Medical interpreter vocabulary Exam Questions and Verified Answers (100% Pass)
poly - Answers many. Ex. Polycystic
leuk - Answers white Ex. Leukemia
pseudo - Answers false. Ex. Pseudotumor
micro - Answers small Ex. Microcephaly
Post - Answers after Ex. Postpartum
Trans - Answers across, through Ex. Transvaginal
Hydro - Answers water
Peri - Answers around
tri - Answers three
auto - Answers self
osteo - Answers bones
sinistro - Answers left
hyper - Answers over, above
hypo - Answers under, bellow
gastro - Answers stomach
neuro - Answers nerve
nephr - Answers kidney
aden - Answers Glands
ped - Answers child
hep - Answers liver
artro - Answers joints
rhino - Answers nose
lingu - Answers tongue
hemo - Answers blood
, globin - Answers protein
cardio - Answers heart
ectopy - Answers out of place
cyte - Answers cell
ology - Answers study of
megaly - Answers enlargement
phasia - Answers speech
emia - Answers condition of blood
gram - Answers record or picture
ectomy - Answers surgical removal
ostomy - Answers artificial opening
small intestine - Answers absorption of nutrients
kidneys - Answers Filter blood. Remove wastes, control the body's fluid balance, produce urine and
regulate the balance of electrolytes.
stomach - Answers breakdown food
bladder - Answers Stores urine, allowing urination to be infrequent and voluntary
ovary - Answers Produce reproductive cells and female sex hormones. Produce eggs
uterus - Answers Hollow muscular organ of the female reproductive system that is responsible for the
development of the embryo and fetus during pregnancy.
trachea - Answers connect pharynx with lungs. pass air
Lungs - Answers In there, the oxygen is moved into the bloodstream and carried through the body. At
each cell in the body, the oxygen cells are exchanged for waste gas called carbon dioxide.
Brain - Answers Organ that serves as the center of the nervous system. Exert centralized control over
the other organs of the body. Acts on the rest of the body both by generating patterns of muscle activity
and by driving the secretion of chemicals called hormones.
Cerebrospinal fluid - Answers clear colorless bodily fluid found in the brain and spine. It acts as a cushion
or buffer for the brain's cortex, providing a basic mechanical and immunological protection to the brain
inside the skull, and it serves a vital function in cerebral autoregulation of cerebral blood flow.
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