Test Bank - for Quick & Easy Medical Terminology 10th Edition by Peggy C. Leonard, All Chapters | Complete Solution | Guide A+.

,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
g g g g




MULTIPLE CHOICE g




1. The main body of a word is called a:
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a. suffix.
b. word root. g


c. combining vowel. g


d. combining form. g




ANS: B REF: p. 2 g g g g TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
g g g g g




2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
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a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body. g g g




ANS: D REF: p. 3 g g g g TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
g g g g g




3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word follows the prefix
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gto suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root. g




ANS: C REF: p. 4 g g g g TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes g g g




4. A combining vowel is used:
g g g g


a. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
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b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
g g g g g g g g


c. when there is no prefix. g g g g


d. when there is a prefix. g g g g




ANS: A REF: p. 5 g g g g TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
g g g g g g




5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
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a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: B REF: p. 2 g g g g TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
g g g g g




6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
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a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash. g


d. semicolon.
ANS: C REF: p. 3 g g g g TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
g g g g g




7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
g g g g g g


a. o.
b. a.

,c. i.
d. e.
ANS: A REF: p. 3
g g g g TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
g g g g g g

, a. Word root g


b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel g


d. Suffix
ANS: D REF: p. 4
g g g g TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
g g g




11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
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a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
g g g g g g g g g


b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
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c. should be done only if time allows. g g g g g g


d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
g g g g g g g g




ANS: D REF: p. 5
g g g g TOP: Word Parts g g




12. Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Green began around the year:
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a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: A REF: p. 1
g g g g TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
g g g




13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
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a. 40 % g


b. 50 % g


c. 70 % g


d. 90 % g




ANS: D REF: p. 1
g g g g TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
g g g




14. The suffix “-itis” means:
g g g


a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: B REF: p. 2
g g g g TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
g g g




15. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined?
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a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels g


d. Word roots g




ANS: D REF: p. 2
g g g g TOP: Word Parts g g




16. Eponyms are: g


a. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
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b. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
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c. always capitalized. g


d. never capitalized. g




ANS: B REF: p. 8
g g g g TOP: Proper Names g g




17. MD stands for:
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a. modern doctor. g