1. Which suffix means a hernia or protrusion?
-cele
-cyte
-cise
-gen

2. Which prefix means none?
sub-
nulli-
neo-
mono

3. Which combining form is spelled incorrectly?
carcen/o
gynec/o
laryng/o
nephr/o

4. Which healthcare setting provides treatment in a private office setting?
Specialty Care
Physician’s Office
Hospice
Ambulatory Care

5. Which combining form means heart?
cos/o
carcin/o
gastr/o
cardi/o

6. Which combining form means stomach?
cardi/o
gastr/o
nephr/o
enter/o

7. Which of the following is the type of information provided by a suffix?
Number of parts
Location of an organ
Time
procedure

8. Which of the following records the patient’s care throughout the day?
Nurse’s Notes
Discharge Note
Physician’s Orders
History & Physical

9. Which combining form means shape?
rhin/o
morph/o
immun/o
gynec/o

10. Which healthcare setting provides care for patients who need extra time to recover from an illness or who can no longer care for themselves?
Specialty Care Hospital
Nursing Home
General Hospital
Health Maintenance Organization

11. Which prefix means many?
uni-
poly-
supra-
nulli-

12. Which suffix means large?
-megaly
-algia
-ecstasis
-malacia-

13. Which prefix does NOT mean above?
supra-
super-
hyper-
para-

14. Which combining form means to cut?
hydr/o
cis/o
morph/o
enter/o

15. Which suffix means the process of measuring?
-scopy
-graphy
-otomy
-metry

16. Which suffix means destruction?
-megaly
-lysis
-rrhea
-cyte

17. Which suffix means narrowing?
-sclerosis
-ptosis
-rrhexis
-stenosis

18. Which suffix means tumor or mass?
-itis
-iasis
-osis
-oma

19. Which of the following suffixes does NOT refer to a surgical procedure?
-megaly
-ostomy
-ectomy
-plasty

20. Which prefix means half?
mono-
hemi-
poly-
peri-

21. Which of the following is NOT the type of information provided by a prefix?
procedure
time
number of parts
location of an organ

22. Which is NOT one of the word parts in a medical term?
combining form
combining vowel
word root
suffix

23. Which combining form is spelled incorrectly?
immun/o
nephr/o
gastr/o
carcen/o

24. Which of the following healthcare specialists does NOT report information regarding a patient in an Ancillary Report?
Nurses
Respiratory Therapist
Rehabilitation
Social Services

25. Which medical terminology word part provides the general meaning of the word?
prefix
suffix
Combining vowel
Word root

26. Which suffix means inflammation?
-ism
-ia
-itis
-iasis

27. Which suffix means pain?
-algia
-ecstasis
-cele
-oma

28. Which combining form is spelled incorrectly?
morph/o
optalm/o
hemat/o
dermat/o

29. Which of the following suffixes is NOT an adjective suffix?
-ia
-ory
-tic
-iac

30. Which healthcare setting provides services in a pre-paid system?
Specialty Care Hospital
Home Health Care
Health Maintenance Organization
Physician’s Office

31. Which prefix does not stand for a number?
per-
quad-
tri-
bi-

32. Which prefix means normal or good?
eu-
dys-
an-
neo-

33. Which suffix does NOT mean development?
-trophy
-plasia
-ptosis
-plasm

34. Which combining form is spelled incorrectly?
Path/o
Aden/o
Rhin/o
Nuer/o

35. Which prefix does NOT mean under or below?
Sub-
Retro-
Hypo-
infra

36. Which prefix means within or inside?
Retro-
Inter-
Intra-
Infra-

37. Which combining form means female?
Neur/o
Gastr/o
Gynec/o
Nephr/o

38. Which of the following statements regarding abbreviations is NOT correct?
Use of abbreviations can be confusing.
Using your personal abbreviations is acceptable if approved by your supervisor.
Abbreviations are commonly used.
Spell out abbreviations if confusion is a possibility.

39. In which situation is a combining vowel never used?
Between two word roots
Between a prefix and word root
Between a word root and suffix when suffix begins with a consonant
A combining vowel is needed in all of the above situations

40. Which prefix means small?
Ultra-
Macro-
Pan-
Micro-

41. Which suffix means excessive, abnormal flow?
-rrhea
-rrhage
-rrhaphy
-rrhexis

42. Which of the following suffixes does NOT refer to an instrument?
-gram
-scope
-graph
-meter

43. Which suffix means puncture to withdraw fluid?
-ostomy
-otomy
-centesis
-plasty

44. Which prefix means fast?
Brady-
Tachy-
Pseudo-
Endo-

45. A surgeon reports the details of a surgery in a(n)?
Informed Consent
Anethesiologist’s Report
Physicians Orders
Operative Report

46. Which suffix means drooping?
-pathy
-plasm
-ptosis
-plasia

47. Which healthcare setting provides supportive treatment for terminally ill patients?
Rehabilitation Center
Health Maintenance Organization
Hospice
Specialty Care Hospital

48. Which combining form means nose?
Ot/o
Rhin/o
Pulmon/o
Laryng/o

49. The _____ is a comprehensive outline of the patient’s entire hospital stay.
Nurse’s Notes
History & Physical
Consultation Report
Discharge Summary