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Chapter01: Simplified Medical Language
MULTIPLECHOICE
1. The main body of a word is called a:
a. suffix.
c. word
b. root. vowel.
combining
d. combining form. ..
..
ANS: B REF: p. 2 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
..
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c.
d. diagnosis. of thebody.
structures
..
ANS: D REF: p. 3 TOP: Word Rootsand Combining Forms
3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word follows the prefixto
..
suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root.
ANS: C REF: p. 4 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
4. A combining vowel is used:
.. ..
a. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
c. when there is no prefix.
d. when there is a prefix.
TOP: CombiningWord Partsto Write Terms
ANS:A REF: p. 5 .. ..
5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
..
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: B REF: p. 2 TOP: Word Rootsand Combining Forms
6. Thepunctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
.. .. ..
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash.
d. semicolon.
ANS: C REF: p. 3 TOP: Word Rootsand Combining Forms
7. Themost frequently used combining vowel is:
a. o.
b. a.
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