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Develop a strong foundation in healthcare language and terminology with this comprehensive Test Bank for Quick & Easy Medical Terminology, 9th Edition by Peggy C. Leonard. Designed for healthcare students, medical assistants, nursing students, allied health learners, instructors, and educators, this study resource provides chapter-by-chapter practice questions with verified answers that reinforce essential medical vocabulary and terminology concepts. Topics include word roots, prefixes, suffixes, medical abbreviations, anatomy and physiology terminology, diagnostic procedures, laboratory terms, pharmacology terminology, body systems, diseases and disorders, surgical procedures, healthcare documentation, and clinical communication. Ideal for medical terminology, nursing, allied health, health sciences, and healthcare education courses, this resource supports classroom learning, quizzes, examinations, faculty instruction, and independent study. It strengthens terminology recognition, spelling accuracy, comprehension, and communication skills while preparing learners to confidently understand and apply medical language in clinical, academic, and professional healthcare environments.

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Chapter01:Simplified Medical Language
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1. The main body of a word is called a:
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a. suffix.
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c. combining vowel. J
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d. combining form. J
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2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
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a. diseases.
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3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word follows the prefix to
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suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root. J
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4. A combining vowel is used:
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a. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant. J Y J
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b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant. J Y J
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c. when there is no prefix. J Y J Y J Y J Y




d. when there is a prefix. J Y J Y J Y J Y




ANS: A REF: p. 5 J
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5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
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a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
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6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
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a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
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d. semicolon.
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7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
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a. o.
b. a.
c. i.
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a. Word root J Y




b. Prefix
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d. Suffix
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11. Learning the meanings of word parts: J Y J Y J Y J Y J Y




a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
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b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
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c. should be done only if time allows. J Y J Y J Y J
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d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered. J Y J
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12. Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Green began around the year:
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a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
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13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
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a. 40 % J Y




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c. 70 % J Y




d. 90 % J Y




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14. The suffix “-itis” means:
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a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
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15. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined?
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a. Suffixes
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d. Word roots J Y




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16. Eponyms are: J Y




a. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person. J Y J Y J Y J Y J
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b. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place. J Y J Y J Y J Y J
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c. always capitalized. J Y




d. never capitalized. J Y




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17. MD stands for:
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ANS: C REF: p. 9 TOP: Abbreviations
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20. In pharmacology, drugs are grouped into classes based on their:
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c. color.
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COMPLETION

1. A plural expresses that there is more than _ of something. ( Use only numeric characters in your answer.
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2. Every medical term contains at least _ component parts. ( Use only numeric characters in your answer. )
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3. Pronunciation of medical terms may vary by J Y J Y J Y J Y J Y J Y J Y .

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4. Many nouns that end with s, ch, and sh form their plurals by adding _.
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5. The plural of a noun ending in nx is
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