Medical Terminology: A Short Co
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Ellen 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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MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Ancombiningnformnisnthe:
a. wordnending
b. rootnplusncombiningnvowel
c. prefix
d. prefixnplusncombiningnvowel
e. rootnplusnsuffix
ANS:n B
2. Thencombiningnformnmeaningn“joint”nis:
a. aden/o
b. -itis
c. -algia
d. arthr/o
e. oste/o
ANS:n D
3. Ansuffixnmeaningn“inflammation”nis:
a. -itis
b. -osis
c. -ac
d. -al
e. -tomy
ANS:n A
4. Anwordnpartnmeaningn“below”,“lessnthannnormal,”norn“under”nis:
a. re-
b. hyper-
c. trans-
d. -emia
e. hypo-
ANS:n E
5. Ansuffixnmeaningn“studynof”nis:
a. -pathy
b. -logy
c. -gram
d. -scopy
e. -osis
ANS:n B
6. Antumornofnanglandnisncalled:
, a. arthrosis
b. arthroscope
c. adenoma
d. nephroma
e. hepatitis
ANS:n C
7. Visualnexaminationnofnthenurinarynbladdern isncalled:
a. cystoscopy
b. cytology
c. cystogram
d. nephroscopy
e. cystoscope
ANS:n A
8. Predictionnaboutnthenoutcomenofnannillnessnorntreatmentnisncalled:
a. prognosis
b. psychosis
c. diagnosis
d. biopsy
e. pathology
ANS:n A
9. (Conditionnof)nnervenpainnisncalled:
a. neural
b. arthralgia
c. cephalgia
d. neueralgia
e. neuralgia
ANS:n E
10. Ren/onandnnephr/onbothnmean:
a. heart
b. liver
c. blood
d. kidney
e. intestine
ANS:n D
11. Whichntermnrelatesntonthenbrain?
a. anemia
b. cerebral
c. rhinitis
d. thrombosis
e. gastrotomy
ANS:n B
, 12. Ancancerousntumornisna(n):
a. hematoma
b. adenoma
c. oncology
d. gastralgia
e. carcinoma
ANS:n E
13. Anrednbloodncellnisna(n):
a. platelet
b. thrombocyte
c. erythrocyte
d. leukocyte
e. resection
ANS:n C
14. Abnormalnconditionnofnclotn formation:
a. gastritis
b. osteitis
c. adenosis
d. dermatitis
e. thrombosis
ANS:n E
15. Anninstrumentntonvisuallynexaminenthenurinarynbladdernisncalledna(n):
a. cystoscopy
b. cystoscope
c. gastroscope
d. arthroscopy
e. excision
ANS:n B
16. Annexcessiven(morenthannnormal)namountnofnsugarninnthenbloodnisncalled:
a. hypothyroidism
b. hyperthyroidism
c. hyperglycemia
d. hypoglycemia
e. hypodermic
ANS:n C
17. Angastrectomynisna(n):
a. gastricnexcision
b. gastroscopy
c. visualnexaminationnofnthenabdomen
d. incisionnofnthenstomach
e. incisionnofnangland