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test bank
exploring medical language, 11th edition
by myrna lafleur brooks
isbn: 9780323711562
ch01: introduction to medical language and evolve student resources,
11e
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
(answer): c reference/page number: 3 (learning objective): 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.
(answer): d reference/page number: 4 (learning objective): 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.
(answer): c reference/page number: 4 (learning objective): 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.
(answer): b reference/page number: 6 (learning objective): 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.
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b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combining vowel.
(answer): c reference/page number: 7 (learning objective): 4 top: word
parts
6. the word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the
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a. combining vowel.
b. suffix.
c. word root.
d. prefix.
(answer): b reference/page number: 7 (learning objective): 4 top: word
parts
7. all medical terms have at least one
a. prefix.
b. combining vowel.
c. suffix.
d. word root.
(answer): d reference/page number: 6 (learning objective): 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.
(answer): a reference/page number: 9 (learning objective): 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.
(answer): a N R number: 8
reference/page (learning objective): 4 top: word
parts
10. the most common combining vowel is
a. a.
b. i.
c. e.
d. o.
(answer): d reference/page number: 8 (learning objective): 4 top: word
parts
11. in the term arthr/itis, itis is the
a. word root.
b. prefix.
c. combining vowel.
d. suffix.
(answer): d reference/page number: 7 (learning objective): 4 top: word
parts
12. in the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?
a. ic
b. sub
c. hepat
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d. hepat/o
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test bank
exploring medical language, 11th edition
by myrna lafleur brooks
isbn: 9780323711562
ch01: introduction to medical language and evolve student resources,
11e
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
(answer): c reference/page number: 3 (learning objective): 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.
(answer): d reference/page number: 4 (learning objective): 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.
(answer): c reference/page number: 4 (learning objective): 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.
(answer): b reference/page number: 6 (learning objective): 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.
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b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combining vowel.
(answer): c reference/page number: 7 (learning objective): 4 top: word
parts
6. the word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the
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a. combining vowel.
b. suffix.
c. word root.
d. prefix.
(answer): b reference/page number: 7 (learning objective): 4 top: word
parts
7. all medical terms have at least one
a. prefix.
b. combining vowel.
c. suffix.
d. word root.
(answer): d reference/page number: 6 (learning objective): 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.
(answer): a reference/page number: 9 (learning objective): 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.
(answer): a N R number: 8
reference/page (learning objective): 4 top: word
parts
10. the most common combining vowel is
a. a.
b. i.
c. e.
d. o.
(answer): d reference/page number: 8 (learning objective): 4 top: word
parts
11. in the term arthr/itis, itis is the
a. word root.
b. prefix.
c. combining vowel.
d. suffix.
(answer): d reference/page number: 7 (learning objective): 4 top: word
parts
12. in the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?
a. ic
b. sub
c. hepat
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d. hepat/o
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