2023-2024 Medical Terminology Final Exam

Which term means 'fast'?

• Systol/o

• Tachy-

• Brady-

• Dia-

What does the medical term 'hyper' indicate?

• Below normal; deficient

• Above normal; excessive

• Normal

• through

Which term means 'surgical removal; excision'?

• -ation

• -ectomy

• -stomy

• -tomy

What does the term 'HTN' stand for?

• Hypertension

• Condition

• Electrocardiogram

• Surgical opening

cardi/o

• heart

• blood

• red

• sound

Which of the following means pain?

• -algia

• -ectomy

• hyper-

• hypo-

• -osis

________ means flow or discharge.

• -plasty

• -rrhage

• -rrhaphy

• -rrhea

• -rrhexis

Which combining form means kidney?

• path/o

• ur/o

• nephr/o

• radi/o

Which of the following means deficient?

• -algia

• -ectomy

• hyper-

• hypo-

• -osis

Which of the following means excessive?

• -algia

• -ectomy

• hyper-

• hypo-

• -osis