CPCT Medical Terminology Practice Test

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• Which term means drooping?
• What does TOM mean?
• Which abbreviation expands to Fat?
• Which combining form means 'red'?
• Which abbreviation stands for 'abdomen'?
• The prefix HYPO- means?
• Which prefix means 'many'?
• Which prefix means 'above' in anatomical orientation?
• The abbreviation DENT corresponds to which structure?
• Which abbreviation stands for White?
• TRICH is a root associated with which body feature?
• BRP is an abbreviation for which concept?
• NKA stands for:
• Which term refers to the act of eating or swallowing?
• Which abbreviation represents coronary artery disease?
• The medical root LAMIN refers to which of the following?
• META- means which?
• In the list of medical abbreviations, what does A stand for?
• Which term means formation?
• The prefix HYPER- means?
• What does DNR stand for?
• TX abbreviation refers to which concept?
• Which root is used for liver?
• Which meaning does the prefix JUSTA- convey?
• What does AC stand for in medical abbreviations?
• AD LIB means which phrase?
• What does CARDI stand for?
• Which abbreviation corresponds to 'as soon as possible'?
• Which term means eating, swallowing?
• Which abbreviation means "by mouth"?
• OMA denotes which meaning?
• MULT- means which?
• Which meaning corresponds to the prefix JUSTA-?
• Which abbreviation stands for 'against medical advice'?
• Which imaging modality uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to produce images?
• PHLEB refers to which structure?
• What does the prefix TRI mean?
• STOMAT corresponds to which structure?
• CEPHAL is a root related to which region of the body?
• MANIA denotes which meaning?
• Which term means speech?
• Which root means heat?
• OOB stands for:
• I&O stands for which term?
• PULM is associated with which organ?
• The abbreviation GINGIV corresponds to which tissue?
• What does the root GLOSS mean?
• What does the prefix INTER- mean?
• What does MYRING stand for?
• Which abbreviation expands to Child?
• LATER stands for?
• The prefix EX, EXTRA means?
• What is the meaning of the root HIST in medical terminology?
• Which term means 'presence of, formation of'?
• DYNIA denotes which meaning?
• Which combining form means 'front'?
• Which root means 'Arm'?
• The term OTOMY denotes which definition?
• Which term means deficiency?
• PE stands for:
• What does SOB stand for?
• MM, HG stands for which unit of measurement?
• The root DERM denotes which tissue type?
• Which suffix corresponds to 'protection, prevention'?
• YO is used to indicate what?
• The medical root OSTE refers to which anatomical substance?
• CVA denotes which medical event?
• The abbreviation BP represents which term?
• What does RX stand for?
• SX stands for which word?
• Which combining form means 'sugar'?
• The root that denotes the lung?
• Which term means enlargement?
• CONTRA- conveys which meaning?
• Which root means fever or heat?
• Which term denotes inflammation?
• Which abbreviation stands for cerebrovascular accident?
• Which abbreviation means "out of bed"?
• The prefix HEMI- means?
• URIA indicates which meaning?
• Which abbreviation expands to Black?
• Which suffix means 'weakness'?
• Which prefix indicates 'many'?
• Which root refers to hair?
• The medical root MY refers to which tissue type?
• What does DOB stand for?
• Which prefix means 'before' or 'in front of'?
• Which prefix means 'old age'?
• What does CT stand for?
• NULLI- denotes which?
• The term PLASTY denotes which definition?
• Which abbreviation is used for a unit of length in the metric system?
• What does the prefix TRI mean?
• Which root means infection?
• VESIC denotes which lesion or lesion type?
• The abbreviation ENTER corresponds to which part?
• What is the meaning of the suffix FUGE?
• Which of the following expresses the meaning of STAT?
• What does VAS stand for?
• Which prefix means 'new'?
• Which term denotes the process of formation?
• Which abbreviation denotes a unit of volume?
• The abbreviation COLO stands for which structure?
• Which root means section?
• CRY means what?
• What does POLY- mean?
• Which abbreviation stands for culture and sensitivity?
• Which abbreviation indicates a diagnosis?
• DE- denotes meaning?
• GLUC means what?
• QUADRI- signifies which number?
• BMI is the standard abbreviation for which medical term?
• The term OSTOMY denotes which definition?
• DORS means what?
• Which combining form means 'self'?
• Which root denotes skin?
• AUT means which?
• Which root means away from?
• LIP stands for?
• Which root means narrowed?
• The abbreviation GASTR stands for which organ?
• IA and ISM denote which meaning?
• O2 stands for:
• The prefix ANTE- denotes which meaning?
• OPIA corresponds to which meaning?
• What does ABD stand for in medical abbreviations?
• PNEUM is associated with which body system?
• What does the prefix TRANS mean?
• Which abbreviation stands for bowel movement?
• The prefix INFRA- means?
• What does the prefix AGE signify?
• What does VEN stand for?
• What does the abbreviation BM stand for?
• Which term means fear?
• What does OPHTHALM stand for?
• NEO means which?
• CA refers to which disease category?
• What does THERM mean?
• Which root means pus?
• What does the abbreviation F/U stand for?
• EMIA denotes which bodily substance?
• What does CBC stand for?
• The prefix BI- means which?
• What meaning is conveyed by PRE- and PRO-?
• ACLS stands for which medical term?
• Which abbreviation stands for chest pain?
• DEXTR means what?
• PRIMI- denotes which ordinal?
• Which prefix means toward?
• Which term means paralysis?
• Which suffix indicates 'breathing'?
• What does the element FORM indicate?
• Which root means Tongue?
• Which prefix means 'within'?
• The prefix AMB- denotes which meaning?
• The medical root ARTHR most accurately means which of the following?
• The abbreviation NECR corresponds to which word?
• FX stands for which medical term?
• Which prefix denotes 'less than normal'?
• The abbreviation MELAN is used to indicate which color term?
• The prefix meaning without is which option?
• What is the meaning of MAL-?
• What do the prefixes SYM and SYN mean?
• AMA stands for which phrase?
• BIO means what?
• What is the meaning of the prefix AMB-?
• Which prefix means away from?
• IASIS denotes which meaning?
• HTN stands for which condition?
• Which root means 'Neck'?
• MEGALY denotes which meaning?
• BPM stands for which clinical measurement?
• CAD stands for which condition?
• C&S denotes which laboratory test concept?
• BRADY- indicates which meaning?
• Encephal- is a root used to denote which organ?
• The abbreviation ABDOMINAL corresponds to which body region?
• PHYLAXIS indicates which meaning?
• ERYTHR means what?
• Which prefix means 'normal'?
• In medical terminology, what does the abbreviation LITH stand for?
• Which suffix expresses abnormal state?
• BX stands for which medical procedure?
• ASA is the abbreviation for which drug or item?
• The term SCOPY denotes which definition?
• ML is an abbreviation used to denote which unit?
• Which abbreviation expands to Eye?
• The abbreviation ABDOMINAL corresponds to which body region?
• Which abbreviation expands to Side?
• What does TOMY mean in medical terminology?
• HYDR is the medical root that denotes which substance?
• Which prefix means 'in front of'?
• The term OTOMY denotes which definition?
• The abbreviation GINGIV corresponds to which tissue?
• The root LACT refers to which dairy product?
• Which abbreviation represents the test used to record the heart's electrical activity?
• Which prefix means 'over'?
• MESO- denotes which meaning?
• MRI stands for which imaging modality?
• Which choice best expresses the meaning of the prefix that denotes absence or none?
• ALGIA indicates which meaning?
• The term CISE denotes which definition?
• The abbreviation NG stands for:
• Which meaning best matches the prefix POST-?
• Which root means Tongue aside from GLOSS?
• What does CP stand for?
• The term ECTOMY denotes which definition?
• Which option best matches the meaning 'outside of' ?
• FBS and FBG are abbreviations for which medical measurement?
• The term ECTOMY denotes which definition?
• Which root means 'Head' in medical terminology?
• P stands for:
• PC stands for:
• Which abbreviation is used for 'aspirin'?
• Which term means excessive, abnormal flow?
• The term CENTESIS denotes which definition?
• What does the prefix SUPER mean?
• UA stands for which test?
• Which root means 'blood'?
• What does ANGI stand for?
• SUB- denotes which spatial relation?
• SX stands for which term?
• Which root corresponds to infection?
• What does the prefix TACHY mean?
• PROCT is related to which region?
• ADIP refers to which meaning?
• PSEUD is an abbreviation used to indicate which concept?
• The term CENTESIS denotes which definition?
• Which root means mind?
• PRN stands for what directive?
• ITIS denotes which meaning?
• In medical shorthand, what does PED represent?
• MEGA- denotes which meaning?
• Which term refers to tumor?
• NASO denotes which body part?
• Which term means paralysis?
• The term STASIS denotes which definition?
• Which term means deficiency?
• The prefix CONTRA- denotes which meaning?
• LEUK stands for?
• Which abbreviation stands for "physical examination"?
• ASAP stands for which phrase?
• What does OT stand for?
• The medical root CRANI denotes which bone structure?
• The abbreviation DENT stands for which structure?
• What does the suffix CIDAL indicate?
• HEM meaning which substance?
• OSIS denotes which meaning?
• Which meaning does ANTE- convey?
• Which term means formation?
• The medical root BRACH is most closely associated with which body part?
• HTN is the abbreviation for which condition?
• The medical root POD refers to which part of the body?
• What do the prefixes SYM and SYN mean?
• The medical root CERVIC denotes which region?
• What does CPR stand for?
• RETRO- conveys what direction or position?
• What does the prefix SUPER mean?
• ANTER denotes what meaning?
• ENCEPHAL refers to which organ?
• What does MYEL stand for?
• PROCT means Rectum?
• What does TRIPSY mean in medical terminology?
• Which prefix means 'behind'?
• The prefix EU- means?
• The term CISE denotes which definition?
• The term GRAM, GRAPH, GRAPHY denotes which definition?
• Which abbreviation corresponds to "nasogastric"?
• The medical root COST denotes which anatomical structure?
• What does ONC stand for in common medical shorthand?
• What does the prefix DYS- mean?
• What does the prefix AGE signify?
• What does CM stand for?
• The suffix ICAL indicates which meaning?
• The prefix AMBI- denotes which meaning?
• PO stands for:
• MALACIA denotes which meaning?
• The root HERNI primarily refers to which anatomical concept?
• CIRCUM- is used to mean which?
• HX stands for which term?
• The root MENING relates to which protective coverings of the brain and spinal cord?
• Which root means 'Bone'?
• The prefix ANTI- denotes which meaning?
• In medical orders, which option best describes the meaning of STAT?
• What does OCUL stand for?
• I&O is an abbreviation used in patient records. What does it stand for?
• Which abbreviation means 'as desired'?
• NPO stands for:
• The medical root THROM refers to which of the following?
• What does CIDAL indicate?
• Which abbreviation is used for chest imaging with X-rays?
• The term OSTOMY denotes which definition?
• The abbreviation MED is used to denote which term?
• Which root means 'Vertebrae, backbones'?
• MONO- means which?
• What does the prefix OLIG indicate?
• Which combining form means 'life'?
• Which abbreviation expands to Stone?
• PRESBY- refers to which concept?
• What does PERI- mean?
• The prefix AMBI- denotes which meaning?
• What meaning is associated with the abbreviation MICR?
• Which of the following pairings correctly matches the root to its meaning?
• Which abbreviation corresponds to Ear?
• ASTHENIA indicates which meaning?
• Which abbreviation is used to indicate range of motion?
• GI is commonly used to denote which body system?
• N/V stands for?
• HX is used to refer to what aspect of a patient’s records?
• In medical abbreviations, MACR most commonly expands to which word?
• Which meaning corresponds to ANTI-?
• What does the prefix UNI mean?
• DIS- means which?
• The prefix ENDO- means?
• What does the combining form RHIN denote?
• TX stands for which term?
• Which meaning does the suffix ION denote?
• The abbreviation GASTR corresponds to which organ?
• The prefix FORE- means?
• UA stands for which term?
• Which abbreviation means "after"?
• Which root means 'Blood clot'?
• PNEA indicates which meaning?
• The term GRAM, GRAPH, GRAPHY denotes which definition?
• VS stands for which vital measurement?
• What does CXR stand for?
• What does NEUR stand for?
• What does the prefix ULTRA mean?
• What does DX stand for?
• What does the root PSYCH mean?
• The abbreviation PATH expands to which term?
• Which term means disease?
• Which term means speech?
• Which suffix means 'vision'?
• Which abbreviation expands to Fake?
• What does ROM stand for in medical terminology?
• Which abbreviation means cancer?
• Which root is associated with the liver?
• What does ECG, EKG stand for?
• The abbreviation ENTER stands for which part?
• Which abbreviation expands to Disease?
• The prefix EPI- means?
• LEV stands for?
• EMESIS denotes which of the following?
• DYNIA indicates which meaning?