Medical Terminology A Short Course 9th Edition by Davi-Ellen Chabner – Quick Study Guide

Chapterj01:jBasicjWordjStructure
Chabner:jMedicaljTerminology:jAjShortjCourse,j9thjEdition


MULTIPLEjCHOICE

1. Ajcombiningjformjisjthe:
a. wordjending
b. rootjplusjcombiningjvowel
c. prefix
d. prefixjplusjcombiningjvowel
e. rootjplusjsuffix

ANS:j B

2. Thejcombiningjformjmeaningj“joint”jis:
a. aden/o
b. -itis
c. -algia
d. arthr/o
e. oste/o
ANS:j D

3. Ajsuffixjmeaningj“inflammation”jis:
a. -itis
b. -osis
c. -ac
d. -al
e. -tomy
ANS:j A

4. Ajwordjpartjmeaningj“below”,“lessjthanjnormal,”jorj“under”jis:
a. re-
b. hyper-
c. trans-
d. -emia
e. hypo-
ANS:j E

5. Ajsuffixjmeaningj“studyjof”jis:
a. -pathy
b. -logy
c. -gram
d. -scopy
e. -osis

ANS:j B

6. Ajtumorjofjajglandjisjcalled:

, a. arthrosis
b. arthroscope
c. adenoma
d. nephroma
e. hepatitis
ANS:j C

7. Visualjexaminationjofjthejurinaryjbladderj isjcalled:
a. cystoscopy
b. cytology
c. cystogram
d. nephroscopy
e. cystoscope
ANS:j A

8. Predictionjaboutjthejoutcomejofjanjillnessjorjtreatmentjisjcalled:
a. prognosis
b. psychosis
c. diagnosis
d. biopsy
e. pathology
ANS:j A

9. (Conditionjof)jnervejpainjisjcalled:
a. neural
b. arthralgia
c. cephalgia
d. neueralgia
e. neuralgia

ANS:j E

10. Ren/ojandjnephr/ojbothjmean:
a. heart
b. liver
c. blood
d. kidney
e. intestine

ANS:j D

11. Whichjtermjrelatesjtojthejbrain?
a. anemia
b. cerebral
c. rhinitis
d. thrombosis
e. gastrotomy
ANS:j B

,12. Ajcancerousjtumorjisja(n):
a. hematoma
b. adenoma
c. oncology
d. gastralgia
e. carcinoma

ANS:j E

13. Ajredjbloodjcelljisja(n):
a. platelet
b. thrombocyte
c. erythrocyte
d. leukocyte
e. resection
ANS:j C

14. Abnormaljconditionjofjclotj formation:
a. gastritis
b. osteitis
c. adenosis
d. dermatitis
e. thrombosis
ANS:j E

15. Anjinstrumentjtojvisuallyjexaminejthejurinaryjbladderjisjcalledja(n):
a. cystoscopy
b. cystoscope
c. gastroscope
d. arthroscopy
e. excision

ANS:j B

16. Anjexcessivej(morejthanjnormal)jamountjofjsugarjinjthejbloodjisjcalled:
a. hypothyroidism
b. hyperthyroidism
c. hyperglycemia
d. hypoglycemia
e. hypodermic
ANS:j C

17. Ajgastrectomyjisja(n):
a. gastricjexcision
b. gastroscopy
c. visualjexaminationjofjthejabdomen
d. incisionjofjthejstomach
e. incisionjofjajgland

, ANS:j A

18. Glandsjthatjsecretejhormonesjarej glands.
a. enteral
b. endocrine
c. exocrine
d. adenoma
e. neural
ANS:j B

19. Increasejinjcancerousjwhitejbloodjcellsjinjbloodjandjbonejmarrow:
a. leukemia
b. anemia
c. adenosis
d. leukocytosis
e. osteoma
ANS:j A

20. Ajlargejincisionjacrossjthejabdomenjisjcalled:
a. laparoscopy
b. rhinotomy
c. laparotomy
d. gastrotomy
e. gastroscopy
ANS:j C

21. Ajmalignantj(cancerous)jtumorjofjfleshj(connective)jtissuejis:
a. carcinoma
b. sarcoma
c. neuroma
d. hepatoma
e. nephroma

ANS:j B

22. Ajdoctorjwhojperformsjautopsiesjandjexaminesjbiopsyjsamplesjisja(n):
a. oncologist
b. gynecologist
c. hematologist
d. endocrinologist
e. pathologist

ANS:j E

23. Ajrecordjofjthejelectricityjinjthejbrainjisja(n):
a. arthrogram
b. electrocardiogram
c. resection
d. electroencephalogram