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Test Bank - Quick and Easy Medical Terminology, 10th Edition (Leonard, 2024), Chapter 1-15 | All Chapters

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,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
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MULTIPLE CHOICE /f




1. The main body of a word is called a:
/f /f /f /f /f /f /f /f


a. suffix.
b. word root. /f


c. combining vowel. /f


d. combining form. /f




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




2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
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a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body. /f /f /f




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




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


prefix to suffix.
/f /f


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




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




4. A combining vowel is used:
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a. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
/f /f /f /f /f /f /f /f


b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
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c. when there is no prefix. /f /f /f /f


d. when there is a prefix. /f /f /f /f




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




5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
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a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: B /f / f REF: p. 2 /f /f TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
/f /f /f /f /f




6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
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a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash. /f


d. semicolon.
ANS: C /f / f REF: p. 3 /f /f TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
/f /f /f /f /f




7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
/f /f /f /f /f /f


a. o.
b. a.

,c. i.
d. e.
ANS: A REF: p. 3
/f / f /f /f TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
/f /f /f /f /f /f

, a. Word root /f


b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel /f


d. Suffix
ANS: D /f / f REF: p. 4 /f /f TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes /f /f /f




11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
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a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
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b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
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c. should be done only if time allows. /f /f /f /f /f /f


d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered. /f /f /f /f /f /f /f /f




ANS: D /f / f REF: p. 5 /f /f TOP: Word Parts /f /f




12. Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Green began around the year:
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a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: A REF: p. 1
/f / f /f /f TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
/f /f /f




13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
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a. 40 % /f


b. 50 % /f


c. 70 % /f


d. 90 % /f




ANS: D /f / f REF: p. 1 /f /f TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
/f /f /f




14. The suffix “-itis” means:
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a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: B /f / f REF: p. 2 /f /f TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes /f /f /f




15. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined?
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a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels /f


d. Word roots /f




ANS: D /f / f REF: p. 2 /f /f TOP: Word Parts /f /f




16. Eponyms are: /f


a. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
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b. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
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c. always capitalized. /f


d. never capitalized. /f




ANS: B /f / f REF: p. 8 /f /f TOP: Proper Names /f /f




17. MD stands for:
/f /f


a. modern doctor. /f

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