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Medical Terminology: A Short Course 9th Edition by Davi-Ellen Chabner Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure Chabner: Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A combining form is the: a. word ending b. root plus combining vowel c. prefix d. prefix plus combining vowel e. root plus suffix ANS: B 2. The combining form meaning “joint” is: a. aden/o b. -itis c. -algia d. arthr/o e. oste/o ANS: D 3. A suffix meaning “inflammation” is: a. -itis b. -osis c. -ac d. -al e. -tomy ANS: A 4. A word part meaning “below”,“less than normal,” or “under” is: a. re￾b. hyper￾c. trans￾d. -emia e. hypo￾ANS: E 5. A suffix meaning “study of” is: a. -pathy b. -logy c. -gram d. -scopy e. -osis ANS: B 6. A tumor of a gland is called: a. arthrosis b. arthroscope c. adenoma d. nephroma e. hepatitis ANS: C 7. Visual examination of the urinary bladder is called: a. cystoscopy b. cytology c. cystogram d. nephroscopy e. cystoscope ANS: A 8. Prediction about the outcome of an illness or treatment is called: a. prognosis b. psychosis c. diagnosis d. biopsy e. pathology ANS: A 9. (Condition of) nerve pain is called: a. neural b. arthralgia c. cephalgia d. neueralgia e. neuralgia ANS: E 10. Ren/o and nephr/o both mean: a. heart b. liver c. blood d. kidney e. intestine ANS: D 11. Which term relates to the brain? a. anemia b. cerebral c. rhinitis d. thrombosis e. gastrotomy ANS: B 12. A cancerous tumor is a(n): a. hematoma b. adenoma c. oncology d. gastralgia e. carcinoma ANS: E 13. A red blood cell is a(n): a. platelet b. thrombocyte c. erythrocyte d. leukocyte e. resection ANS: C 14. Abnormal condition of clot formation: a. gastritis b. osteitis c. adenosis d. dermatitis e. thrombosis ANS: E 15. An instrument to visually examine the urinary bladder is called a(n): a. cystoscopy b. cystoscope c. gastroscope d. arthroscopy e. excision ANS: B 16. An excessive (more than normal) amount of sugar in the blood is called: a. hypothyroidism b. hyperthyroidism c. hyperglycemia d. hypoglycemia e. hypodermic ANS: C 17. A gastrectomy is a(n): a. gastric excision b. gastroscopy c. visual examination of the abdomen d. incision of the stomach e. incision of a gland

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Medical Terminology: A Short
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Course 9th Edition by Davi-Ellen
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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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MULTIPLE |CHOICE

1. A |combining |form |is |the:
a. word |ending
b. root |plus |combining |vowel
c. prefix
d. prefix |plus |combining |vowel
e. root |plus |suffix
ANS: | B

2. The |combining |form |meaning |“joint” |is:
a. aden/o
b. -itis
c. -algia
d. arthr/o
e. oste/o
ANS: | D

3. A |suffix |meaning |“inflammation” |is:
a. -itis
b. -osis
c. -ac
d. -al
e. -tomy
ANS: | A

4. A |word |part |meaning |“below”,“less |than |normal,” |or |“under” |is:
a. re-
b. hyper-
c. trans-
d. -emia
e. hypo-
ANS: | E

5. A |suffix |meaning |“study |of” |is:
a. -pathy
b. -logy
c. -gram
d. -scopy
e. -osis
ANS: | B

6. A |tumor |of |a |gland |is |called:

, a. arthrosis
b. arthroscope
c. adenoma
d. nephroma
e. hepatitis
ANS: | C

7. Visual |examination |of |the |urinary |bladder |is |called:
a. cystoscopy
b. cytology
c. cystogram
d. nephroscopy
e. cystoscope
ANS: | A

8. Prediction |about |the |outcome |of |an |illness |or |treatment |is |called:
a. prognosis
b. psychosis
c. diagnosis
d. biopsy
e. pathology
ANS: | A

9. (Condition |of) |nerve |pain |is |called:
a. neural
b. arthralgia
c. cephalgia
d. neueralgia
e. neuralgia
ANS: | E

10. Ren/o |and |nephr/o |both |mean:
a. heart
b. liver
c. blood
d. kidney
e. intestine
ANS: | D

11. Which |term |relates |to |the |brain?
a. anemia
b. cerebral
c. rhinitis
d. thrombosis
e. gastrotomy
ANS: | B

, 12. A |cancerous |tumor |is |a(n):
a. hematoma
b. adenoma
c. oncology
d. gastralgia
e. carcinoma
ANS: | E

13. A |red |blood |cell |is |a(n):
a. platelet
b. thrombocyte
c. erythrocyte
d. leukocyte
e. resection
ANS: | C

14. Abnormal |condition |of |clot |formation:
a. gastritis
b. osteitis
c. adenosis
d. dermatitis
e. thrombosis
ANS: | E

15. An |instrument |to |visually |examine |the |urinary |bladder |is |called |a(n):
a. cystoscopy
b. cystoscope
c. gastroscope
d. arthroscopy
e. excision
ANS: | B

16. An |excessive |(more |than |normal) |amount |of |sugar |in |the |blood |is |called:
a. hypothyroidism
b. hyperthyroidism
c. hyperglycemia
d. hypoglycemia
e. hypodermic
ANS: | C

17. A |gastrectomy |is |a(n):
a. gastric |excision
b. gastroscopy
c. visual |examination |of |the |abdomen
d. incision |of |the |stomach
e. incision |of |a |gland

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