Med. Term 100
Chapter 1: Pluralizing
Provide the plurals for the following terms. Where possible, give two different plurals.
1. carcinoma- carcinomas
2. frenulum- frenula
3. serum- sera
4. psychosis- psychoses
5. virus- viruses
6. septum- septa
7. femur- femurs
8. kidney- kidneys
9. tongue- tongues
10. urethra- urethrae
11. ureter- ureters
12. malignancy- malignancies
13. leukocyte- leukocytes
14. nucleus- nuclei
15. reflex- reflexes
16. tremor- tremors
17. venogram- venograms
18. suture- sutures
19. macula- maculae
20. thrombus- thrombi
21. tricuspid- tricuspids
22. respiration- respirations
23. antibiotic- antibiotics
24. fungus- fungi
25. palate- palates
Chapter 2: Combing Terms
Identify the combining forms that best fits the definition.
1. Sugars- Glyc (o)
2. Fat- Lip (o)
3. Immature cells- Blast (o)
4. Iron- Sider (o)
5. Tube- Salping (o)
6. Cold - Cry (o)
7. Sound- Phon (o)
8. Light- Phot (o)
9. Masculine- Andr (o)
10. Hidden- Crypt (o)
11. Blue- Cyan (o)
12. White- Leuk (o)
13. Black- Melan (o)
14. Hard, hardening- Scler (o)
15. Yellow- Xanth (o)
16. Fever, fire, heat- Therm (o)
17. Cancer- Carcin (o)
18. Disease- Path (o)
19. Back- Dors (o)
20. Straight, normal- Orth (o)
Chapter 3: Combing Terms
Identify the definition of the prefix below.
1. brachy- slow /Short
2. pan- All, entire
3. hemi- Half
4. apo- Derived, seperate
5. cata- Down
6. peri- Around, about, near
7. mes(o)- Middle, mediam
8. epi- Over
9. pre- Before
10. primi- First
11. de- Away from
12. dys- abnomal, difficult, painful
13. ambi- Both, around
14. a- without
15. tachy- fast
16. hypo- below normal
17. eu- well, good, normal
18. mono- single
19. micr(o)- small, microscopic
20. iso- equal, same
Chapter 4: Word-Building
Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below. Word parts may be used more than
Provide the plurals for the following terms. Where possible, give two different plurals.
1. carcinoma- carcinomas
2. frenulum- frenula
3. serum- sera
4. psychosis- psychoses
5. virus- viruses
6. septum- septa
7. femur- femurs
8. kidney- kidneys
9. tongue- tongues
10. urethra- urethrae
11. ureter- ureters
12. malignancy- malignancies
13. leukocyte- leukocytes
14. nucleus- nuclei
15. reflex- reflexes
16. tremor- tremors
17. venogram- venograms
18. suture- sutures
19. macula- maculae
20. thrombus- thrombi
21. tricuspid- tricuspids
22. respiration- respirations
23. antibiotic- antibiotics
24. fungus- fungi
25. palate- palates
Chapter 2: Combing Terms
Identify the combining forms that best fits the definition.
1. Sugars- Glyc (o)
2. Fat- Lip (o)
3. Immature cells- Blast (o)
4. Iron- Sider (o)
5. Tube- Salping (o)
6. Cold - Cry (o)
7. Sound- Phon (o)
8. Light- Phot (o)
9. Masculine- Andr (o)
10. Hidden- Crypt (o)
11. Blue- Cyan (o)
12. White- Leuk (o)
13. Black- Melan (o)
14. Hard, hardening- Scler (o)
15. Yellow- Xanth (o)
16. Fever, fire, heat- Therm (o)
17. Cancer- Carcin (o)
18. Disease- Path (o)
19. Back- Dors (o)
20. Straight, normal- Orth (o)
Chapter 3: Combing Terms
Identify the definition of the prefix below.
1. brachy- slow /Short
2. pan- All, entire
3. hemi- Half
4. apo- Derived, seperate
5. cata- Down
6. peri- Around, about, near
7. mes(o)- Middle, mediam
8. epi- Over
9. pre- Before
10. primi- First
11. de- Away from
12. dys- abnomal, difficult, painful
13. ambi- Both, around
14. a- without
15. tachy- fast
16. hypo- below normal
17. eu- well, good, normal
18. mono- single
19. micr(o)- small, microscopic
20. iso- equal, same
Chapter 4: Word-Building
Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below. Word parts may be used more than