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ANDEASYMEDICAL TE
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RMINOLOGY 9TH v
EDITIONBYLEONARD
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ALL CHAPTERS
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,Chapter v01:vSimplifiedvMedicalv Language
MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Thev mainv bodyv of v av word v isv called v a:
a. suffix.
b. word v root.
c. combiningv vowel.
d. combiningv form.
ANS:v Bv REF:v p.v 2 TOP:vWord v Rootsvand v Combiningv Forms
2. Latinv rootsv arev used v tov writev wordsv namingv and v describing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structuresv of v thev body.
ANS:v Dv REF:v p.v 3 TOP:vWord v Rootsvand v Combiningv Forms
3. Whenv writtenv alone,v av prefixvisv usuallyv followed vbyvthisvtovindicatev that vanothervwordvfollowsv thev prefixv t
o suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word v root.
ANS:v Cv REF:v p.v 4 TOP:v Prefixesv and v Suffixes
4. Avcombiningv vowelv isv used:
a. whenv thev suffixv that v followsv beginsv withv av consonant.
b. whenv thev suffixv that v followsv beginsv withv av consonant.
c. whenv therev isv nov prefix.
d. whenv therev isv av prefix.
ANS:vAv REF:v p.v 5 TOP:vCombiningvWord vPartsvto vWritevTerms
5. Whichv word v root v isv Greekv forv “stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS:v Bv REF:v p.v 2 TOP:vWord v Rootsvand v Combiningv Forms
6. Thev punctuationv markv that v designatesv av combiningv formv isv a:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonalv slash.
d. semicolon.
ANS:v Cv REF:v p.v 3 TOP:vWord v Rootsvand v Combiningv Forms
7. Thev most v frequentlyv used v combiningv vowelv is:
a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS:vAv REF:v p.v 3 TOP:vCombiningvWord vPartsvto vWritevTerms
, a. Word vroot
b. Prefix
c. Combiningv vowel
d. Suffix
ANS:v Dv REF:v p.v 4 TOP:v Prefixesv and v Suffixes
11. Learningv thev meaningsv of v word v parts:
a. isv not v important v asv longv asv everyv word v isv memorized.
b. isv onev of v thev most v difficult v tasksv tov masterv inv healthv care.
c. should v bev donev onlyv if v timev allows.
d. eliminatesv thev necessityv of v memorizingv eachv new v word v encountered.
ANS:v Dv REF:v p.v 5 TOP:vWord v Parts
12. Borrowingv of v medicalv wordsv fromv Latinv orv Greenv beganv around v thev year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS:vAv REF:v p.v 1 TOP:vSimplifyingvMedicalvTerms
13. Latinv and v Greenv combined v arev thev originv of v what v percentagev of v medicalv terms?
a. 40v %
b. 50v %
c. 70v %
d. 90v %
ANS:v Dv REF:v p.v 1 TOP:vSimplifyingvMedicalvTerms
14. Thev suffixv “-itis”v means:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS:v Bv REF:v p.v 2 TOP:v Prefixesv and v Suffixes
15. Avcompound v word v isv av word v inv whichv twov of v what v arev combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combiningv vowels
d. Word vroots
ANS:v Dv REF:v p.v 2 TOP:vWord v Parts
16. Eponymsv are:
a. diseases,v organs,v procedures,v orv bodilyv functionsv named v afterv av person.
b. diseases,v organs,v procedures,v orv bodilyv functionsv named v afterv av place.
c. alwaysv capitalized.
d. neverv capitalized.
ANS:v Bv REF:v p.v 8 TOP:v Properv Names
17. MDv standsv for:
a. modernv doctor.
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ANDEASYMEDICAL TE
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RMINOLOGY 9TH v
EDITIONBYLEONARD
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ALL CHAPTERS
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,Chapter v01:vSimplifiedvMedicalv Language
MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Thev mainv bodyv of v av word v isv called v a:
a. suffix.
b. word v root.
c. combiningv vowel.
d. combiningv form.
ANS:v Bv REF:v p.v 2 TOP:vWord v Rootsvand v Combiningv Forms
2. Latinv rootsv arev used v tov writev wordsv namingv and v describing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structuresv of v thev body.
ANS:v Dv REF:v p.v 3 TOP:vWord v Rootsvand v Combiningv Forms
3. Whenv writtenv alone,v av prefixvisv usuallyv followed vbyvthisvtovindicatev that vanothervwordvfollowsv thev prefixv t
o suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word v root.
ANS:v Cv REF:v p.v 4 TOP:v Prefixesv and v Suffixes
4. Avcombiningv vowelv isv used:
a. whenv thev suffixv that v followsv beginsv withv av consonant.
b. whenv thev suffixv that v followsv beginsv withv av consonant.
c. whenv therev isv nov prefix.
d. whenv therev isv av prefix.
ANS:vAv REF:v p.v 5 TOP:vCombiningvWord vPartsvto vWritevTerms
5. Whichv word v root v isv Greekv forv “stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS:v Bv REF:v p.v 2 TOP:vWord v Rootsvand v Combiningv Forms
6. Thev punctuationv markv that v designatesv av combiningv formv isv a:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonalv slash.
d. semicolon.
ANS:v Cv REF:v p.v 3 TOP:vWord v Rootsvand v Combiningv Forms
7. Thev most v frequentlyv used v combiningv vowelv is:
a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS:vAv REF:v p.v 3 TOP:vCombiningvWord vPartsvto vWritevTerms
, a. Word vroot
b. Prefix
c. Combiningv vowel
d. Suffix
ANS:v Dv REF:v p.v 4 TOP:v Prefixesv and v Suffixes
11. Learningv thev meaningsv of v word v parts:
a. isv not v important v asv longv asv everyv word v isv memorized.
b. isv onev of v thev most v difficult v tasksv tov masterv inv healthv care.
c. should v bev donev onlyv if v timev allows.
d. eliminatesv thev necessityv of v memorizingv eachv new v word v encountered.
ANS:v Dv REF:v p.v 5 TOP:vWord v Parts
12. Borrowingv of v medicalv wordsv fromv Latinv orv Greenv beganv around v thev year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS:vAv REF:v p.v 1 TOP:vSimplifyingvMedicalvTerms
13. Latinv and v Greenv combined v arev thev originv of v what v percentagev of v medicalv terms?
a. 40v %
b. 50v %
c. 70v %
d. 90v %
ANS:v Dv REF:v p.v 1 TOP:vSimplifyingvMedicalvTerms
14. Thev suffixv “-itis”v means:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS:v Bv REF:v p.v 2 TOP:v Prefixesv and v Suffixes
15. Avcompound v word v isv av word v inv whichv twov of v what v arev combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combiningv vowels
d. Word vroots
ANS:v Dv REF:v p.v 2 TOP:vWord v Parts
16. Eponymsv are:
a. diseases,v organs,v procedures,v orv bodilyv functionsv named v afterv av person.
b. diseases,v organs,v procedures,v orv bodilyv functionsv named v afterv av place.
c. alwaysv capitalized.
d. neverv capitalized.
ANS:v Bv REF:v p.v 8 TOP:v Properv Names
17. MDv standsv for:
a. modernv doctor.
