Test Bank for Exploring Medical Language: A Student-Directed Approach 11th Edition by Danielle LaFleur Brooks & Dale M. Levinsky | 2025/2026 Updated Edition

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1. Medical sslanguage ss includes ssterms ssbuilt ss from sswhich ssof ssthe ssfollowing sslanguages?
a. German ssand ssRussian
b. Italian ssand ssFrench
c. Greek ssand ssLatin
d. Chinese ssand ssJapanese
ANS: C REF: 3 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins s s of s s Medical s s Language

2. A ssmedical ssterm ssformed ssfrom ssthe ssfirst ssletters ssof ssthe sswords ssin ssa ssphrase, sswhich sscan ssbe
ss spoken ssas ssa sswhole ssword ssand ssusually sscontains ssa ssvowel, sssuch ssas sslaser, ssis
a. an ss eponym.
b. modern sslanguage.
c. built ssfrom ss the ssEnglish ss language.
d. an ssacronym.
ANS: D REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins s s of s s Medical s s Language

3. A ssterm ssnamed ssfor ssa ssperson ssor ssa ssplace, sssuch ssas ssAlzheimer ssdisease ssnamed ssfor ssthe
physician sswho first ssdescribed ssthe sssymptoms ssas ssseen ssin ssa sspatient, ssis
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a. anssacronym. NURSINGTB.COM
b. built ssfrom ss the ssEnglish ss language.
c. an ss eponym.
d. modern sslanguage.
ANS: C REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins s s of s s Medical s s Language

4. The ssword s s part s s that ss contains ss the ssfundamental ss meaning ssof ssthe ssword ssis ssthe
a. prefix.
b. word ssroot.
c. suffix.
d. combining ssvowel.
ANS: B REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word s s Parts

5. The ssword s s part s s that s s is s s attached s s to ssthe ssbeginning ssof ssa ssword ss root s s to ssmodify ssits ssmeaning ssis
ss the
a. word ssroot.
b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combining ssvowel.
ANS: C REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word s s Parts

6. The ssword s s part s s that s s is s s attached s s to ssthe ssend ssof ss a ssword ss root s s to ssmodify ssits s s meaning ssis s s the

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a. combining ssvowel.
b. suffix.
c. word ssroot.
d. prefix.
ANS: B REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word s s Parts

7. All ssmedical ssterms sshave ssat s s least ssone
a. prefix.
b. combining ssvowel.
c. suffix.
d. word ssroot.
ANS: D REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word s s Parts

8. A sscombining ssform s s is s s made ssup s s of s s a
a. word s s root ss and ssa sscombining ssvowel.
b. prefix ssand ssa sscombining ssvowel.
c. combining ssvowel ss and ssa sssuffix.
d. prefix ssand ssa ssword ss root.
ANS: A REF: 9 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word s s Parts

9. A sscombining ssvowel ssis
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a. ease ssword sspronunciation.
b. modify ssthe ss meaning s s of ssa ssword.
c. make ssanalyzing ssa ssword ss easier.
d. make ss defining ss a ssword s sN
easier.
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ANS: A REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word s s Parts

10. The ssmost ss common s s combining ssvowel s s is
a. a.
b. i.
c. e.
d. o.
ANS: D REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word s s Parts

11. In ssthe s s term ss arthr/itis, s s itis ssis s s the
a. word ssroot.
b. prefix.
c. combining ssvowel.
d. suffix.
ANS: D REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word s s Parts

12. In ssthe ssterm ss sub/hepat/ic, sswhich sspart ssis ssthe ssprefix?
a. ic
b. sub

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d. hepat/o