Understanding Medical Terminology Quiz: ENDOCRINE System

What does the term "acr/o" refer to in medical terminology?

• Kidney

• Eye

• Body extremity

• Blood sugar

What is the meaning of the suffix "-megaly" in medical terms?

• Smallness

• Enlargement

• Resembling

• Deficient

In medical terminology, what does "adren/al" pertain to?

• Eye

• Kidney

• Body extremity

• Blood sugar

What does the prefix "exo-" mean in medical terms?

• Inside

• Outside

• Above

• Below

What is the meaning of the term "dwarf/ism"?

• Enlargement of body extremity

• Abnormal condition of smallness

• Excessive blood sugar

• Resembling a shield

What does "hyper/glycemia" refer to?

• Deficient blood sugar

• Excessive blood sugar

• Excessive thirst

• Excessive urination

What does the prefix "hypo-" mean in medical terminology?

• Over, excessive

• Deficient

• Many, much

• Small

What does "poly/dipsia" mean?

• Excessive eating

• Excessive urination

• Excessive thirst

• Excessive blood sugar

What does "poly/phagia" refer to?

• Excessive urination

• Excessive eating

• Excessive thirst

• Deficient blood sugar

What does "poly/uria" mean in medical terms?

• Excessive urination

• Excessive thirst

• Excessive eating

• Excessive blood sugar