Medical Terminology: A Short
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Course 9th Edition by Davi-
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Ellen Chabner
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,Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure
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Chabner: Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Avcombiningvformvisvthe:
a. wordvending
b. rootvplusvcombiningvvowel
c. prefix
d. prefixvplusvcombiningvvowel
e. rootvplusvsuffix
ANS:v B
2. Thevcombiningvformvmeaningv“joint”vis:
a. aden/o
b. -itis
c. -algia
d. arthr/o
e. oste/o
ANS:v D
3. Avsuffixvmeaningv“inflammation”vis:
a. -itis
b. -osis
c. -ac
d. -al
e. -tomy
ANS:v A
4. Avwordvpartvmeaningv“below”,“lessvthanvnormal,”vorv“under”vis:
a. re-
b. hyper-
c. trans-
d. -emia
e. hypo-
ANS:v E
5. Avsuffixvmeaningv“studyvof”vis:
a. -pathy
b. -logy
c. -gram
d. -scopy
e. -osis
ANS:v B
6. Avtumorvofvavglandvisvcalled:
, a. arthrosis
b. arthroscope
c. adenoma
d. nephroma
e. hepatitis
ANS:v C
7. Visualvexaminationvofvthevurinaryvbladderv isvcalled:
a. cystoscopy
b. cytology
c. cystogram
d. nephroscopy
e. cystoscope
ANS:v A
8. Predictionvaboutvthevoutcomevofvanvillnessvorvtreatmentvisvcalled:
a. prognosis
b. psychosis
c. diagnosis
d. biopsy
e. pathology
ANS:v A
9. (Conditionvof)vnervevpainvisvcalled:
a. neural
b. arthralgia
c. cephalgia
d. neueralgia
e. neuralgia
ANS:v E
10. Ren/ovandvnephr/ovbothvmean:
a. heart
b. liver
c. blood
d. kidney
e. intestine
ANS:v D
11. Whichvtermvrelatesvtovthevbrain?
a. anemia
b. cerebral
c. rhinitis
d. thrombosis
e. gastrotomy
ANS:v B
, 12. Avcancerousvtumorvisva(n):
a. hematoma
b. adenoma
c. oncology
d. gastralgia
e. carcinoma
ANS:v E
13. Avredvbloodvcellvisva(n):
a. platelet
b. thrombocyte
c. erythrocyte
d. leukocyte
e. resection
ANS:v C
14. Abnormalvconditionvofvclotv formation:
a. gastritis
b. osteitis
c. adenosis
d. dermatitis
e. thrombosis
ANS:v E
15. Anvinstrumentvtovvisuallyvexaminevthevurinaryvbladdervisvcalledva(n):
a. cystoscopy
b. cystoscope
c. gastroscope
d. arthroscopy
e. excision
ANS:v B
16. Anvexcessivev(morevthanvnormal)vamountvofvsugarvinvthevbloodvisvcalled:
a. hypothyroidism
b. hyperthyroidism
c. hyperglycemia
d. hypoglycemia
e. hypodermic
ANS:v C
17. Avgastrectomyvisva(n):
a. gastricvexcision
b. gastroscopy
c. visualvexaminationvofvthevabdomen
d. incisionvofvthevstomach
e. incisionvofvavgland