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1. Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?
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a. German and Russian NP NP
b. Italian and French NP NP
c. Greek and Latin NP NP
d. Chinese and Japanese NP NP
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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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a. an eponym. NP
b. modern language. NP
c. built from the English language.
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d. an acronym. NP
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3. A term named for a person or a place, such as Alzheimer disease named for the physi
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cian w hofirst described the symptoms as seen in a patient, is
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a. an acronym. NP .
b. built from the English language.
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c. an eponym. NP
d. modern language. NP
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4. The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
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a. prefix.
b. word root. NP
c. suffix.
d. combining vowel. NP
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5. The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is
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a. word root. NP
b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combining vowel. NP
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6. The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the
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