,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
po po po po
MULTIPLE CHOICE po
1. The main body of a word is called
po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o a:
a. suffix.
b. word root. po
c. combining vowel. p o
d. combining form. p o
ANS: B REF: po p o p. 2 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
p o po po po po po
2. Latin p o roots are used to write words naming and describing:
p o po p o p o p o p o p o p o
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body. po p o p o
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p o po po po po po
3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another
po p o p o po p o po po p o po po p o p o p o
p o word follows the prefix to suffix.
p o po po p o po
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root. po
ANS: C REF: po p o p. 4 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
p o po po p o
4. A combining
po p ovowel is used: p o p o
a. when po the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
p o p o p o po p o p o p o
b. when po the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
p o p o p o po p o p o p o
c. when p o there is no prefix. p o p o p o
d. when p o there is a prefix. p o p o p o
ANS: A REF: po p o p. 5 TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
p o po po po po po po
5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
p o p o p o p o p o p o
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: B REF: po p o p. 2 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
p o po po po po po
6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash. p o
d. semicolon.
ANS: C REF: po p o p. 3 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
p o po po po po po
7. The most po p o frequently used combining vowel is: p o p o p o p o
a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS: A REF:
po p o p. 3 TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
p o po po po po po po
, a. Word root po
b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel p o
d. Suffix
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p o po po p o
11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
po p o p o po p o
a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o
b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o
c. should be done only if time allows.
p o p o p o p o p o p o
d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
po po p o p o p o p o p o p o
ANS: D REF: po p o p. 5 TOP: Word Parts
p o po po
12. Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Green
po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o began around the year:
p o p o p o
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: A REF: po p o p. 1 TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
p o po po po
13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
po p o p o p o po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o
a. 40 % p o
b. 50 % p o
c. 70 % p o
d. 90 % p o
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p o po po po
14. The po suffix “-itis” means:
p o po
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: B REF: po p o p. 2 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
p o po po p o
15. A compound word is a word in which two of what
po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o are combined?
p o
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels p o
d. Word roots po
ANS: D REF: po p o p. 2 TOP: Word Parts
p o po po
16. Eponyms are: po
a. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
po p o p o p o po p o p o p o po
b. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o po
c. always capitalized. po
d. never capitalized. p o
ANS: B REF: po p o p. 8 TOP: Proper Names
p o po po
17. MD stands for:
po p o
a. modern doctor. p o
po po po po
MULTIPLE CHOICE po
1. The main body of a word is called
po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o a:
a. suffix.
b. word root. po
c. combining vowel. p o
d. combining form. p o
ANS: B REF: po p o p. 2 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
p o po po po po po
2. Latin p o roots are used to write words naming and describing:
p o po p o p o p o p o p o p o
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body. po p o p o
ANS: D REF: po p o p. 3 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
p o po po po po po
3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another
po p o p o po p o po po p o po po p o p o p o
p o word follows the prefix to suffix.
p o po po p o po
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root. po
ANS: C REF: po p o p. 4 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
p o po po p o
4. A combining
po p ovowel is used: p o p o
a. when po the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
p o p o p o po p o p o p o
b. when po the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
p o p o p o po p o p o p o
c. when p o there is no prefix. p o p o p o
d. when p o there is a prefix. p o p o p o
ANS: A REF: po p o p. 5 TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
p o po po po po po po
5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
p o p o p o p o p o p o
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: B REF: po p o p. 2 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
p o po po po po po
6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash. p o
d. semicolon.
ANS: C REF: po p o p. 3 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
p o po po po po po
7. The most po p o frequently used combining vowel is: p o p o p o p o
a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS: A REF:
po p o p. 3 TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
p o po po po po po po
, a. Word root po
b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel p o
d. Suffix
ANS: D REF: po p o p. 4 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
p o po po p o
11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
po p o p o po p o
a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o
b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o
c. should be done only if time allows.
p o p o p o p o p o p o
d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
po po p o p o p o p o p o p o
ANS: D REF: po p o p. 5 TOP: Word Parts
p o po po
12. Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Green
po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o began around the year:
p o p o p o
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: A REF: po p o p. 1 TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
p o po po po
13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
po p o p o p o po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o
a. 40 % p o
b. 50 % p o
c. 70 % p o
d. 90 % p o
ANS: D REF: po p o p. 1 TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
p o po po po
14. The po suffix “-itis” means:
p o po
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: B REF: po p o p. 2 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
p o po po p o
15. A compound word is a word in which two of what
po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o are combined?
p o
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels p o
d. Word roots po
ANS: D REF: po p o p. 2 TOP: Word Parts
p o po po
16. Eponyms are: po
a. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
po p o p o p o po p o p o p o po
b. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o po
c. always capitalized. po
d. never capitalized. p o
ANS: B REF: po p o p. 8 TOP: Proper Names
p o po po
17. MD stands for:
po p o
a. modern doctor. p o
