Test Bank - Quick and Easy Medical Terminology, 10th Edition (Leonard, 2024), Chapter 1-15 | All Chapters

,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
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MULTIPLE CHOICE gg




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


c. combining vowel. gg


d. combining form. gg




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




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




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




3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word follows the
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prefix to suffix.
gg gg


b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root. gg




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




4. A combining vowel is used:
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a. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
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b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
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c. when there is no prefix. gg gg gg gg


d. when there is a prefix. gg gg gg gg




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




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




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


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




7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
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a. o.
b. a.

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

, a. Word root gg


b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel gg


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




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


d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
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ANS: D gg g g REF: p. 5 gg gg TOP: Word Parts gg gg




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
gg g g gg gg TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
gg gg gg




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


b. 50 % gg


c. 70 % gg


d. 90 % gg




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




14. The suffix “-itis” means:
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a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: B gg g g REF: p. 2 gg gg TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
gg gg gg




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 gg


d. Word roots gg




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




16. Eponyms are: gg


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. gg


d. never capitalized. gg




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




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