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MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
1) Elements of a medical term are the:
A) individual parts of the word.
B) references to Greek or Roman origins.
C) multiple syllables of the word.
D) combining vowels of the word.
E) indicators that the word is plural.
2) The prefix is:
A) the core of the word.
B) found at the end of the word.
C) the beginning of some words.
D) the combining of the word.
E) rarely used in the medical language.
3) The core element of any term is its:
A) spelling.
B) root.
C) ending.
D) usage.
E) beginning.
4) Which of the following elements is the root for the word microcyte?
A) mic-
B) -crocyte
C) micro-
D) -cyte
E) -rocyte
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,5) Which of the following is the root for the medical term respiratory?
A) respir-
B) -atory
C) -priatory
D) res-
E) spira-
6) The word element cardi- is an example of a:
A) prefix.
B) root.
C) suffix.
D) main word.
E) combining vowel.
7) The word element - logy is an example:
A) of a prefix.
B) of a root.
C) of a suffix.
D) that is not a word element.
E) of a combining vowel.
8) The word element -ive is an example:
A) of a prefix.
B) of a root.
C) of a suffix.
D) that is not a word element.
E) of a combining vowel.
9) The plural form of the word for armpit is:
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, A) axilla.
B) axillas.
C) axillary.
D) axillae.
E) axillaes.
10) The singular form of the term that means a wall dividing two cavities is:
A) corpus.
B) septum.
C) corpora.
D) septa.
E) corpa.
11) The plural of the word diagnosis is:
A) diagnostic.
B) diagnosese.
C) diagnoses.
D) diagnose.
E) diagnos.
12) My/o is an example of:
A) the prefix at the beginning of some words.
B) the foundation of the word that provides its meaning.
C) the vowel that joins a root to another root or to a suffix.
D) the combination of a root and a combining vowel.
E) the ending of some words.
13) Which suffix refers to a doctor with a specialty practice?
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, A) -ist
B) -logy
C) -itis
D) -est
E) -esty
14) In the term gastric, what is the suffix and what does the suffix mean ?
A) The suffix is gast- and it means a vapor.
B) The suffix is gas- and it means stomach.
C) The suffix is -tric and it means a joke.
D) The suffix is -stric and it mean pain.
E) The suffix is -ic and it means pertaining to.
15) In the term hypotension, what is the prefix and what does the prefix mean?
A) The prefix is tension and it means stress.
B) The prefix is hypo and it means stress.
C) The prefix is hypo and it means less than normal.
D) The prefix is tension and it means less than normal.
E) The prefix is hypo and it means more than normal.
16) In the term bilateral, what is the root and what does the root mean?
A) The root is later and it means before.
B) The root is bi and it means side.
C) The root is bi and means one.
D) The root is later and it means side.
E) The root is ater and it means before.
17) Choose the suffix that means disease.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
1) Elements of a medical term are the:
A) individual parts of the word.
B) references to Greek or Roman origins.
C) multiple syllables of the word.
D) combining vowels of the word.
E) indicators that the word is plural.
2) The prefix is:
A) the core of the word.
B) found at the end of the word.
C) the beginning of some words.
D) the combining of the word.
E) rarely used in the medical language.
3) The core element of any term is its:
A) spelling.
B) root.
C) ending.
D) usage.
E) beginning.
4) Which of the following elements is the root for the word microcyte?
A) mic-
B) -crocyte
C) micro-
D) -cyte
E) -rocyte
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,5) Which of the following is the root for the medical term respiratory?
A) respir-
B) -atory
C) -priatory
D) res-
E) spira-
6) The word element cardi- is an example of a:
A) prefix.
B) root.
C) suffix.
D) main word.
E) combining vowel.
7) The word element - logy is an example:
A) of a prefix.
B) of a root.
C) of a suffix.
D) that is not a word element.
E) of a combining vowel.
8) The word element -ive is an example:
A) of a prefix.
B) of a root.
C) of a suffix.
D) that is not a word element.
E) of a combining vowel.
9) The plural form of the word for armpit is:
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, A) axilla.
B) axillas.
C) axillary.
D) axillae.
E) axillaes.
10) The singular form of the term that means a wall dividing two cavities is:
A) corpus.
B) septum.
C) corpora.
D) septa.
E) corpa.
11) The plural of the word diagnosis is:
A) diagnostic.
B) diagnosese.
C) diagnoses.
D) diagnose.
E) diagnos.
12) My/o is an example of:
A) the prefix at the beginning of some words.
B) the foundation of the word that provides its meaning.
C) the vowel that joins a root to another root or to a suffix.
D) the combination of a root and a combining vowel.
E) the ending of some words.
13) Which suffix refers to a doctor with a specialty practice?
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, A) -ist
B) -logy
C) -itis
D) -est
E) -esty
14) In the term gastric, what is the suffix and what does the suffix mean ?
A) The suffix is gast- and it means a vapor.
B) The suffix is gas- and it means stomach.
C) The suffix is -tric and it means a joke.
D) The suffix is -stric and it mean pain.
E) The suffix is -ic and it means pertaining to.
15) In the term hypotension, what is the prefix and what does the prefix mean?
A) The prefix is tension and it means stress.
B) The prefix is hypo and it means stress.
C) The prefix is hypo and it means less than normal.
D) The prefix is tension and it means less than normal.
E) The prefix is hypo and it means more than normal.
16) In the term bilateral, what is the root and what does the root mean?
A) The root is later and it means before.
B) The root is bi and it means side.
C) The root is bi and means one.
D) The root is later and it means side.
E) The root is ater and it means before.
17) Choose the suffix that means disease.
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