, TESTBANK FOR Medical Terminology Ninth Edition Cohen
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,Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
Multiple Choice
1. The main part of a word is the:
A. suffix.
B. combining vowel.
C. prefix.
D. root.
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
2. A prefix is found:
A. at the beginning of a word.
B. after the root.
C. at the end of a word.
D. after a suffix.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
3. The ist in the word anatomist is a(n):
A. root.
B. adjective.
C. suffix.
D. combining vowel.
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
4. Compound words have two or more:
A. adjectives.
B. suffixes.
C. nouns.
D. roots.
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
,5. Which of the following is a compound word?
A. automotive
B. cafeteria
C. wheelchair
D. laboratory
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
6. A root with a vowel added for pronunciation makes a(n):
A. adverb.
B. combining form.
C. suffix.
D. foreign term.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
7. Most medical terms come from Greek and:
A. French.
B. Latin.
C. German.
D. Swedish.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
8. Which of the following has a long vowel?
A. day
B. met
C. inner
D. bug
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
9. Which of the following has a short vowel?
A. play
B. end
C. own
D. try
,Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
10. Which of the following has a soft c?
A. card
B. pace
C. cap
D. pact
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
11. Which of the following has a hard g?
A. pager
B. geriatric
C. genius
D. rag
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
12. Which of the following has ch pronounced in the same way as in chemistry?
A. chain
B. chalk
C. character
D. touch
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
13. The pn in the word pneumatic is pronounced like:
A. p.
B. n.
C. pr.
D. s.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
14. The ps in the word psychic is pronounced like:
,A. s.
B. pn.
C. k.
D. pr.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
15. The dys- in the word dystrophy is pronounced like:
A. dice.
B. des.
C. dis.
D. dos.
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
16. The correct spelling of the adjective for pharynx is:
A. pharynxeal.
B. pharynxic.
C. pharyngeal.
D. pharyngal.
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
17. The adjective for thorax is:
A. thoracic.
B. thoraxic.
C. thoraxial.
D. thorageal.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
18. The correct spelling for a word that means “a bursting forth of blood” is:
A. hemorhage.
B. hemorrage.
C. hemorage.
D. hemorrhage.
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
,19. The word for the passage of watery stool is:
A. diarhea.
B. diarrhea.
C. diarhagia.
D. diarrhagia.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
20. The combining vowel is usually:
A. a.
B. e.
C. i.
D. o.
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
21. Which of the following is a suffix that does not mean “condition of”?
A. -ism
B. -ia
C. -al
D. -sis
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
22. The suffix in the word insomnia is:
A. in.
B. mnia.
C. a.
D. ia.
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
23. The suffix in dysentery is:
A. y.
B. tery.
C. enter.
,D. dys.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
24. The suffix in sclerosis is:
A. ros.
B. sis.
C. scler.
D. o.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
25. Which of the following is not an adjective suffix?
A. -ile
B. -ist
C. -ous
D. -form
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
26. The adjective for neurosis is:
A. neurotic.
B. neurosic.
C. neurosal.
D. neuric.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
27. Which of the following is not an adjective?
A. dietary
B. cardiac
C. ovum
D. febrile
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
,28. Which of the following is not an adjective?
A. cutaneous
B. obstetrics
C. physiologic
D. skeletal
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
29. Which of the following is not an adjective?
A. pharmacy
B. pelvic
C. topical
D. rheumatoid
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
30. The adjective suffix in virile is:
A. le.
B. brile.
C. ile.
D. rile.
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
31. Which of the following means “like or resembling a toxin”?
A. toxism
B. toxia
C. toxist
D. toxoid
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
32. The ending -logy in cardiology means:
A. specialist.
B. study of.
C. condition of.
D. similar to.
Answer: B
, Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
33. The word anatomist means:
A. the study of anatomy.
B. one who specializes in anatomy.
C. the science of anatomy.
D. the art of dissection.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
34. A specialist in pediatrics is a:
A. pediatrist.
B. pedologist.
C. pediatrician.
D. pediatrologist.
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
35. The plural of diagnosis is:
A. diagnoses.
B. diagnostic.
C. diagnosae.
D. diagnosus.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
36. The plural of nucleus is:
A. nuclear.
B. nuclei.
C. nucleum.
D. nuclea.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
37. The plural of ovum is:
A. ovon.
B. ovas.
Important Notes
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A sample of selected pages has been provided for preview.
All available appendices and Excel files (if included in the original resources) are
provided.
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We continuously update our files to ensure you receive the latest and most accurate
editions.
New editions are added regularly – stay connected for updates!
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questions, you will find the complete answers and solutions at the end of each
chapter.
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📚 Complete & organized chapter-by-chapter – no missing content, no guessing.
⚡ Instant digital delivery – get your file the moment you pay, no waiting.
📅 Always up to date – we track new editions so you always get the latest version.
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,Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
Multiple Choice
1. The main part of a word is the:
A. suffix.
B. combining vowel.
C. prefix.
D. root.
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
2. A prefix is found:
A. at the beginning of a word.
B. after the root.
C. at the end of a word.
D. after a suffix.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
3. The ist in the word anatomist is a(n):
A. root.
B. adjective.
C. suffix.
D. combining vowel.
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
4. Compound words have two or more:
A. adjectives.
B. suffixes.
C. nouns.
D. roots.
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
,5. Which of the following is a compound word?
A. automotive
B. cafeteria
C. wheelchair
D. laboratory
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
6. A root with a vowel added for pronunciation makes a(n):
A. adverb.
B. combining form.
C. suffix.
D. foreign term.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
7. Most medical terms come from Greek and:
A. French.
B. Latin.
C. German.
D. Swedish.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
8. Which of the following has a long vowel?
A. day
B. met
C. inner
D. bug
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
9. Which of the following has a short vowel?
A. play
B. end
C. own
D. try
,Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
10. Which of the following has a soft c?
A. card
B. pace
C. cap
D. pact
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
11. Which of the following has a hard g?
A. pager
B. geriatric
C. genius
D. rag
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
12. Which of the following has ch pronounced in the same way as in chemistry?
A. chain
B. chalk
C. character
D. touch
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
13. The pn in the word pneumatic is pronounced like:
A. p.
B. n.
C. pr.
D. s.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
14. The ps in the word psychic is pronounced like:
,A. s.
B. pn.
C. k.
D. pr.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
15. The dys- in the word dystrophy is pronounced like:
A. dice.
B. des.
C. dis.
D. dos.
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
16. The correct spelling of the adjective for pharynx is:
A. pharynxeal.
B. pharynxic.
C. pharyngeal.
D. pharyngal.
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
17. The adjective for thorax is:
A. thoracic.
B. thoraxic.
C. thoraxial.
D. thorageal.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
18. The correct spelling for a word that means “a bursting forth of blood” is:
A. hemorhage.
B. hemorrage.
C. hemorage.
D. hemorrhage.
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
,19. The word for the passage of watery stool is:
A. diarhea.
B. diarrhea.
C. diarhagia.
D. diarrhagia.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
20. The combining vowel is usually:
A. a.
B. e.
C. i.
D. o.
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
21. Which of the following is a suffix that does not mean “condition of”?
A. -ism
B. -ia
C. -al
D. -sis
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
22. The suffix in the word insomnia is:
A. in.
B. mnia.
C. a.
D. ia.
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
23. The suffix in dysentery is:
A. y.
B. tery.
C. enter.
,D. dys.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
24. The suffix in sclerosis is:
A. ros.
B. sis.
C. scler.
D. o.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
25. Which of the following is not an adjective suffix?
A. -ile
B. -ist
C. -ous
D. -form
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
26. The adjective for neurosis is:
A. neurotic.
B. neurosic.
C. neurosal.
D. neuric.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
27. Which of the following is not an adjective?
A. dietary
B. cardiac
C. ovum
D. febrile
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
,28. Which of the following is not an adjective?
A. cutaneous
B. obstetrics
C. physiologic
D. skeletal
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
29. Which of the following is not an adjective?
A. pharmacy
B. pelvic
C. topical
D. rheumatoid
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
30. The adjective suffix in virile is:
A. le.
B. brile.
C. ile.
D. rile.
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
31. Which of the following means “like or resembling a toxin”?
A. toxism
B. toxia
C. toxist
D. toxoid
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
32. The ending -logy in cardiology means:
A. specialist.
B. study of.
C. condition of.
D. similar to.
Answer: B
, Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
33. The word anatomist means:
A. the study of anatomy.
B. one who specializes in anatomy.
C. the science of anatomy.
D. the art of dissection.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
34. A specialist in pediatrics is a:
A. pediatrist.
B. pedologist.
C. pediatrician.
D. pediatrologist.
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
35. The plural of diagnosis is:
A. diagnoses.
B. diagnostic.
C. diagnosae.
D. diagnosus.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
36. The plural of nucleus is:
A. nuclear.
B. nuclei.
C. nucleum.
D. nuclea.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
37. The plural of ovum is:
A. ovon.
B. ovas.
