Gland

• Before

• Body extremity, arms, legs

• Bad

What is the meaning of the prefix "aden/o"?

• Knowledge

• Gland

• Sugar

• Thirst

The prefix "ante-" is used to indicate which of the following?

• External

• Before

• Same, alike

• Distant, far away

Which term is used to denote "thirst"?

• Phagia

• Dipsia

• Mal

• Poly

What does "gluc-" or "glyc-" stand for?

• Eating, swallowing

• Sugar

• Bad

• Gland

The prefix "Mal-" typically means what?

• Distant, far away

• Bad

• Gland

• Before

What does the prefix "Homeo-" signify?

• Before

• Distant, far away

• Same, alike

• External

What does the suffix "-phagia" mean?

• Thirst

• Sugar

• Eating

• Stoppage

Which term means "distant" or "far away"?

• Proxim-

• Mal-

• Ante-

• Tele-

Which term means "outside"?

• Exo-

• Endo-

• Intra-

• Inter-