Medical Terminology Quiz Review

A comprehensive vocabulary review of medical prefixes, suffixes, roots, and clinical terms covered across questions 1 through 117.

juxta-

Prefix meaning near or nearby.

re-

Prefix meaning back, again, or backward.

para- / -para

Prefix meaning alongside, beside, or near; as a suffix (-para), refers to a woman who has given birth.

retro-

Prefix meaning backward or located behind.

Macrocephaly

Condition of having a large head (macro- = large, cephal/o = head).

sub-

Prefix meaning under, below, or beneath.

Mononucleosis

Condition referring to cells with a single nucleus (mono- = one/single).

Primipara

A woman who has given birth for the first time (primi- = first, -para = woman who has given birth).

Stereoblindness

The inability to perceive three-dimensional vision (stereo- = three-dimensional, blindness = inability to perceive).

peri-

Prefix meaning around or surrounding.

Infiltration

The process of filtering into (in- = into, -filtration = filtering).

Hemiplegia

Paralysis of half or one side of the body (hemi- = half/one side, -plegia = paralysis).

Pericarditis

Inflammation or swelling around the heart (peri- = around, card = heart, -itis = inflammation/swelling).

poly-

Prefix meaning many or much.

tachy-

Prefix meaning fast or rapid.

Levo-

Prefix meaning left or toward the left side.

hypo-

Prefix meaning below, under, deficient, or decreased.

mega- / megalo-

Prefix meaning large, great, or abnormally oversized.

ob-

Prefix meaning against, in front of, or obstructing.

semi- / hemi-

Prefixes meaning half or partial.

Suprarenal gland

A gland found above the kidney (supra- = above, renal = kidney).

Relapse

To fall or slide back again (re- = again, lapse = to fall/slide).

melan/o

Combining form meaning dark or black.

Stenosis

Narrowing or stricture, referring to blood vessels that are contracted or narrow.

Xanthoderma

Yellow skin (xanth/o = yellow, -derma = skin).

leuco- / leuko-

Prefix meaning white.

pes / ped-

Root referring to the foot.

nulli-

Prefix meaning none or zero.

Cardiomegaly

Enlargement of the heart (cardi/o = heart, -megaly = enlargement).

mio- / meio-

Prefix meaning smaller, less, decreased, or indicating contraction, lessening, or reduction.

Intracerebral

Located within the cerebrum or brain (intra- = within, cerebral = cerebrum/brain).

Normocephalic

Having a normal head (normo- = normal, cephalic = head).

tri-

Prefix meaning three.

Presbyopia

Vision impairment associated with old age (presby- = old age, -opia = vision).

Miosphygmia

A smaller or lessened pulse (mio- = smaller/less, sphygmia = pulse).

Meio

Contraction lessening or reduction

Neonatal

Pertaining to new birth (neo- = new, natal = pertaining to birth).

xantho-

Prefix meaning yellow.

Atrophy

The wasting away of a body organ or tissue (a- = without, -trophy = nourishment/growth).

kineto-

Prefix meaning motion or movement.

Mesogastric

Referring to the middle of the stomach (meso- = middle, gastric = stomach).

per-

Prefix meaning through or throughout.

tetra-

Prefix meaning four.

Transfusion

Passing blood across to someone else; pouring across (trans- = across, -fusion = pouring).

-tomy

Suffix meaning cutting into or incision.

idio-

Prefix meaning self, individual, or peculiar to oneself.

Levorotation

Turning toward the left (levo- = left, rotation = turning).

multi-

Prefix meaning many or much.

ultra-

Prefix meaning beyond, excess, or extreme.

Leukocyte

White blood cell (leuko- = white, -cyte = cell).

Melanocytes

Black cells or cells containing dark pigment (melan/o = black/dark, -cytes = cells).

Tele-thorax

Far or distant imaging of the chest (tele- = far/distant, thorax = chest).

macro-

Prefix meaning large or long.

Retrocervical

Located behind the cervix (retro- = behind, cervical = cervix).

Pansexual

Attracted to people irrespective of gender or sex (pan- = all).

Idiopathic

Self-produced condition or disease (idio- = self, pathic = disease/condition).

quadri-

Prefix meaning four.

uni-

Prefix meaning one or single.

Juxtaarticular

Located near or nearby a joint (juxta- = near/nearby, articular = joint).

Polyuria

Passing abnormally large amounts of urine (poly- = much/many, -uria = urine).

varic/o

Combining form meaning swollen or dilated vein; refers to damaged veins allowing blood backflow.

mal-

Prefix meaning bad, poor, severe, or abnormal.

oligo-

Prefix meaning few, scanty, or deficient.

Tripara

A woman who has given birth three times (tri- = three, -para = woman who has given birth).

Tachycardia

Fast or rapid heart rate (tachy- = fast/rapid, -cardia = heart).

Oligodactyly

Having fewer than the normal number of phalanges or digits (oligo- = few, dactyl = fingers/toes/digits).

Pluriresistant

Having multiple aspects of resistance (pluri- = several/many, resistant = resistance).

hyper-

Prefix meaning above, over, increased, or excessive.

ortho-

Prefix meaning straight, correct, or normal.

neo-

Prefix meaning new.

tele-

Prefix meaning far, distant, or far off.

trans-

Prefix meaning across, through, or beyond.

Symbiosis

Living life together (sym- = together, bio = life).

Gastrostomy

Incision or surgical opening into the stomach (gastro = stomach, -stomy = surgical opening/incision).

Pachydermis

Condition characterized by thick skin (pachy- = thick, dermis = skin).

pluri-

Prefix meaning more, several, or multiple.

stereo-

Prefix meaning solid, three-dimensional, or spatial.

Kinetosis

Motion sickness; condition or disease caused by motion (kineto- = motion, -osis = condition/disease).

sym- / syn-

Prefixes meaning with or together.

Apnea

Absence or cessation of breathing (a- = without, -pnea = breathing).

Subcutaneous

Located under the skin (sub- = under, cutaneous = skin).

homo-

Prefix meaning same, like, or equal.

Hypoglycemia

Low glucose or sugar in the blood (hypo- = low/under, glyc = sugar/glucose, -emia = blood condition).

mono-

Prefix meaning single or one.

presby-

Prefix meaning old age.

inter-

Prefix meaning between or among.

super- / supra-

Prefixes meaning above, upon, or excessive.

Percutaneous

Performed through the skin (per- = through, cutaneous = skin).

post-

Prefix meaning after or behind.

infra-

Prefix meaning below, under, or beneath.

pre- / pro-

Prefixes meaning before or in front of.

in- / im-

Prefixes meaning in, into, or not.

pseudo-

Prefix meaning false or deceptive.

hetero-

Prefix meaning different, unlike, or other.

Unilateral

Pertaining to one side (uni- = one, lateral = side).

Premature birth

Birth occurring before full development (pre- = before, mature = fully developed).

pan-

Prefix meaning all, entire, or every.

steno-

Prefix meaning contracted or narrow.

Orthodontist

Dental specialist who straightens or corrects teeth (ortho- = straight/correct, odont = teeth).

Pes cavus

Condition of having a hollow or highly arched foot (pes = foot, cavus = hollow/arched).