Quick & Easy Medical Terminology (10th Edition) by Peggy C. Leonard — Test Bank for Medical Terminology Practice Questions and Review

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,Chapter01: Simplified Medical Language

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1. Themain body of a word is called a:
a. suffix.
b. word root.
c. combining vowel. ..


d. combining form. ..




ANS: B REF: p. 2 TOP: Word Rootsand Combining Forms

2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
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a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of thebody.
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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
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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.
ANS:A REF: p. 5 TOP: CombiningWord Partsto Write Terms
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5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
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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.

, c. i.
d. e.
ANS:A REF: p. 3 TOP: CombiningWord Partsto WriteTerms
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