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Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The main body of a word is called a:
a. suffix.
b. word root.
c. combining vowel.
d. combining form.
ANS: B REF: p. 2 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms

TEST BANK FOR QUICK AND 2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
a. diseases.

EASY MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body.


9TH EDITION BY LEONARD ANS: D REF: p. 3 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms

3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word follows the prefix to make a comple
suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root.
ANS: C REF: p. 4 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes

4. A combining vowel is used:
a. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
c. when there is no prefix.
d. when there is a prefix.
ANS: A REF: p. 5 TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms

5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: B REF: p. 2 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms

6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash.
d. semicolon.
ANS: C REF: p. 3 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms

7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
a. o.
b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
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8. The largest organ in the human body is the:

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a. Word root ANS: C REF: p. 9 TOP: Abbreviations
b. Prefix 20. In pharmacology, drugs are grouped into classes based on their:
c. Combining vowel a. major effects.
d. Suffix b. potential for abuse.
c. color.
ANS: D REF: p. 4 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
d. method of administration.
11. Learning the meanings of word parts: ANS: A REF: p. 9 TOP: Abbreviations
a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
COMPLETION
c. should be done only if time allows.
d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
1. A plural expresses that there is more than _ of something. ( Use only numeric characters in your answer. )
ANS: D REF: p. 5 TOP: Word Parts
ANS: 1
12. Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Green began around the year:
a. 1500. REF: p. 9 TOP: Plurals
b. 1700.
c. 1800. 2. Every medical term contains at least _ component parts. ( Use only numeric characters in your answer. )
d. 1900.
ANS: 2
ANS: A REF: p. 1 TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
REF: p. 7 TOP: Word Parts
13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
a. 40 % 3. Pronunciation of medical terms may vary by ____________.
b. 50 %
c. 70 % ANS: geographical region
d. 90 %
REF: p. 11 TOP: Pronunciation of Medical Terms
ANS: D REF: p. 1 TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
4. Many nouns that end with s, ch, and sh form their plurals by adding _.
14. The suffix “-itis” means:
a. excision. ANS: es
b. inflammation.
c. reverse. REF: p. 9 TOP: Plurals
d. repair.
5. The plural of a noun ending in nx is _____.
ANS: B REF: p. 2 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
ANS: nges
15. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined?
a. Suffixes REF: p. 9 TOP: Plurals
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels
d. Word roots
ANS: D REF: p. 2 TOP: Word Parts

16. Eponyms are:
a. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
b. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
c. always capitalized.
d. never capitalized.
ANS: B REF: p. 8 TOP: Proper Names

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ANS: A REF: p. 8 TOP: Abbreviations

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Chapter 02: Suffixes and Combining Forms Made Easy ANS: B REF: p. 36 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
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7. Excessive preoccupation with fire is termed:
a. hydrophobia
MULTIPLE CHOICE b. kleptomania
c. paranoia
1. Suture of a blood vessel is called: d. pyromania
a. angiectomy
b. angioplasty ANS: D REF: p. 44 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
c. angiorrhaphy
d. angiotomy 8. Carcinoma is:
a. an abnormal fear of something
ANS: C REF: p. 29 TOP: Surgical Suffixes b. another term for cancer
c. any disease of a body structure
2. Surgical puncture of the thin membrane that surrounds the fetus is called: d. excessive preoccupation with illness
a. adenectomy
b. amniocentesis ANS: B REF: p. 37 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
c. angiorrhexis
d. glycolysis 9. Prolapse means:
a. cramping
ANS: B REF: p. 29 TOP: Surgical Suffixes b. discharge
c. sagging
3. Pain along the course of a nerve is called: d. rupture
a. neuralgia
b. neurocele ANS: C REF: p. 37 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
c. neuroplasty
d. neurosis 10. A word that is also a suffix that means stopping or controlling is:
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ANS: A REF: p. 36U S N TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes b. mania
c. ptosis
4. Protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of a cavity that contains it is called: d. stasis
a. a hernia
b. dilatation ANS: D REF: p. 37 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
c. edema
d. emesis 11. Surgical repair of the eye is:
a. ophthalmalgia
ANS: A REF: p. 36 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes b. ophthalmological
c. ophthalmoplasty
5. A term that means stretching of a structure is: d. ophthalmorrhagia
a. dilatation
b. ptosis ANS: C REF: p. 34 TOP: Surgical Suffixes
c. prolapse
d. spasm 12. A surgical procedure to increase the size of the breasts is:
a. augmentation mammoplasty
ANS: A REF: p. 36 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes b. mammography
c. mastitis
6. The presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the tissues that results in swelling is d. reduction mammoplasty
called:
a. dilatation ANS: A REF: p. 33 TOP: Combining Forms for Body Structures
b. edema
c. emesis 13. Partial or total excision of a nerve is called:
d. ptosis a. neurectomy




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b. neurology
ANS: D REF: pp. 29, 33 TOP: Surgical Suffixes
c. neuroplasty
d. neurosis
20. A term that means the opposite of malignant is:
ANS: A REF: p. 32 TOP: Surgical Suffixes a. benign
b. cancerous
14. A surgical procedure in which the colon is sutured to the abdominal wall is: c. obstetric
a. colonoscopy d. ptosis
b. colopexy
ANS: A REF: p. 23 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Terms
c. coloscopy
d. colostomy
21. Inflammation of the eye is called:
ANS: B REF: pp. 32, 33 TOP: Surgical Suffixes a. ophthalmalgia
b. ophthalmitis
15. A term that means vomiting is: c. ophthalmopathy
a. amnion d. ophthalmorrhexis
b. emesis
ANS: B REF: p. 39 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
c. endocrine
d. forensic
22. Herniation of the brain through an opening in the skull is called:
ANS: B REF: p. 36 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes a. craniectomy
b. craniotomy
16. The branch of medicine concerned with the administration of drugs or agents that produce c. encephalocele
loss of feeling is: d. encephalopathy
a. anesthesiologist
ANS: C REF: p. 36 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
b. anesthesiology
c. immunologist
23. The term cardiologist means:
d. immunology
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ANS: B REF: p. 26 TOP: Specialists and Specialties b. any disease of the heart
c. inflammation of the heart muscle
17. The physician who specializes in intestinal and gastric disorders is a: d. study of the heart and its associated diseases
a. gastroenterologist
ANS: A REF: p. 20 TOP: Specialists and Specialties
b. gastroenterology
c. gerontologist
24. Rupture of the eyeball is termed:
d. gerontology
a. ophthalmocentesis
ANS: A REF: p. 24 TOP: Specialists and Specialties b. ophthalmorrhexis
c. otorrhexis
18. The medical specialty that is devoted to treating diseases of the female reproductive organs, d. otorrhea
including the breasts, is:
ANS: B REF: p. 39 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
a. gerontology
b. gynecology
25. Cramping of the hand is:
c. pathology
a. chirosis
d. urology
b. cholestasis
ANS: B REF: p. 24 TOP: Specialists and Specialties c. chirospasm
d. colostomy
19. A term that means uniting a wound by stitches is:
ANS: C REF: pp. 31, 40 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
a. excision
b. incision
26. Which of the following terms means dilation of a blood or lymph vessel?
c. surgical puncture
a. angioplasty
d. suture




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