Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition TEST BANK by
Myrna LaFleur Brooks, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
Newest Version
What are the 4 origins of medical language? - ANSWER: Greek and Latin word parts,
eponyms, acronyms, and modern language.
The majority of medical Terms in use today are composed of? - ANSWER: Greek and
Latin word parts
What are Greek and Latin medical language? - ANSWER: Terms built from Greek and
Latin word parts.
What is an example of Greek and Latin word parts? - ANSWER: arthritis, hepatitis
What is an Eponyms? - ANSWER: Terms derived from the name of a person, often a
physician or scientist who was the first to identify a technique or condition.
What is an example of an Eponyms? - ANSWER: Alzheimer disease, Parkinson
Disease
What is a Acronyms? - ANSWER: Terms formed from the first letters of the words in
a phrase that can be spoken as a whole word and usually contain a vowel.
What is an example of an Acronym? - ANSWER: laser (light amplification by
stimulated emission of radiation), MRSA
What is Modern Language? - ANSWER: Terms derived from the English language.
What is an example of Modern Language? - ANSWER: Nuclear medicine scanner,
posttraumatic stress disorder.
All medical terms are divided into 2 categories? - ANSWER: terms built from word
parts and terms NOT built from word parts.
Example of Terms built from Word parts? - ANSWER: arthr/itis
What are Terms built from word parts? - ANSWER: Word parts of Greek and Latin
origin.
3 Learning methods of Terms built from Word Parts? - ANSWER: Analyzing terms,
Defining terms, Building terms
Terms NOT built from Word parts? - ANSWER: Eponyms, Acronyms, Modern
Language, Terms of Greek and Latin word parts.
Myrna LaFleur Brooks, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
Newest Version
What are the 4 origins of medical language? - ANSWER: Greek and Latin word parts,
eponyms, acronyms, and modern language.
The majority of medical Terms in use today are composed of? - ANSWER: Greek and
Latin word parts
What are Greek and Latin medical language? - ANSWER: Terms built from Greek and
Latin word parts.
What is an example of Greek and Latin word parts? - ANSWER: arthritis, hepatitis
What is an Eponyms? - ANSWER: Terms derived from the name of a person, often a
physician or scientist who was the first to identify a technique or condition.
What is an example of an Eponyms? - ANSWER: Alzheimer disease, Parkinson
Disease
What is a Acronyms? - ANSWER: Terms formed from the first letters of the words in
a phrase that can be spoken as a whole word and usually contain a vowel.
What is an example of an Acronym? - ANSWER: laser (light amplification by
stimulated emission of radiation), MRSA
What is Modern Language? - ANSWER: Terms derived from the English language.
What is an example of Modern Language? - ANSWER: Nuclear medicine scanner,
posttraumatic stress disorder.
All medical terms are divided into 2 categories? - ANSWER: terms built from word
parts and terms NOT built from word parts.
Example of Terms built from Word parts? - ANSWER: arthr/itis
What are Terms built from word parts? - ANSWER: Word parts of Greek and Latin
origin.
3 Learning methods of Terms built from Word Parts? - ANSWER: Analyzing terms,
Defining terms, Building terms
Terms NOT built from Word parts? - ANSWER: Eponyms, Acronyms, Modern
Language, Terms of Greek and Latin word parts.
