FOUNDATIONS OF MEDICAL LANGUAGE
EXAMINATION SET 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
● The Hippocratic Oath, which is the foundation of modern medical
ethical codes, is named a man named Hippocrates. This is an example of
a(an). Answer: Eponym
● A(an)_____is a word part placed at the beginning of a word to supply
additional information as needed.. Answer: Prefix
● The syllable in the word colonoscope receiving emphasize when
pronounced is. Answer: lon
● The combining vowel is found at the end of the____. Answer: Root
● The combining form, splen/o, and the suffix, -ectomy, creates a term.
Answer: Splenectomy
● The foundations of Western medicine were located in ancient ____..
Answer: Greece, Rome
● Deconstruct the term prefix. Answer: Pre,fix
, ● Which syllable receives emphasis when pronounced for the term
cardiac?. Answer: Car
● The most common combining vowel is_____.. Answer: O
● Which of the following are reasons a combining vowel is not used?.
Answer: To join a prefix to a root
To join a root to a suffix that begins with a vowel
● Healthcare professionals use medical language to communicate_____
with other healthcare professionals and patients. Answer: Clearly
● Which of the following languages serve as the foundation of medical
language?. Answer: Latin, Greek
● If you ____ the way medical language works, you will not only be
able to know the meaning of a few words, but also to break down words
you have never seen.. Answer: Understand
● A word part that is placed at the end of a word is called a(n). Answer:
Suffix
● Deconstruct the term myalgia. Answer: My, algia
EXAMINATION SET 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
● The Hippocratic Oath, which is the foundation of modern medical
ethical codes, is named a man named Hippocrates. This is an example of
a(an). Answer: Eponym
● A(an)_____is a word part placed at the beginning of a word to supply
additional information as needed.. Answer: Prefix
● The syllable in the word colonoscope receiving emphasize when
pronounced is. Answer: lon
● The combining vowel is found at the end of the____. Answer: Root
● The combining form, splen/o, and the suffix, -ectomy, creates a term.
Answer: Splenectomy
● The foundations of Western medicine were located in ancient ____..
Answer: Greece, Rome
● Deconstruct the term prefix. Answer: Pre,fix
, ● Which syllable receives emphasis when pronounced for the term
cardiac?. Answer: Car
● The most common combining vowel is_____.. Answer: O
● Which of the following are reasons a combining vowel is not used?.
Answer: To join a prefix to a root
To join a root to a suffix that begins with a vowel
● Healthcare professionals use medical language to communicate_____
with other healthcare professionals and patients. Answer: Clearly
● Which of the following languages serve as the foundation of medical
language?. Answer: Latin, Greek
● If you ____ the way medical language works, you will not only be
able to know the meaning of a few words, but also to break down words
you have never seen.. Answer: Understand
● A word part that is placed at the end of a word is called a(n). Answer:
Suffix
● Deconstruct the term myalgia. Answer: My, algia
