Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure
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Chabner: Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition
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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
, ANS:. A
18. Glands.that.secrete.hormones.are. glands.
a. enteral
b. endocrine
c. exocrine
d. adenoma
e. neural
ANS:. B
19. Increase.in.cancerous.white.blood.cells.in.blood.and.bone.marrow:
a. leukemia
b. anemia
c. adenosis
d. leukocytosis
e. osteoma
ANS:. A
20. A.large.incision.across.the.abdomen.is.called:
a. laparoscopy
b. rhinotomy
c. laparotomy
d. gastrotomy
e. gastroscopy
ANS:. C
21. A.malignant.(cancerous).tumor.of.flesh.(connective).tissue.is:
a. carcinoma
b. sarcoma
c. neuroma
d. hepatoma
e. nephroma
ANS:. B
22. A.doctor.who.performs.autopsies.and.examines.biopsy.samples.is.a(n):
a. oncologist
b. gynecologist
c. hematologist
d. endocrinologist
e. pathologist
ANS:. E
23. A.record.of.the.electricity.in.the.brain.is.a(n):
a. arthrogram
b. electrocardiogram
c. resection
d. electroencephalogram
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Chabner: Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition
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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
, ANS:. A
18. Glands.that.secrete.hormones.are. glands.
a. enteral
b. endocrine
c. exocrine
d. adenoma
e. neural
ANS:. B
19. Increase.in.cancerous.white.blood.cells.in.blood.and.bone.marrow:
a. leukemia
b. anemia
c. adenosis
d. leukocytosis
e. osteoma
ANS:. A
20. A.large.incision.across.the.abdomen.is.called:
a. laparoscopy
b. rhinotomy
c. laparotomy
d. gastrotomy
e. gastroscopy
ANS:. C
21. A.malignant.(cancerous).tumor.of.flesh.(connective).tissue.is:
a. carcinoma
b. sarcoma
c. neuroma
d. hepatoma
e. nephroma
ANS:. B
22. A.doctor.who.performs.autopsies.and.examines.biopsy.samples.is.a(n):
a. oncologist
b. gynecologist
c. hematologist
d. endocrinologist
e. pathologist
ANS:. E
23. A.record.of.the.electricity.in.the.brain.is.a(n):
a. arthrogram
b. electrocardiogram
c. resection
d. electroencephalogram
