Medical Terminology Vocabulary Game
Exam terms with clues and explanations by OpenExamPrep.
About the Medical Terminology Vocabulary Games
4 free word games built on 20 Medical Terminology terms across 5 topics. Every game deals terms at random and shows what each term means, so you can keep playing as long as you like.
How to Play
- 1.Read the clue and type the term (3 to 6 letters).
- 2.Green: right spot. Yellow: wrong spot. Gray: not in the term.
- 3.Solve it in 6 tries, then read the explanation.
- 1.Swap two neighboring tiles to line up 3 of the same term.
- 2.Longer lines, two lines at once and chains score more.
- 3.Play until no swap can make a line.
- 1.Flip two cards. A matching pair stays face up.
- 2.Each pair you find shows what the term means.
- 3.Clear the board in as few moves as you can.
- 1.Find each listed term in the letter grid.
- 2.Drag across its letters: across, down or diagonally.
- 3.Find all five as fast as you can.
Topics in the Medical Terminology Vocabulary Game
Word parts
Body organization
Body systems
Diagnostics and procedures
Pharmacology and disease
Sources for these terms (20)
- MedlinePlus Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · Source checked 2026-11-02
- Understanding Medical Words: Beginnings and Endings, Part 2 · Source checked 2026-11-02
- Understanding Medical Words: Beginnings and Endings, Part 3 · Source checked 2026-11-02
- Understanding Medical Words: Word Roots, Part 6 · Source checked 2026-11-02
- Distal · Source checked 2026-11-02
- Pelvis x-ray · Source checked 2026-11-02
- Skull x-ray · Source checked 2026-11-02
- Skin graft · Source checked 2026-11-02
- Tendinitis · Source checked 2026-11-02
- Atherosclerosis · Source checked 2026-11-02
- The Urinary Tract & How It Works · Source checked 2026-11-02
- Retina · Source checked 2026-11-02
- Brain Basics: The Life and Death of a Neuron · Source checked 2026-11-02
- Biopsy · Source checked 2026-11-02
- MRI · Source checked 2026-11-02
- Angioplasty and stent placement - carotid artery · Source checked 2026-11-02
- Tumor · Source checked 2026-11-02
- Sepsis · Source checked 2026-11-02
- Opioid intoxication · Source checked 2026-11-02
- Colostomy · Source checked 2026-11-02
About the Medical Terminology Exam
Medical terminology is the shared language used in healthcare documentation, patient care, billing, coding, and allied health training. This guide prepares learners for program exams and related credentials by teaching word parts, body-system vocabulary, diagnostic and procedure terms, abbreviations, and safe chart interpretation.
Exam sponsor: Program-specific allied health school, employer, or certifying body. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Assessment
Program-specific; this page provides 200 practice questions
Time Limit
Program-specific; course finals commonly range from 60 to 120 minutes
Passing Score
No universal national score; many course certificates use 70%
Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Medical Terminology vocabulary game free?
Yes. The game is free to play with no sign-up. Signing in adds AI explanations for any term.
How do the Medical Terminology vocabulary games work?
There are 4 games built on 20 Medical Terminology terms. In Guess the Term, a clue describes one term and you have six tries to spell it, with green, yellow and gray letters showing how close you are. In Term Match, six terms appear as colored tiles; swap neighbors to line up three or more of the same term, and each match shows what the term means. In Term Pairs, twelve face-down cards hide six pairs of terms; flip two at a time to find each pair, and every pair you find shows what the term means. In Term Search, five terms hide in a grid of letters, reading across, down or diagonally; drag across a term to circle it, and each term you find shows what it means.
Where do the Medical Terminology terms come from?
OpenExamPrep researched each term from the Program-specific allied health school, employer, or certifying body content outline and primary sources, listed under Sources on this page. The game is independent study material, not an official exam resource.
Is there one official Medical Terminology certification exam?
No. Medical terminology is usually a foundation course or content area inside allied health programs and certifications. NHA and AMCA publish role-based certifications, while AAPC offers a medical terminology course certificate, so candidates should verify the exact format, fee, and passing score with the school, employer, or certifying body that controls their exam.
What is usually tested in medical terminology?
Most medical terminology exams test prefixes, suffixes, roots, combining forms, body-system vocabulary, diagnostic and surgical terms, abbreviations, and chart interpretation. Strong exams also ask learners to break unfamiliar words into parts instead of memorizing only isolated vocabulary.