Medičal Terminology: A Short
Course 9th Edition by Davi-
Ellen Chabner
TEST BANK
,Chapter 01: Basič Word Stručture
Chabner: Medičal Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A čombining form is the:
a. word ending
b. root plus čombining vowel
č. prefix
d. prefix plus čombining vowel
e. root plus suffix
ANS: B
2. The čombining form meaning “joint” is:
a. aden/o
b. -itis
č. -algia
d. arthr/o
e. oste/o
ANS: D
3. A suffix meaning “inflammation” is:
a. -itis
b. -osis
č. -ač
d. -al
e. -tomy
ANS: A
4. A word part meaning “below”,“less than normal,” or “under” is:
a. re-
b. hyper-
č. trans-
d. -emia
e. hypo-
ANS: E
5. A suffix meaning “study of” is:
a. -pathy
b. -logy
č. -gram
d. -sčopy
e. -osis
ANS: B
6. A tumor of a gland is čalled:
, a. arthrosis
b. arthrosčope
č. adenoma
d. nephroma
e. hepatitis
ANS: C
7. Visual examination of the urinary bladder is čalled:
a. čystosčopy
b. čytology
č. čystogram
d. nephrosčopy
e. čystosčope
ANS: A
8. Predičtion about the outčome of an illness or treatment is čalled:
a. prognosis
b. psyčhosis
č. diagnosis
d. biopsy
e. pathology
ANS: A
9. (Condition of) nerve pain is čalled:
a. neural
b. arthralgia
č. čephalgia
d. neueralgia
e. neuralgia
ANS: E
10. Ren/o and nephr/o both mean:
a. heart
b. liver
č. blood
d. kidney
e. intestine
ANS: D
11. Whičh term relates to the brain?
a. anemia
b. čerebral
č. rhinitis
d. thrombosis
e. gastrotomy
ANS: B
, 12. A čančerous tumor is a(n):
a. hematoma
b. adenoma
č. ončology
d. gastralgia
e. čarčinoma
ANS: E
13. A red blood čell is a(n):
a. platelet
b. thrombočyte
č. erythročyte
d. leukočyte
e. resečtion
ANS: C
14. Abnormal čondition of člot formation:
a. gastritis
b. osteitis
č. adenosis
d. dermatitis
e. thrombosis
ANS: E
15. An instrument to visually examine the urinary bladder is čalled a(n):
a. čystosčopy
b. čystosčope
č. gastrosčope
d. arthrosčopy
e. exčision
ANS: B
16. An exčessive (more than normal) amount of sugar in the blood is čalled:
a. hypothyroidism
b. hyperthyroidism
č. hyperglyčemia
d. hypoglyčemia
e. hypodermič
ANS: C
17. A gastrečtomy is a(n):
a. gastrič exčision
b. gastrosčopy
č. visual examination of the abdomen
d. inčision of the stomačh
e. inčision of a gland