TEST BANK for Exploring Medical Language 10th Edition by LaFleur updates 2025

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Chapter 01: Introduction to Medical Language and Evolve Student Resources
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MULTIPLEdCHOICE

1. Medicaldlanguagedincludesdtermsdbuiltdfromdwhichdofdthedfollowingdlanguages?
a. GermandanddRussian
b. ItaliandanddFrench
c. GreekdanddLatin
d. ChinesedanddJapanese
ANS:d C REF:ddd3 OBJ:d 2
TOP:d OriginsdofdMedicaldLanguage

2. Admedicaldtermdformeddfromdthedfirstdlettersdofdthedwordsdindadphrase,dwhichdcandbedspokendasdad
wholedworddanddusuallydcontainsdadvowel,dsuchdasdlaser,dis
a. andeponym.
b. moderndlanguage.
c. builtdfromdthedEnglishdlanguage.
d. andacronym.
ANS:d D REF:ddd4 OBJ:d 2
TOP:d OriginsdofdMedicaldLanguage

3. Adtermdnameddfordadpersondordadplace,dsuchdasdAlzheimerddiseasednameddfordthedphysiciandwhodfi
rstddescribeddthedsymptomsdasdseendindadpatient,dis
a. andacronym. NURSINGTB.COM
b. builtdfromdthedEnglishdlanguage.
c. andeponym.
d. moderndlanguage.
ANS:d C REF:ddd4 OBJ:d 2
TOP:d OriginsdofdMedicaldLanguage

4. Thedworddpartdthatdcontainsdthedfundamentaldmeaningdofdthedworddisdthe
a. prefix.
b. worddroot.
c. suffix.
d. combiningdvowel.
ANS:d B REF:ddd6 OBJ:ddd 4 TOP:d WorddParts

5. Thedworddpartdthatdisdattacheddtodthedbeginningdofdadworddrootdtodmodifyditsdmeaningdisdthe
a. worddroot.
b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combiningdvowel.
ANS:d C REF:ddd7 OBJ:ddd 4 TOP:d WorddParts

6. Thedworddpartdthatdisdattacheddtodthedenddofdadworddrootdtodmodifyditsdmeaningdisdthe



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a. combiningdvowel.
b. suffix.
c. worddroot.
d. prefix.
ANS:d B REF:ddd7 OBJ:ddd 4 TOP:d WorddParts

7. Alldmedicaldtermsdhavedatdleastdone
a. prefix.
b. combiningdvowel.
c. suffix.
d. worddroot.
ANS:d D REF:ddd6 OBJ:ddd 4 TOP:d WorddParts

8. Adcombiningdformdisdmadedupdofda
a. worddrootdanddadcombiningdvowel.
b. prefixdanddadcombiningdvowel.
c. combiningdvoweldanddadsuffix.
d. prefixdanddadworddroot.
ANS:d A REF:ddd9 OBJ:ddd 4 TOP:d WorddParts

9. Adcombiningdvoweldisduseddto
a. easedworddpronunciation.
b. modifydthedmeaningdofdadword.
c. makedanalyzingdadworddeasier.
d. makeddefiningdadworddeasNier.R I G B.C M d d d

USNT
d d d O
ANS:d A REF:ddd8 OBJ:ddd 4 TOP:d WorddParts

10. Thedmostdcommondcombiningdvoweldis
a. a.
b. i.
c. e.
d. o.
ANS:d D REF:ddd8 OBJ:ddd 4 TOP:d WorddParts

11. Indthedtermdarthr/itis,ditisdisdthe
a. worddroot.
b. prefix.
c. combiningdvowel.
d. suffix.
ANS:d D REF:ddd7 OBJ:ddd 4 TOP:d WorddParts

12. Indthedtermdsub/hepat/ic,dwhichdpartdisdthedprefix?
a. ic
b. sub
c. hepat
d. hepat/o




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ANS:d B REF:ddd7 OBJ:ddd 4 TOP:d WorddParts

13. Indthedtermdoste/o/arthr/o/pathy,dwhichdpartdisdthedsuffix?
a. thedseconddo
b. oste
c. arthr
d. pathy
ANS:d D REF:ddd8 OBJ:ddd 4 TOP:d WorddParts

14. Thedodindarthr/o/pathydisdthe
a. combiningdvowel.
b. prefix.
c. worddroot.
d. suffix.
ANS:d A REF:ddd8 OBJ:ddd 4 TOP:d WorddParts

15. Whenddefiningdadmedicaldterm,donedusuallydbeginsdtheddefinitiondwithdthe
a. worddroot.
b. prefix.
c. suffix.
d. combiningdvowel.
ANS:d C REF:ddd11 OBJ:d 5
TOP:d AnalyzedanddDefinedMedicaldTerms


MATCHING NURSINGTB.COM
Matchdeachditemdwithdthedcorrectddescriptiondbelow.
a. Termsdbuiltdfromdworddparts
b. Termsdnotdbuiltdfromdworddparts
c. Acronym
d. Moderndlanguage
e. Eponym
f. GreekdanddLatin

1. Languagesduseddindmedicaldterms
2. Namedofdadplacedordadperson,doftendadphysiciandordscientist,duseddtodnamedadconditiondordte
chnique
3. UsedofdEnglishdlanguagedtodformdadterm
4. Candbedtranslateddliterallydtodfinddtheirdmeaning
5. Thedfirstdlettersdofdthedwordsdindadphrasedthatdcandbedspokendasdadwholedworddanddusuallydc
ontainsdadvowel,dareduseddtodformdadmedicaldterm
6. Cannotdbedeasilydtranslateddliterallydtodfinddtheirdmeaning

1. ANS:d F REF:ddd3 OBJ:d 2d|d3
TOP:d OriginsdofdMedicaldLanguagedanddCategoriesdofdMedicaldTerms
2. ANS:d E REF:ddd4 OBJ:d 2d|d3
TOP:d OriginsdofdMedicaldLanguagedanddCategoriesdofdMedicaldTerms
3. ANS:d D REF:ddd4 OBJ:d 2d|d3



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TOP:d OriginsdofdMedicaldLanguagedanddCategoriesdofdMedicaldTerms
4. ANS:d A REF:ddd5 OBJ:d 2d|d3
TOP:d OriginsdofdMedicaldLanguagedanddCategoriesdofdMedicaldTerms
5. ANS:d C REF:ddd4 OBJ:d 2d|d3
TOP:d OriginsdofdMedicaldLanguagedanddCategoriesdofdMedicaldTerms
6. ANS:d B REF:ddd5 OBJ:d 2d|d3
TOP:d OriginsdofdMedicaldLanguagedanddCategoriesdofdMedicaldTerms

WORDdROOTSdSUFFIXESdPREFIXES
arthdjoint
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itisdinflammationdi
ntra-
d withindhepatdlive

r-
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icdpertainingdtodsu
b-
dunder,dbelowd vend
ven
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ousdpertainingdtodo
Using
stedbonedthedworddpartsdindthedabovedbox,dselectdthedcorrectddefinitiondofdthedfollowingdmedical

terms.
-pathyddisease
a.
- arthr/itis
b. arthr/o/pathy
megaly denlargementdC

c. hepat/o/megaly
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d.
o intra/ven/ous
e. hepat/itis
f. hepat/ic
g. oste/o/pathy
h. sub/hepat/ic

7. Pertainingdtodthedliver
8. Diseasedofdthedbone
9. Pertainingdtodwithindthedvein
10. Pertainingdtodbelowdthedliver
11. Diseasedofdadjoint
12. Inflammationdofdadjoint
13. Enlargementdofdthedliver
14. Inflammationdofdthedliver

7. ANS:d F REF:ddd12
OBJ:d5dTOP:d AnalyzedanddDefinedMedicaldTerms
8. ANS:d G REF:ddd12
OBJ:d5dTOP:d AnalyzedanddDefinedMedicaldTerms
9. ANS:d D REF:ddd12
OBJ:d5dTOP:d AnalyzedanddDefinedMedicaldTerms
10. ANS:d H REF:ddd12
OBJ:d5dTOP:d AnalyzedanddDefinedMedicaldTerms



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