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Chapter 01: Introduction to Medical Language and Evolve Student Resources
LaFleur: Exploring Medical Language, 10th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

• Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?
• German and Russian
• Italian and French
• Greek and Latin
• Chinese and Japanese
ANS: C REF: 3 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language

• A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be
spoken asa whole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is
• an eponym.
• modern language.
• built from the English language.
• an acronym.
ANS: D REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language

• A term named for a person or a place, such as Alzheimer disease named for the
physician who first described the symptoms as seen in a patient, is
• an acronym.
• built from the English language.
• an eponym.
• modern language.
ANS: C REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language

• The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
• prefix.

, • word root.
• suffix.
• combining vowel.
ANS: B REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

• The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is
the
• word root.
• suffix.
• prefix.
• combining vowel.
ANS: C REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

• The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the

• combining vowel.
• suffix.
• word root.
• prefix.
ANS: B REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

• All medical terms have at least one
• prefix.
• combining vowel.
• suffix.
• word root.
ANS: D REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

• A combining form is made up of a
• word root and a combining vowel.
• prefix and a combining vowel.
• combining vowel and a suffix.
• prefix and a word root.
ANS: A REF: 9 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts


• A combining vowel is used to
• ease word pronunciation.
• modify the meaning of a word.
• make analyzing a word easier.
• make defining a word easier

, ANS: A REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

• The most common combining vowel is
• a.
• i.
• e.
• o.
ANS: D REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

• In the term arthr/itis, itis is the
• word root.
• prefix.
• combining vowel.
• suffix.
ANS: D REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

• In the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?
• ic
• sub
• hepat
• hepat/o


ANS: B REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

• In the term oste/o/arthr/o/pathy, which part is the suffix?
• the second o
• oste
• arthr
• pathy
ANS: D REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

• The o in arthr/o/pathy is the
• combining vowel.

, • prefix.
• word root.
• suffix.
ANS: A REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

• When defining a medical term, one usually begins the definition with the
• word root.
• prefix.
• suffix.
• combining vowel.
ANS: C REF: 11 OBJ: 5
TOP: Analyze and Define Medical Terms

MATCHING
Match each item with the correct description below.
• Terms built from word parts
• Terms not built from word parts
• Acronym
• Modern language
• Eponym
• Greek and Latin
• Languages used in medical terms
• Name of a place or a person, often a physician or scientist, used to name a
condition ortechnique
• Use of English language to form a term
• Can be translated literally to find their meaning
• The first letters of the words in a phrase that can be spoken as a whole word and
usuallycontains a vowel, are used to form a medical term
• Cannot be easily translated literally to find their meaning

• ANS: F REF: 3 OBJ: 2 | 3
TOP: Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms
• ANS: E REF: 4 OBJ: 2 | 3
TOP: Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms
• ANS: D REF: 4 OBJ: 2 | 3

TOP: Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms
• ANS: A REF: 5 OBJ: 2 | 3
TOP: Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms
• ANS: C REF: 4 OBJ: 2 | 3
TOP: Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms
• ANS: B REF: 5 OBJ: 2 | 3