ALHS 1090 Chapter 1 Test (Intro to
Med Term) questions & answers 100%
correct
word root, prefix, suffix, combining vowel - correct answer ✔✔the four word parts in a medical
term
word root - correct answer ✔✔foundation of the medical term; usually a system or part of the
body
combining vowel - correct answer ✔✔makes it possible to pronounce long terms
"o" - correct answer ✔✔most common combining vowel
between two word roots; between word root and suffix (when the suffix starts with a
consonant) - correct answer ✔✔two places combining vowels are used
suffix - correct answer ✔✔placed at the end of a word; there is always one of these in a medical
term
prefix - correct answer ✔✔found in the front of a medical term; describes location of an organ,
number of parts, or time
word root + combining vowel - correct answer ✔✔combining form
when defining a medical term, you start with this part of the word - correct answer ✔✔suffix
, the spelling - correct answer ✔✔ask for this if it is hard to understand a medical term on the
phone
acronym - correct answer ✔✔a word formed by the combining of initial letters
initialism - correct answer ✔✔a type of abbreviation formed by the initial letters of a series of
words but is not pronounced as a word
eponym - correct answer ✔✔a disease, structure, operation, or procedure names for the
person who discovered or described it first
SOAP - correct answer ✔✔a method of documentation used when entering notes in a patient's
chart
subjective, objective, assessment, plan - correct answer ✔✔meaning of SOAP
subjective - correct answer ✔✔symptoms the patient feels and describes to the health care
professional
objective - correct answer ✔✔symptoms that can be observed
assessment - correct answer ✔✔interpretation of subjective and objective findings
plan - correct answer ✔✔includes the management/treatment regimen for the patient
ab- - correct answer ✔✔away from
Med Term) questions & answers 100%
correct
word root, prefix, suffix, combining vowel - correct answer ✔✔the four word parts in a medical
term
word root - correct answer ✔✔foundation of the medical term; usually a system or part of the
body
combining vowel - correct answer ✔✔makes it possible to pronounce long terms
"o" - correct answer ✔✔most common combining vowel
between two word roots; between word root and suffix (when the suffix starts with a
consonant) - correct answer ✔✔two places combining vowels are used
suffix - correct answer ✔✔placed at the end of a word; there is always one of these in a medical
term
prefix - correct answer ✔✔found in the front of a medical term; describes location of an organ,
number of parts, or time
word root + combining vowel - correct answer ✔✔combining form
when defining a medical term, you start with this part of the word - correct answer ✔✔suffix
, the spelling - correct answer ✔✔ask for this if it is hard to understand a medical term on the
phone
acronym - correct answer ✔✔a word formed by the combining of initial letters
initialism - correct answer ✔✔a type of abbreviation formed by the initial letters of a series of
words but is not pronounced as a word
eponym - correct answer ✔✔a disease, structure, operation, or procedure names for the
person who discovered or described it first
SOAP - correct answer ✔✔a method of documentation used when entering notes in a patient's
chart
subjective, objective, assessment, plan - correct answer ✔✔meaning of SOAP
subjective - correct answer ✔✔symptoms the patient feels and describes to the health care
professional
objective - correct answer ✔✔symptoms that can be observed
assessment - correct answer ✔✔interpretation of subjective and objective findings
plan - correct answer ✔✔includes the management/treatment regimen for the patient
ab- - correct answer ✔✔away from
