Test Bank for The Language of Medicine 12th Edition by
Chabner All Chapters-latest-2026-2027
Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure
Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.Gastrectomy:
a.Gastric resection
b.Intestinal incision
c.Tumor of the stomach
d.Incision of the stomach
e.Resection of the intestine
ANS: A REF: p. 9 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
2.Osteitis:
a.Incision of a bone
b.Removal of a bone
c.Incision of a joint
d.Inflammation of a joint
e.Inflammation of a bone
ANS: E REF: p. 4 | p. 11 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
3.Cystoscopy:
a.Study of cells
b.Visual examination of cells
c.Removal of a sac of fluid
d.Removal of the urinary bladder
e.Visual examination of the urinary bladder
ANS: E REF: p. 8 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
4.Hepatoma:
a.Incision of the kidney
b.Tumor of the liver
c.Blood mass
d.Inflammation of the liver
e.Red blood cell
ANS: B REF: p. 13 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
5.Iatrogenic:
a.Pertaining to produced by treatment
b.Produced by the mind
c.Cancer producing
d.Pertaining to producing a tumor
e.Cutting into a tumor
ANS: A REF: p. 10 | p. 13 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
,6.Electroencephalogram:
, a.Record of electricity in the brain
b.Record of electricity in the heart
c.X-ray of the brain
d.Record of sound waves in the brain
e.X-ray of the heart and brain
ANS: A REF: p. 9 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
7.Diagnosis:
a.Made after the prognosis
b.A guess as to the patient’s condition
c.A prediction of the course of treatment
d.Made on the basis of complete knowledge about the patient’s condition
e.A treatment of the patient
ANS: D REF: p. 10 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
8.Cancerous tumor:
a.Hematoma
b.Adenoma
c.Carcinoma
d.Carcinogenic
e.Neurotomy
ANS: C REF: p. 7 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
9.Microscopic examination of living tissue:
a.Incision
b.Pathology
c.Biopsy
d.Autopsy
e.Resection
ANS: C REF: p. 7 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
10.Pertaining to the largest part of the brain:
a.Cerebral
b.Cephalic
c.Renal
d.Cardiac
e.Neural
ANS: A REF: p. 8 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
11.Removal of a gland:
a.Gastrotomy
b.Gastric
c.Hepatic resection
d.Nephric section
e.Adenectomy
ANS: E REF: p. 7 | p. 13 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
, ANS: E REF: p. 7 | p. 13 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
Chabner All Chapters-latest-2026-2027
Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure
Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.Gastrectomy:
a.Gastric resection
b.Intestinal incision
c.Tumor of the stomach
d.Incision of the stomach
e.Resection of the intestine
ANS: A REF: p. 9 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
2.Osteitis:
a.Incision of a bone
b.Removal of a bone
c.Incision of a joint
d.Inflammation of a joint
e.Inflammation of a bone
ANS: E REF: p. 4 | p. 11 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
3.Cystoscopy:
a.Study of cells
b.Visual examination of cells
c.Removal of a sac of fluid
d.Removal of the urinary bladder
e.Visual examination of the urinary bladder
ANS: E REF: p. 8 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
4.Hepatoma:
a.Incision of the kidney
b.Tumor of the liver
c.Blood mass
d.Inflammation of the liver
e.Red blood cell
ANS: B REF: p. 13 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
5.Iatrogenic:
a.Pertaining to produced by treatment
b.Produced by the mind
c.Cancer producing
d.Pertaining to producing a tumor
e.Cutting into a tumor
ANS: A REF: p. 10 | p. 13 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
,6.Electroencephalogram:
, a.Record of electricity in the brain
b.Record of electricity in the heart
c.X-ray of the brain
d.Record of sound waves in the brain
e.X-ray of the heart and brain
ANS: A REF: p. 9 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
7.Diagnosis:
a.Made after the prognosis
b.A guess as to the patient’s condition
c.A prediction of the course of treatment
d.Made on the basis of complete knowledge about the patient’s condition
e.A treatment of the patient
ANS: D REF: p. 10 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
8.Cancerous tumor:
a.Hematoma
b.Adenoma
c.Carcinoma
d.Carcinogenic
e.Neurotomy
ANS: C REF: p. 7 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
9.Microscopic examination of living tissue:
a.Incision
b.Pathology
c.Biopsy
d.Autopsy
e.Resection
ANS: C REF: p. 7 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
10.Pertaining to the largest part of the brain:
a.Cerebral
b.Cephalic
c.Renal
d.Cardiac
e.Neural
ANS: A REF: p. 8 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
11.Removal of a gland:
a.Gastrotomy
b.Gastric
c.Hepatic resection
d.Nephric section
e.Adenectomy
ANS: E REF: p. 7 | p. 13 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
, ANS: E REF: p. 7 | p. 13 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
