Medical Terminology Midterm Questions With All
Correct Answers
long sound correct answer -Vowels marked with a "macron" (-) indicate:
compound word correct answer -Osteochronditis" is an example of a:
suffix first correct answer -Define medical words by defining the
prefix correct answer -A word element located at the beginning of a word
is a
k correct answer -In medical terms "ch" (as in cholera) is usually
pronounced
combining form correct answer -"Gastro" is an example of a
word root correct answer -The word "nephroma" means "tumor of the
kidney." In this word, the word element "nephr" is which of the following?
o correct answer -Which of the following vowels is most commonly used
in combining forms?
nephr correct answer -Which of the following elements is a word root?
a word root correct answer -When the medical word has a suffix that
begins with a vowel, it is preceded by:
cardiomegaly correct answer -Which of the following words is formed
CORRECTLY?
osteo correct answer -bone
hepat correct answer -liver
nephr correct answer -kidney
arthr correct answer -joint
, a vowel correct answer -A combining form is a word root plus
suffix correct answer -In the word "thermometer," "meter" is a:
gastroitis correct answer -Which of the following medical words is built
INCORRECTLY
In medical word building, a combining form is used when the suffix begins
with: correct answer -In medical word building, a combining form is used
when the suffix begins with:
word root correct answer -All medical words have which of the following
dermat correct answer -skin
nephr correct answer -kidney
stomat correct answer -mouth
erythr correct answer -red
gastr correct answer -stomach
gepat correct answer -liver
immun correct answer -immune
oste correct answer -bone
gastritis correct answer -inflammation of the stomach
gastromegaly correct answer -enlargement of the stomach
oma correct answer -tumor
itis correct answer -inflammation
an correct answer -without not
Correct Answers
long sound correct answer -Vowels marked with a "macron" (-) indicate:
compound word correct answer -Osteochronditis" is an example of a:
suffix first correct answer -Define medical words by defining the
prefix correct answer -A word element located at the beginning of a word
is a
k correct answer -In medical terms "ch" (as in cholera) is usually
pronounced
combining form correct answer -"Gastro" is an example of a
word root correct answer -The word "nephroma" means "tumor of the
kidney." In this word, the word element "nephr" is which of the following?
o correct answer -Which of the following vowels is most commonly used
in combining forms?
nephr correct answer -Which of the following elements is a word root?
a word root correct answer -When the medical word has a suffix that
begins with a vowel, it is preceded by:
cardiomegaly correct answer -Which of the following words is formed
CORRECTLY?
osteo correct answer -bone
hepat correct answer -liver
nephr correct answer -kidney
arthr correct answer -joint
, a vowel correct answer -A combining form is a word root plus
suffix correct answer -In the word "thermometer," "meter" is a:
gastroitis correct answer -Which of the following medical words is built
INCORRECTLY
In medical word building, a combining form is used when the suffix begins
with: correct answer -In medical word building, a combining form is used
when the suffix begins with:
word root correct answer -All medical words have which of the following
dermat correct answer -skin
nephr correct answer -kidney
stomat correct answer -mouth
erythr correct answer -red
gastr correct answer -stomach
gepat correct answer -liver
immun correct answer -immune
oste correct answer -bone
gastritis correct answer -inflammation of the stomach
gastromegaly correct answer -enlargement of the stomach
oma correct answer -tumor
itis correct answer -inflammation
an correct answer -without not
