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1. Theqmainqbodyqofqaqwordqisqcalledqa:
a. suffix.
b. wordqroot.
c. combiningqvowel.
d. combiningqform.
ANS:qBq REF:qp.q2 TOP:qWordqRootsqandqCombiningqForms
2. Latinqrootsqarequsedqtoqwriteqwordsqnamingqandqdescribing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structuresqofqtheqbody.
ANS:qDq REF:qp.q3 TOP:qWordqRootsqandqCombiningqForms
3. Whenqwrittenqalone,qaqprefixqisqusuallyqfollowedqbyqthisqtoqindicateqthatqanotherqwordqfollowsqtheqprefixqtoqs
uffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. wordqroot.
ANS:qCq REF:qp.q4 TOP:qPrefixesqandqSuffixes
4. Aqcombiningqvowelqisqused:
a. whenqtheqsuffixqthatqfollowsqbeginsqwithqaqconsonant.
b. whenqtheqsuffixqthatqfollowsqbeginsqwithqaqconsonant.
c. whenqthereqisqnoqprefix.
d. whenqthereqisqaqprefix.
ANS:qAq REF:qp.q5 TOP:qCombiningqWordqPartsqtoqWriteqTerms
5. WhichqwordqrootqisqGreekqforq“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS:qBq REF:qp.q2 TOP:qWordqRootsqandqCombiningqForms
6. Theqpunctuationqmarkqthatqdesignatesqaqcombiningqformqisqa:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonalqslash.
d. semicolon.
ANS:qCq REF:qp.q3 TOP:qWordqRootsqandqCombiningqForms
7. Theqmostqfrequentlyqusedqcombiningqvowelqis:
a. o.
b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
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a. Wordqroot
b. Prefix
c. Combiningqvowel
d. Suffix
ANS:qDq REF:qp.q4 TOP:qPrefixesqandqSuffixes
11. Learningqtheqmeaningsqofqwordqparts:
a. isqnotqimportantqasqlongqasqeveryqwordqisqmemorized.
b. isqoneqofqtheqmostqdifficultqtasksqtoqmasterqinqhealthqcare.
c. shouldqbeqdoneqonlyqifqtimeqallows.
d. eliminatesqtheqnecessityqofqmemorizingqeachqnewqwordqencountered.
ANS:qDq REF:qp.q5 TOP:qWordqParts
12. BorrowingqofqmedicalqwordsqfromqLatinqorqGreenqbeganqaroundqtheq year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS:qAq REF:qp.q1 TOP:qSimplifyingqMedicalqTerms
13. LatinqandqGreenqcombinedqareqtheqoriginqofqwhatqpercentageqofqmedicalqterms?
a. 40q%
b. 50q%
c. 70q%
d. 90q%
ANS:qDq REF:qp.q1 TOP:qSimplifyingqMedicalqTerms
14. Theqsuffixq“-itis”qmeans:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS:qBq REF:qp.q2 TOP:qPrefixesqandqSuffixes
15. Aqcompoundqwordqisqaqwordqinqwhichqtwoqofqwhatqareqcombined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combiningqvowels
d. Wordqroots
ANS:qDq REF:qp.q2 TOP:qWordqParts
16. Eponymsqare:
a. diseases,qorgans,qprocedures,qorqbodilyqfunctionsqnamedqafterqaqperson.
b. diseases,qorgans,qprocedures,qorqbodilyqfunctionsqnamedqafterqaqplace.
c. alwaysqcapitalized.
d. neverqcapitalized.
ANS:qBq REF:qp.q8 TOP:qProperqNames
17. MDqstandsqfor:
a. modernqdoctor.
b. medicalqdentistry.
c. doctorqofqmedicineD.ownloadedqby:qSophiieq|qabiekay12@gmail.com
d. medicalqderivative. Distributionqofqthisqdocumentqisqillegal
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ANS:qCq REF:qp.q9 TOP:qAbbreviations
20. Inqpharmacology,qdrugsqareqgroupedqintoqclassesqbasedqonqtheir:
a. majorqeffects.
b. potentialqforqabuse.
c. color.
d. methodqofqadministration.
ANS:qAq REF:qp.q9 TOP:qAbbreviations
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