Test Bank for Quick and Easy Medical Terminology, 9th Edition by Peggy C. Leonard (ISBN: ) — Complete Chapters 1–15 Questions with Verified Solutions 2026/2027 Latest Update

,Chapter=01:=Simplified=Medical=Language

MULTIPLECHOICE

1. The=main=body=of=a=word=is=called=a:
a. suffix.
b. word=root.
c. combining=vowel.
d. combining form.
x




ANS:=B= REF:=p.=2 TOP:=Word=Roots=and=Combining=Forms

2. Latin=roots=are=used=to=write=words=naming=and=describing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures=of=the=body.
ANS:=D= REF:=p.=3 TOP:=Word=Roots=and=Combining Forms
x




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

4. Acombining=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:
x


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.
ANS:=A= REF:=p.=3 TOP:=Combining Word=Parts=to=Write=Terms
x

, a. Wordroot
b. Prefix
c. Combining=vowel
d. Suffix
ANS:=D= REF:=p.=4 TOP:=Prefixes=and=Suffixes

11. Learning=the=meanings=of=word=parts:
a. is=not=important=as=long=as=every=word=is=memorized.
b. is=one=of=the=most=difficult=tasks=to=master=in=health=care.
c. should=be=done=only=if=time=allows.
d. eliminates=the=necessity=of=memorizing=each=new=word=encountered.
ANS:=D= REF:=p.=5 TOP:=Word=Parts

12. Borrowing=of=medical=words=from=Latin=or=Green=began=around=the=year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS:=A= REF:=p.=1 TOP:=Simplifying=Medical=Terms

13. Latin=and=Green=combined=are=the=origin=of=what=percentage=of=medical=terms?
a. 40=%
b. 50=%
c. 70=%
d. 90=%
ANS:=D= REF:=p.=1 TOP:=Simplifying=Medical=Terms

14. The=suffix=“-itis”=means:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS:=B= REF:=p.=2 TOP:=Prefixes=and=Suffixes

15. A=compound=word=is=a=word=in=which=two=of=what=are=combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels
x


d. Wordroots
ANS:=D= REF:=p.=2 TOP:=Word=Parts

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

17. MD=stands=for:
a. modern=doctor.