Chapter’01:’Basic’Word’Structure
Chabner:’Medical’Terminology:’A’Short’Course,’9th’Edition
MULTIPLE’CHOICE
1. A‟combining‟form‟is‟the:
a. word‟ending
, b. root‟plus‟combining‟vowel
c. prefix
d. prefix‟plus‟combining‟vowel
e. root‟plus‟suffix
ANS:‟ B
2. The‟combining‟form‟meaning‟“joint”„is:
a. aden/o
b. -itis
c. -algia
d. arthr/o
e. oste/o
ANS:‟ D
3. A‟suffix‟meaning‟“inflammation”„is:
a. -itis
b. -osis
c. -ac
d. -al
e. -tomy
ANS:‟ A
4. A‟word‟part‟meaning‟“below”,“less‟than‟normal,”„or‟“under”„is:
a. re-
b. hyper-
c. trans-
d. -emia
e. hypo-
ANS:‟ E
5. A‟suffix‟meaning‟“study‟of”„is:
a. -pathy
b. -logy
c. -gram
d. -scopy
e. -osis
ANS:‟ B
6. A‟tumor‟of‟a‟gland‟is‟called:
, a. arthrosis
b. arthroscope
c. adenoma
d. nephroma
e. hepatitis
ANS:‟ C
7. Visual‟examination‟of‟the‟urinary‟bladder‟ is‟called:
a. cystoscopy
b. cytology
c. cystogram
d. nephroscopy
e. cystoscope
ANS:‟ A
8. Prediction‟about‟the‟outcome‟of‟an‟illness‟or‟treatment‟is‟called:
a. prognosis
b. psychosis
c. diagnosis
d. biopsy
e. pathology
ANS:‟ A
9. (Condition‟of)‟nerve‟pain‟is‟called:
a. neural
b. arthralgia
c. cephalgia
d. neueralgia
e. neuralgia
ANS:‟ E
10. Ren/o‟and‟nephr/o‟both‟mean:
a. heart
b. liver
c. blood
d. kidney
e. intestine
ANS:‟ D
11. Which‟term‟relates‟to‟the‟brain?
a. anemia
b. cerebral
c. rhinitis
d. thrombosis
e. gastrotomy
ANS:‟ B
, 12. A‟cancerous‟tumor‟is‟a(n):
a. hematoma
b. adenoma
c. oncology
d. gastralgia
e. carcinoma
ANS:‟ E
13. A‟red‟blood‟cell‟is‟a(n):
a. platelet
b. thrombocyte
c. erythrocyte
d. leukocyte
e. resection
ANS:‟ C
14. Abnormal‟condition‟of‟clot‟ formation:
a. gastritis
b. osteitis
c. adenosis
d. dermatitis
e. thrombosis
ANS:‟ E
15. An‟instrument‟to‟visually‟examine‟the‟urinary‟bladder‟is‟called‟a(n):
a. cystoscopy
b. cystoscope
c. gastroscope
d. arthroscopy
e. excision
ANS:‟ B
16. An‟excessive‟(more‟than‟normal)‟amount‟of‟sugar‟in‟the‟blood‟is‟called:
a. hypothyroidism
b. hyperthyroidism
c. hyperglycemia
d. hypoglycemia
e. hypodermic
ANS:‟ C
17. A‟gastrectomy‟is‟a(n):
a. gastric‟excision
b. gastroscopy
c. visual‟examination‟of‟the‟abdomen
d. incision‟of‟the‟stomach
e. incision‟of‟a‟gland
Chabner:’Medical’Terminology:’A’Short’Course,’9th’Edition
MULTIPLE’CHOICE
1. A‟combining‟form‟is‟the:
a. word‟ending
, b. root‟plus‟combining‟vowel
c. prefix
d. prefix‟plus‟combining‟vowel
e. root‟plus‟suffix
ANS:‟ B
2. The‟combining‟form‟meaning‟“joint”„is:
a. aden/o
b. -itis
c. -algia
d. arthr/o
e. oste/o
ANS:‟ D
3. A‟suffix‟meaning‟“inflammation”„is:
a. -itis
b. -osis
c. -ac
d. -al
e. -tomy
ANS:‟ A
4. A‟word‟part‟meaning‟“below”,“less‟than‟normal,”„or‟“under”„is:
a. re-
b. hyper-
c. trans-
d. -emia
e. hypo-
ANS:‟ E
5. A‟suffix‟meaning‟“study‟of”„is:
a. -pathy
b. -logy
c. -gram
d. -scopy
e. -osis
ANS:‟ B
6. A‟tumor‟of‟a‟gland‟is‟called:
, a. arthrosis
b. arthroscope
c. adenoma
d. nephroma
e. hepatitis
ANS:‟ C
7. Visual‟examination‟of‟the‟urinary‟bladder‟ is‟called:
a. cystoscopy
b. cytology
c. cystogram
d. nephroscopy
e. cystoscope
ANS:‟ A
8. Prediction‟about‟the‟outcome‟of‟an‟illness‟or‟treatment‟is‟called:
a. prognosis
b. psychosis
c. diagnosis
d. biopsy
e. pathology
ANS:‟ A
9. (Condition‟of)‟nerve‟pain‟is‟called:
a. neural
b. arthralgia
c. cephalgia
d. neueralgia
e. neuralgia
ANS:‟ E
10. Ren/o‟and‟nephr/o‟both‟mean:
a. heart
b. liver
c. blood
d. kidney
e. intestine
ANS:‟ D
11. Which‟term‟relates‟to‟the‟brain?
a. anemia
b. cerebral
c. rhinitis
d. thrombosis
e. gastrotomy
ANS:‟ B
, 12. A‟cancerous‟tumor‟is‟a(n):
a. hematoma
b. adenoma
c. oncology
d. gastralgia
e. carcinoma
ANS:‟ E
13. A‟red‟blood‟cell‟is‟a(n):
a. platelet
b. thrombocyte
c. erythrocyte
d. leukocyte
e. resection
ANS:‟ C
14. Abnormal‟condition‟of‟clot‟ formation:
a. gastritis
b. osteitis
c. adenosis
d. dermatitis
e. thrombosis
ANS:‟ E
15. An‟instrument‟to‟visually‟examine‟the‟urinary‟bladder‟is‟called‟a(n):
a. cystoscopy
b. cystoscope
c. gastroscope
d. arthroscopy
e. excision
ANS:‟ B
16. An‟excessive‟(more‟than‟normal)‟amount‟of‟sugar‟in‟the‟blood‟is‟called:
a. hypothyroidism
b. hyperthyroidism
c. hyperglycemia
d. hypoglycemia
e. hypodermic
ANS:‟ C
17. A‟gastrectomy‟is‟a(n):
a. gastric‟excision
b. gastroscopy
c. visual‟examination‟of‟the‟abdomen
d. incision‟of‟the‟stomach
e. incision‟of‟a‟gland
