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TEST BANK FOR MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY SHORT COURSE 9TH EDITION | REAL SET EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE ALREADY PASSED lOMoAR cPSD| Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure Chabner: Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A combining form is the: a. word ending b. root plus combining vowel c. prefix d. prefix plus combining vowel e. root plus suffix ANS: B 2. The combining form meaning <joint= is: a. aden/o b. -itis c. -algia d. arthr/o e. o...

The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of a word is the: - root word "stem word" In the medical term 'intra/ven/ous', -ven- is the: - word root or stem word The word part attached to the beginning of a word root in order to modify its meaning is called a(n): - prefix In the medical term 'arthr/itis', -itis is the: - suffix The word part attached to the end of a word root in order to modify its meaning is the: - suffix The most common combining vowel is: - 'o' In the d...

MED TERM CSULB Question and answers correctly solved 2024MED TERM CSULB When reading an unfamiliar medical term, the first step in analyzing the term is to: - correct answer divide the term into its word parts Which of the following statements regarding combining vowels is true? - correct answer A combining vowel is placed between two word roots. T or F: A combining form consists of a word root and combining vowel. - correct answer True T or F: Suffixes are placed before a word r...

Nurs 221 Exam 1 Liberty University - Questions with complete solution 2024/2025 Nurs 221 Exam 1 word root usually main part of word, the foundation of the medical term, often a body system/part or action (words can have more than 1 root but may not always have one) oste bone arthr joint itis inflammation combining vowel makes it possible to pronounce long medical terms, most often "o", used before root words/before a suffix **if a suffix beings wit

Chapter 1 Introduction to Medical Terminology All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, the combining form meaning "gland" is aden/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning "cell" is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyp...

The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of a word is the: - root word "stem word" In the medical term 'intra/ven/ous', -ven- is the: - word root or stem word The word part attached to the beginning of a word root in order to modify its meaning is called a(n): - prefix In the medical term 'arthr/itis', -itis is the: - suffix The word part attached to the end of a word root in order to modify its meaning is the: - suffix The most common combining vowel is: - 'o' In the d...

Medical Terminology comprehensive UPDATED EXAM 2023/2024 Cancerous tumor - CORRECT ANSWER-carcinoma opposite of supine - CORRECT ANSWER-prone arthr/o - CORRECT ANSWER-joint record of electricity in the brain - CORRECT ANSWER-electroencephalogram a combining vowel (usually an O) links the root to the suffix or the root to another root and aids pronunciation: TRUE or FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER-TRUE a combining form is the combination of the root and the combining vowel: TRUE or FALSE - CORREC...

Word root, Prefix, Suffix, and Combining Vowel - What are the four word parts or elements used to construct medical terms? "O" - The vowel that connects two word roots or a word root with a suffix. Prefix - a syllable or word that comes before a root word to change its meaning Suffix - Word or Syllable attached to the end of a word to add meaning, such as condition, disease, or procedure Combining Form - combination of the root and the combining vowel If the suffix begins with a vowel d...

Exploring Medical Language 10th Edition BrooksTest Bank 2023 ULTIPLE 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....

constructed terms - Answer a word made up of multiple word parts eponym - Answer a term derived from a name non constructed terms - Answer terms that are not formed from individual word parts prefix - Answer word part that is affixed to the beginning of a word word root - Answer a word part that provides the primary meaning of a term suffix - Answer a word part that is affixed to the end of a word combining vowel - Answer a vowel used when a suffix starts with a c...