Exploring Medical Language 12th Edition

,Chapter 01: Introduction to Medical Language and Evolve Student Resources
LaFleur: Exploring Medical Language, 11th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?
a. German and Russian
b. Italian and French
c. Greek and Latin
d. Chinese and Japanese
ANS: C REF: 3 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language

2. A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be spoken as
a whole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is
a. an eponym.
b. modern language.
c. built from the English language.
d. an acronym.
ANS: D REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language

3. A term named for a person or a place, such as Alzheimer disease named for the physician who
first described the symptoms as seen in a patient, is
a. an acronym.
b. built from the English language.
c. an eponym.
d. modern language.
ANS: C REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language

4. The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
a. prefix.
b. word root.
c. suffix.
d. combining vowel.
ANS: B REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

5. The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is the
a. word root.
b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combining vowel.
ANS: C REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

6. The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the

, a. combining vowel.
b. suffix.
c. word root.
d. prefix.
ANS: B REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

7. All medical terms have at least one
a. prefix.
b. combining vowel.
c. suffix.
d. word root.
ANS: D REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

8. A combining form is made up of a
a. word root and a combining vowel.
b. prefix and a combining vowel.
c. combining vowel and a suffix.
d. prefix and a word root.

ANS: A REF: 9 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

9. A combining vowel is used to
a. ease word pronunciation.
b. modify the meaning of a word.
c. make analyzing a word easier
d. make defining a word easier

ANS: AREF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

10. The most common combining vowel is
a. a.
b. i.
c. e.
d. o.
ANS: D REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

11. In the term arthr/itis, itis is the
a. word root.
b. prefix.
c. combining vowel.
d. suffix.
ANS: D REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

12. In the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?
a. ic
b. sub
c. hepat
d. hepat/o

, ANS: B REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

13. In zthe zterm zoste/o/arthr/o/pathy, zwhich zpart zis zthe zsuffix?
a. the zsecond zo
b. oste
c. arthr
d. pathy

ANS: z D REF: z z8 OBJ: z z4 TOP: z Word zParts

14. The zo zin zarthr/o/pathy zis zthe
a. combining zvowel.
b. prefix.
c. word zroot.
d. suffix.

ANS: z A REF: z z8 OBJ: z z4 TOP: z Word zParts

15. When zdefining za zmedical zterm, zone zusually zbegins zthe zdefinition zwith zthe
a. word zroot.
b. prefix.
c. suffix.
d. combining zvowel.
ANS: z C REF: z z 11 OBJ: z 5
TOP: z Analyze zand zDefine zMedical zTerms


MATCHING
Match zeach zitem zwith zthe zcorrect zdescription zbelow.
a. Terms zbuilt zfrom zword zparts
b. Terms znot zbuilt zfrom zword zparts
c. Acronym
d. Modern zlanguage
e. Eponym
f. Greek zand zLatin

1. Languages zused zin zmedical zterms
2. Name zof za zplace zor za zperson, zoften za zphysician zor zscientist, zused zto zname za
zcondition zor ztechnique
3. Use zof zEnglish zlanguage zto zform za zterm
4. Can zbe ztranslated zliterally zto zfind ztheir zmeaning
5. The zfirst zletters zof zthe zwords zin za zphrase zthat zcan zbe zspoken zas za zwhole zword zand
zusually zcontains za zvowel, zare zused zto zform za zmedical zterm
6. Cannot zbe zeasily ztranslated zliterally zto zfind ztheir zmeaning

1. ANS: z F REF: z z 3 OBJ: z 2 z| z3
TOP: z Origins zof zMedical zLanguage zand zCategories zof zMedical zTerms
2. ANS: z E REF: z z 4 OBJ: z 2 z| z3
TOP: z Origins zof zMedical zLanguage zand zCategories zof zMedical zTerms
3. ANS: z D REF: z z 4 OBJ: z 2 z| z3