CHAA - Certified Healthcare Access Associate Medical Terminology for Patient Access 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does the prefix 'brady-' mean in medical terminology?
- Rapid or fast
- Slow (Correct answer)
- Large or enlarged
- Double
Correct answer: Slow
'Brady-' comes from Greek meaning slow. It is used in terms like bradycardia (slow heart rate) and bradypnea (slow breathing rate).
Question 2: What does the suffix '-plasty' mean?
- Surgical removal of an organ
- Surgical repair or reconstruction (Correct answer)
- Inflammation of a structure
- Visual examination of an area
Correct answer: Surgical repair or reconstruction
'-Plasty' denotes surgical repair or reconstruction, as seen in rhinoplasty (nose reshaping) and angioplasty (vessel repair).
Question 3: What does the prefix 'tachy-' indicate in medical terminology?
- Slow
- Below normal
- Rapid or fast (Correct answer)
- Around or surrounding
Correct answer: Rapid or fast
'Tachy-' means rapid or fast. Tachycardia refers to an abnormally fast heart rate, and tachypnea refers to rapid breathing.
Question 4: What does the suffix '-ology' mean?
- Surgical incision into
- Abnormal softening of
- The study of (Correct answer)
- Surgical fixation of
Correct answer: The study of
'-Ology' means the study of a subject. Examples include cardiology (study of the heart), neurology (study of the nervous system), and pathology (study of disease).
Question 5: What does the medical root word 'cardi-' refer to?
- Liver
- Kidney
- Lung
- Heart (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Heart
'Cardi-' derives from the Greek word for heart. It appears in terms like cardiology, cardiomyopathy, and electrocardiogram (ECG).
Question 6: What does the suffix '-algia' mean in medical terminology?
- Enlargement
- Without or absence of
- Pain (Correct answer)
- Condition of excess
Correct answer: Pain
'-Algia' means pain. It appears in neuralgia (nerve pain), myalgia (muscle pain), and arthralgia (joint pain), helping clinicians describe a patient's chief complaint location.
CHAA - Certified Healthcare Access Associate Medical Terminology for Patient Access 2
What does the prefix 'brady-' mean in medical terminology?