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1. Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?
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d. Chinese and Japanese /f /f




ANS: C REF: 3 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language /f /f /f




2. A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be
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spoken asa whole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is
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b. modern language. /f


c. built from the English language./f /f /f /f


d. an acronym. /f




ANS: D REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language /f /f /f




3. A term named for a person or a place, such as Alzheimer disease named for the
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physician who first described the symptoms as seen in a patient, is
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a. an acronym. /f NURSINGTB.COM
b. built from the English language./f /f /f /f


c. an eponym. /f


d. modern language. /f




ANS: C REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language /f /f /f




4. The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
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a. prefix.
b. word root. /f


c. suffix.
d. combining vowel. /f




ANS: B REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts /f




5. The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is the
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a. word root. /f


b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combining vowel. /f




ANS: C REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts /f




6. The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the
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a. combining vowel. /f


b. suffix.
c. word root. /f


d. prefix.
ANS: B REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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7. All medical terms have at least one
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a. prefix.
b. combining vowel. /f


c. suffix.
d. word root. /f




ANS: D REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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8. A /f combining form is made up of a /f /f /f /f /f /f


a. word root and a combining vowel.
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b. prefix and a combining vowel.
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c. combining vowel and a suffix. /f /f /f /f


d. prefix and a word root. /f /f /f /f




ANS: A REF: 9 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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9. A combining vowel is used
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o
a. ease word pronunciation.
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b. modify the meaning of a word. /f /f /f /f /f

c. make analyzing a word easier.
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d. make defining a word easier. /f /f /f /f
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ANS: A REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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10. The most common combining vowel is
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a. a.
b. i.
c. e.
d. o.
ANS: D REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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11. In /f the term arthr/itis, itis is the
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a. word root. /f


b. prefix.
c. combining vowel. /f


d. suffix.
ANS: D REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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12. In /f the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?
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a. ic
b. sub
c. hepat
d. hepat/o

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