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Exploring Medical Language, 11th Edition
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1. Medicallanguage includes t ermsbuilt f rom whichof t hef ollowinglanguages? k9 k9 k9 k9 k9 k9 k9 k9 k9
a. Germanand Russian k9 k9
b. Italianand French k9 k9
c. Greekand Latin k9 k9
d. Chineseand Japanese k9 k9
ANS: C REF: 3 OBJ: 2
TOP: Originso f MedicalLanguage k9 k9 k9
2. A medicalt erm f ormed f romt hef irst lettersof t hewordsinaphrase,whichcanbespokenasa whole
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k9word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is
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a. aneponym. k9
b. modernlanguage. k9
c. built f romt heEnglish language. k9 k9 k9 k9
d. anacronym. k9
ANS: D REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Originso f MedicalLanguage k9 k9 k9
3. A t ermnamed f orapersonoraplace, such asAlzheimer d isease named f ort hephysicianwho first
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described the symptoms as seen in a patient, is
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a. anacronym. k9 NURSINGTB.COM
b. built f romt heEnglish language. k9 k9 k9 k9
c. aneponym. k9
d. modernlanguage. k9
ANS: C REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Originso f MedicalLanguage k9 k9 k9
4. Theword part t hat containst hefundamentalmeaningof t hewordist he
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a. prefix.
b. word root. k9
c. suffix.
d. combiningvowel.
ANS: B REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts k9
5. The word part t hat isattached tot hebeginningof awordroot tomodifyitsmeaningist he
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a. word root. k9
b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combiningvowel.
, ANS: C REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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6. The word part t hat isattached tot heendofawordroot tomodifyitsmeaningist he
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, ExploringMedical Language11thEditionBrooksTest Bank k9 k9 k9 k9 k9 k9 k9
a. combiningvowel.
b. suffix.
c. word root. k9
d. prefix.
ANS: B REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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7. Allmedicalt erms haveat least one
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a. prefix.
b. combiningvowel.
c. suffix.
d. word root. k9
ANS: D REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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8. Acombining f ormis madeupof a k9 k9 k9 k9 k9 k9
a. word root andacombiningvowel.k9 k9 k9 k9 k9
b. prefixand acombiningvowel. k9 k9 k9 k9
c. combiningvoweland asuffix. k9 k9 k9 k9
d. prefixand awordroot. k9 k9 k9 k9
ANS: A REF: 9 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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9. A combining vowelis used t o
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a. easeword pronunciation.k9 k9
b. modifyt hemeaningof aword. k9 k9 k9 k9 k9
c. make analyzing aword easier. k9 k9 k9 k9
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ANS: A REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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10. The most common combining vowelis
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a. a.
b. i.
c. e.
d. o.
ANS: D REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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11. Int het ermarthr/itis,itisis the
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a. word root. k9
b. prefix.
c. combiningvowel.
d. suffix.
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12. Int het ermsub/hepat/ic,whichpartist heprefix?
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a. ic
b. sub
c. hepat
d. hepat/o