Chapter 01: Introduction to Medical Language and Evolve Student Resources
LaFleur: Exploring Medical Language, 11th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?
a. German and Russian
b. Italian and French
c. Greek and Latin
d. Chine...
,Chapter 01: Introduction to Medical Language and Evolve Student Resources
LaFleur: Exploring Medical Language, 11th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?
a. German and Russian
b. Italian and French
c. Greek and Latin
d. Chinese and Japanese
ANS: C REF: 3 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
2. A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be spoken as
a whole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is
a. an eponym.
b. modern language.
c. built from the English language.
d. an acronym.
ANS: D REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
3. A term named for a person or a place, such as Alzheimer disease named for the physician who
first described the symptoms as seen in a patient, is
a. an acronym.
b. built from the English language.
c. an eponym.
d. modern language.
ANS: C REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
4. The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
a. prefix.
b. word root.
c. suffix.
d. combining vowel.
ANS: B REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
5. The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is the
a. word root.
b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combining vowel.
ANS: C REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
6. The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the
, a. combining vowel.
b. suffix.
c. word root.
d. prefix.
ANS: B REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
7. All medical terms have at least one
a. prefix.
b. combining vowel.
c. suffix.
d. word root.
ANS: D REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
8. A combining form is made up of a
a. word root and a combining vowel.
b. prefix and a combining vowel.
c. combining vowel and a suffix.
d. prefix and a word root.
ANS: A REF: 9 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
9. A combining vowel is used to
a. ease word pronunciation.
b. modify the meaning of a word.
c. make analyzing a word easier
d. make defining a word easier
ANS: AREF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
10. The most common combining vowel is
a. a.
b. i.
c. e.
d. o.
ANS: D REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
11. In jthe jterm jarthr/itis, jitis jis jthe
a. word jroot.
b. prefix.
c. combining jvowel.
d. suffix.
ANS: j D REF: j j7 OBJ: j j4 TOP: j Word jParts
12. In jthe jterm jsub/hepat/ic, jwhich jpart jis jthe jprefix?
a. ic
b. sub
c. hepat
d. hepat/o
, ANS: j B REF: j j7 OBJ: j j4 TOP: j Word jParts
13. In jthe jterm joste/o/arthr/o/pathy, jwhich jpart jis jthe jsuffix?
a. the jsecond jo
b. oste
c. arthr
d. pathy
ANS: j D REF: j j8 OBJ: j j4 TOP: j Word jParts
14. The jo jin jarthr/o/pathy jis jthe
a. combining jvowel.
b. prefix.
c. word jroot.
d. suffix.
ANS: j A REF: j j8 OBJ: j j4 TOP: j Word jParts
15. When jdefining ja jmedical jterm, jone jusually jbegins jthe jdefinition jwith jthe
a. word jroot.
b. prefix.
c. suffix.
d. combining jvowel.
MATCHING
Match jeach jitem jwith jthe jcorrect jdescription jbelow.
a. Terms jbuilt jfrom jword jparts
b. Terms jnot jbuilt jfrom jword jparts
c. Acronym
d. Modern jlanguage
e. Eponym
f. Greek jand jLatin
1. Languages jused jin jmedical jterms
2. Name jof ja jplace jor ja jperson, joften ja jphysician jor jscientist, jused jto jname ja jcondition
jor jtechnique
3. Use jof jEnglish jlanguage jto jform ja jterm
4. Can jbe jtranslated jliterally jto jfind jtheir jmeaning
5. The jfirst jletters jof jthe jwords jin ja jphrase jthat jcan jbe jspoken jas ja jwhole jword jand
jusually jcontains ja jvowel, jare jused jto jform ja jmedical jterm
6. Cannot jbe jeasily jtranslated jliterally jto jfind jtheir jmeaning
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