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Chapter 01:Introductionto MedicalLanguageandEvolve StudentResources LaFleur:
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Exploring Medical Language, 11th Edition
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1. Medicallanguage includes t ermsbuilt f rom whichof t hef ollowinglanguages? i i i i i i i i i
a. Germanand Russian i i
b. Italianand French i i
c. Greekand Latin i i
d. Chineseand Japanese i i
ANS: C REF: 3 OBJ: 2
TOP: Originso f MedicalLanguage i i i
2. A medicalt erm f ormed f romt hef irst lettersof t hewordsinaphrase,whichcanbespokenasawhole
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word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is
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a. aneponym. i
b. modernlanguage. i
c. built f romt heEnglish language. i i i i
d. anacronym. i
ANS: D REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Originso f MedicalLanguage i i i
3. A t ermnamed f orapersonoraplace, such asAlzheimer d isease named f ort hephysicianwhof irst
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d escribed t he symptoms as seen in a patient,is
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a. anacronym. iNURSINGTB.COM
b. built f romt heEnglish language. i i i i
c. aneponym. i
d. modernlanguage. i
ANS: C REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Originso f MedicalLanguage i i i
4. Theword part t hat containst hefundamentalmeaningof t hewordist he
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a. prefix.
b. word root. i
c. suffix.
d. combiningvowel.
ANS: B REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts i
5. The word part t hat isattached tot hebeginningof awordroot tomodifyitsmeaningist he
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a. word root. i
b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combiningvowel.
, ANS: C REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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6. The word part t hat isattached tot heendofawordroot tomodifyitsmeaningist he
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, ExploringMedicalLanguage11thEditionBrooksTest Bank i i i i i i i
a. combiningvowel.
b. suffix.
c. word root. i
d. prefix.
ANS: B REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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7. Allmedicalt ermshaveat least one
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a. prefix.
b. combiningvowel.
c. suffix.
d. word root. i
ANS: D REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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8. Acombining f ormis madeupof a i i i i i i
a. word root andacombiningvowel.
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b. prefixand acombiningvowel. i i i i
c. combiningvoweland asuffix. i i i i
d. prefixand awordroot. i i i i
ANS: A REF: 9 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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9. A combining vowelis used t o
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a. easeword pronunciation.
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c. make analyzing aword easier. i i i i
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ANS: A REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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10. The most common combining vowelis
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a. a.
b. i.
c. e.
d. o.
ANS: D REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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11. Int het ermarthr/itis,itisist he
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a. word root. i
b. prefix.
c. combiningvowel.
d. suffix.
ANS: D REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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12. Int het ermsub/hepat/ic,whichpartist heprefix?
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a. ic
b. sub
c. hepat
d. hepat/o