Test Bank for Exploring Medical Language: A Student-Directed Approach 11th Edition by Danielle LaFleur Brooks & Dale M. Levinsky | 2025/2026 Updated Edition

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MULTIPLE CHOICE gg




1. Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?
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a. German and Russian gg gg


b. Italian and French gg gg


c. Greek and Latin gg gg


d. Chinese and Japanese gg gg




ANS: C REF: 3 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language gg gg gg




2. A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be
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gg spoken asa whole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is
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a. an eponym. gg


b. modern language. gg


c. built from the English language.
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d. an acronym. gg




ANS: D REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language gg gg gg




3. A term named for a person or a place, such as Alzheimer disease named for the
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gg physician who first described the symptoms as seen in a patient, is
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a. an acronym. gg NURSINGTB.COM
b. built from the English language.
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c. an eponym. gg


d. modern language. gg




ANS: C REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language gg gg gg




4. The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
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a. prefix.
b. word root. gg


c. suffix.
d. combining vowel. gg




ANS: B REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts gg




5. The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is
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gg the
a. word root. gg


b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combining vowel. gg




ANS: C REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts gg




6. The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the
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, Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition Brooks
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a. combining vowel. gg


b. suffix.
c. word root. gg


d. prefix.
ANS: B REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
gg




7. All medical terms have at least one
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a. prefix.
b. combining vowel. gg


c. suffix.
d. word root. gg




ANS: D REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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8. A gg combining form is made up of a gg gg gg gg gg gg


a. word root and a combining vowel.
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b. prefix and a combining vowel.
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c. combining vowel and a suffix. gg gg gg gg


d. prefix and a word root.
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ANS: A REF: 9 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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9. A combining vowel is
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a. ease word pronunciation.
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b. modify the meaning of a word.
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c. make analyzing a word easier.
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d. make defining a word easier.
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ANS: A REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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10. The most common combining vowel is
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a. a.
b. i.
c. e.
d. o.
ANS: D REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
gg




11. In gg the term arthr/itis, itis is the
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a. word root. gg


b. prefix.
c. combining vowel. gg


d. suffix.
ANS: D REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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12. In gg the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?
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a. ic
b. sub
c. hepat

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d. hepat/o Test