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Quick & Easy Medical Terminology, 10th
Edition, By Peggy C. Leonard |All Chapters 1-
15| Questions with correct Answers
Question 1 (MC)
The word root for "stomach" is:
A. cardi/o
B. gastr/o
C. hepat/o
D. nephr/o
Answer: B. gastr/o
Rationale: Gastr/o is the combining form meaning stomach (e.g.,
gastritis, gastrectomy). Cardi/o means heart, hepat/o means
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liver, and nephr/o means kidney. Word roots provide the core
meaning of medical terms.
Question 2 (MC)
The suffix "-itis" means:
A. Pain
B. Enlargement
C. Inflammation
D. Tumor
Answer: C. Inflammation
Rationale: The suffix -itis indicates inflammation (e.g.,
appendicitis = inflammation of the appendix). -algia means
pain, -megaly means enlargement, and -oma means tumor or
mass. Understanding suffixes helps interpret the meaning of
many disease terms.
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Question 3 (T/F)
A prefix is found at the end of a medical term and usually
indicates a procedure, condition, or disease.
Answer: False
Rationale: A prefix is found at the beginning of a medical term
and modifies the meaning of the word root (e.g., pre-, post-,
sub-). A suffix is found at the end and indicates a procedure,
condition, or disease. The statement describes a suffix, not a
prefix.
Question 4 (FIB)
The combining vowel is usually an "_____" and is used to connect
word parts.
Answer: o
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Rationale: The most common combining vowel is "o", although "i"
and "e" are occasionally used (e.g., in terms like "dermatitis"
where the combining vowel is already part of the root). The
combining vowel makes pronunciation easier when joining a word
root to a suffix or another root.
Question 5 (MC)
A patient is diagnosed with "hepatomegaly." The suffix "-
megaly" means:
A. Inflammation
B. Enlargement
C. Rupture
D. Narrowing
Answer: B. Enlargement
Quick & Easy Medical Terminology, 10th
Edition, By Peggy C. Leonard |All Chapters 1-
15| Questions with correct Answers
Question 1 (MC)
The word root for "stomach" is:
A. cardi/o
B. gastr/o
C. hepat/o
D. nephr/o
Answer: B. gastr/o
Rationale: Gastr/o is the combining form meaning stomach (e.g.,
gastritis, gastrectomy). Cardi/o means heart, hepat/o means
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liver, and nephr/o means kidney. Word roots provide the core
meaning of medical terms.
Question 2 (MC)
The suffix "-itis" means:
A. Pain
B. Enlargement
C. Inflammation
D. Tumor
Answer: C. Inflammation
Rationale: The suffix -itis indicates inflammation (e.g.,
appendicitis = inflammation of the appendix). -algia means
pain, -megaly means enlargement, and -oma means tumor or
mass. Understanding suffixes helps interpret the meaning of
many disease terms.
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Question 3 (T/F)
A prefix is found at the end of a medical term and usually
indicates a procedure, condition, or disease.
Answer: False
Rationale: A prefix is found at the beginning of a medical term
and modifies the meaning of the word root (e.g., pre-, post-,
sub-). A suffix is found at the end and indicates a procedure,
condition, or disease. The statement describes a suffix, not a
prefix.
Question 4 (FIB)
The combining vowel is usually an "_____" and is used to connect
word parts.
Answer: o
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Rationale: The most common combining vowel is "o", although "i"
and "e" are occasionally used (e.g., in terms like "dermatitis"
where the combining vowel is already part of the root). The
combining vowel makes pronunciation easier when joining a word
root to a suffix or another root.
Question 5 (MC)
A patient is diagnosed with "hepatomegaly." The suffix "-
megaly" means:
A. Inflammation
B. Enlargement
C. Rupture
D. Narrowing
Answer: B. Enlargement
