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Medical Terminology: A Short Course
Davi-Ellen Chabner
10th Edition
All Chapters Complete (Questions with Verified Answers)
,Table of Contents
1. Basic Word Structure
2. Organization of the Body
3. Suffixes
4. Prefixes
5. Medical Specialists
6. The Digestive System
7. The Urinary System
8. The Reproductive System
9. The Cardiovascular System
10. The Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems
11. The Respiratory System
12. The Skeletal System
13. The Muscular System
14. The Nervous System
15. The Special Senses: Eyes and Ears
16. The Endocrine System
17. The Integumentary System
18. Cancer Medicine (Oncology)
19. Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
20. Pharmacology
Appendices
• Abbreviations
• Word Parts (Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms)
• Medical Terminology Reference Tables
• Glossary
• Index
,Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure
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
Medical Terminology: A Short Course
Davi-Ellen Chabner
10th Edition
All Chapters Complete (Questions with Verified Answers)
,Table of Contents
1. Basic Word Structure
2. Organization of the Body
3. Suffixes
4. Prefixes
5. Medical Specialists
6. The Digestive System
7. The Urinary System
8. The Reproductive System
9. The Cardiovascular System
10. The Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems
11. The Respiratory System
12. The Skeletal System
13. The Muscular System
14. The Nervous System
15. The Special Senses: Eyes and Ears
16. The Endocrine System
17. The Integumentary System
18. Cancer Medicine (Oncology)
19. Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
20. Pharmacology
Appendices
• Abbreviations
• Word Parts (Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms)
• Medical Terminology Reference Tables
• Glossary
• Index
,Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure
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
