Medical Terminology Systems 8th
Edition Gylys Test Bank QUETIONS
AND ANSWERS
, Medical
Terminology
Systems 8th Edition
Gylys Test Bank
QUETIONS AND
ANSWERS
Chapter 1: Basic Elements of a Medical Word
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Most medical word roots are derived from
A. Latin and French.
B. German and Latin.
C. Spanish and French.
D. Latin and Greek.
E. Russian and Latin.
2. The word root for liver is
A. mast.
B. hepat.
C. oste.
D. my.
E. trache.
3. Which is an example of a word root linking a suffix that begins with a vowel?
A. Cardi/o/centesis
B. Enter/o/lysis D. nephrotomy
C. Therm/o/meter E. tomy
D. Scler/osis
6. Arthr/o is an example of a
E. Cardi/o/megaly
A. suffix.
4. The word root in a medical term usually indicates a(n) B. combining form.
A. position. C. word root.
B. number. D. prefix.
C. condition. E. combining vowel
D. anatomical structure.
E. procedure.
5. Which element is a word root?
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A. nephr
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B. nephro
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7. The term stomat/itis means
A. inflammation of the stomach.
B. inflammation of the liver.
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D. inflammation of the mouth.
E. inflammation of the skin.
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8. A combining form (CF) is a word root plus a
A. prefix.
B. suffix.
C. vowel. abirb.com/test
D. word root.
E. consonant.
9. The CF for joint is abirb.com/test
A. oste/o.
B. chondr/o.
C. -ist.
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D. arthr/o.
E. -osis.
10. A CF is used to link a suffix that begins with a/the abirb.com/test
A. letter o.
B. connecting vowel.
C. prefix.
D. vowel. abirb.com/test
E. consonant.
11. In cardi/o/centesis, cardi/o is a
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B. prefix.
C. word root.
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E. vowel.
12. In the word pelvimetry, the combining vowel is
A. i. abirb.com/test
B. e.
C. y.
D. pelvi. abirb.com/test
E. metry.
13. In mast/o/pexy, the o is a
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B. prefix.
C. combining vowel.
D. suffix.
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E. word root.
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Edition Gylys Test Bank QUETIONS
AND ANSWERS
, Medical
Terminology
Systems 8th Edition
Gylys Test Bank
QUETIONS AND
ANSWERS
Chapter 1: Basic Elements of a Medical Word
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Most medical word roots are derived from
A. Latin and French.
B. German and Latin.
C. Spanish and French.
D. Latin and Greek.
E. Russian and Latin.
2. The word root for liver is
A. mast.
B. hepat.
C. oste.
D. my.
E. trache.
3. Which is an example of a word root linking a suffix that begins with a vowel?
A. Cardi/o/centesis
B. Enter/o/lysis D. nephrotomy
C. Therm/o/meter E. tomy
D. Scler/osis
6. Arthr/o is an example of a
E. Cardi/o/megaly
A. suffix.
4. The word root in a medical term usually indicates a(n) B. combining form.
A. position. C. word root.
B. number. D. prefix.
C. condition. E. combining vowel
D. anatomical structure.
E. procedure.
5. Which element is a word root?
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A. nephr
Company
B. nephro
C. nephros abirb.com/test
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7. The term stomat/itis means
A. inflammation of the stomach.
B. inflammation of the liver.
C. inflammation of the face. abirb.com/test
D. inflammation of the mouth.
E. inflammation of the skin.
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8. A combining form (CF) is a word root plus a
A. prefix.
B. suffix.
C. vowel. abirb.com/test
D. word root.
E. consonant.
9. The CF for joint is abirb.com/test
A. oste/o.
B. chondr/o.
C. -ist.
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D. arthr/o.
E. -osis.
10. A CF is used to link a suffix that begins with a/the abirb.com/test
A. letter o.
B. connecting vowel.
C. prefix.
D. vowel. abirb.com/test
E. consonant.
11. In cardi/o/centesis, cardi/o is a
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A. combining form.
B. prefix.
C. word root.
D. suffix. abirb.com/test
E. vowel.
12. In the word pelvimetry, the combining vowel is
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B. e.
C. y.
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E. metry.
13. In mast/o/pexy, the o is a
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B. prefix.
C. combining vowel.
D. suffix.
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E. word root.
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