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, Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language


MULTIPLE CHOICE


1. The main body of a word is called a:
a. suffix.
b. word root.
c. combining vowel.
d. combining form.

ANS: B REF: p. 2 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms


2. Latin roots . are . used . to . write . words . naming . and . describing:

a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures .of .the . body.

ANS: . D . REF: . p. . 3 TOP: .Word .Roots .and .Combining .Forms


3. When . written . alone, . a .prefix . is .usually .followed . by .this . to . indicate . that .another
.word .follows .the .prefix .to .suffix.

b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word .root.

ANS: .C . REF: . p. . 4 TOP: .Prefixes .and .Suffixes


4. A . combining . vowel . is . used:
a. when .the .suffix .that .follows .begins .with .a .consonant.
b. when .the .suffix .that .follows .begins .with .a .consonant.
c. when .there .is .no .prefix.
d. when .there .is .a .prefix.

ANS: . A . REF: . p. . 5 TOP: .Combining . Word . Parts . to . Write . Terms


5. Which . word . root . is . Greek . for .“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris