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Prepare effectively for The Language of Medicine, 13th Edition by Davi-Ellen Chabner with this comprehensive all-chapters study resource. Designed for students studying medical terminology, healthcare, nursing, allied health, and medical assisting, this resource helps reinforce essential terminology and improve confidence with the language used throughout healthcare settings. Practice questions with correct answers and detailed explanations can help students master medical word-building, pronunciation, abbreviations, body-system terminology, and common clinical language while preparing for quizzes, midterms, and final examinations. KEY TOPICS COVERED Medical Terminology Fundamentals: Learn the basic structure of medical terms, including prefixes, suffixes, combining forms, and word roots. Pronunciation & Spelling: Practice proper pronunciation, spelling, and recognition of commonly used medical terms. Body Systems: Review terminology associated with the cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive, nervous, endocrine, musculoskeletal, and integumentary systems. Medical Abbreviations: Reinforce commonly encountered healthcare abbreviations, symbols, and terminology. Pathology Terminology: Understand terminology associated with diseases, disorders, signs, symptoms, diagnoses, and pathological conditions. Diagnostic Procedures: Review vocabulary related to laboratory tests, imaging procedures, examinations, and diagnostic techniques. Pharmacology Terminology: Strengthen understanding of medication-related terminology, drug classifications, routes of administration, and prescription language. Clinical & Surgical Terms: Practice terminology used in clinical settings, surgery, treatment, procedures, and patient care. WHY THIS STUDY RESOURCE IS USEFUL Comprehensive 13th Edition review All-chapters coverage Medical terminology practice questions Correct answers with detailed rationales Prefixes, suffixes, roots, and combining forms Body-system terminology Medical abbreviations and clinical vocabulary Diagnostic and pharmacology terminology Useful for medical terminology, nursing, medical assisting, and allied-health courses Whether you're preparing for a Medical Terminology, Nursing, Medical Assisting, Health Sciences, or Allied Health examination, this resource provides structured practice to help you master the vocabulary essential to healthcare communication.

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TEST BANK FOR THE LANGUAGE OF MEDICINE 13TH

EDITION BY DAVI-ELLEN CHABNER ALL CHAPTERS: ISBN-

13; 978-0443107795 A+

Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure

MULTIPLE CHOICES



1. Gastrectomy:

a. Gastric resection

b. Intestinal incision

c. Tumor of the stomach

d. Incision of the stomach

e. Resection of the intestine

ANS: A REF: p. 9 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.



2. Osteitis:

a. Incision of a bone

b. Removal of a bone

c. Incision of a joint

d. Inflammation of a joint

e. Inflammation of a bone

ANS: E REF: p. 4 | p. 11 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.




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3. Hepatoma:

a. Incision of the kidney

b. Tumor of the liver

c. Blood mass

d. Inflammation of the liver

e. Red blood cell

ANS: B REF: p. 13 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.



4. Cystoscopy:

a. Study of cells

b. Visual examination of cells

c. Removal of a sac of fluid

d. Removal of the urinary bladder

e. Visual examination of the urinary bladder

ANS: E REF: p. 8 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.



5. Iatrogenic:

a. Pertaining to produced by treatment

b. Produced by the mind

c. Cancer producing

d. Pertaining to producing a tumor

e. Cutting into a tumor




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ANS: A REF: p. 10 | p. 13 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.



6. Electroencephalogram:

a. Record of electricity in the brain

b. Record of electricity in the heart

c. X-ray of the brain

d. Record of sound waves in the brain

e. X-ray of the heart and brain

ANS: A REF: p. 9 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.



7. Diagnosis:

a. Made after the prognosis

b. A guess as to the patient’s condition

c. A prediction of the course of treatment

d. Made on the basis of complete knowledge about the patient’s condition

e. A treatment of the patient

ANS: D REF: p. 10 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.



8. Cancerous tumor:

a. Hematoma

b. Adenoma

c. Carcinoma

d. Carcinogenic



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e. Neurotomy

ANS: C REF: p. 7 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.



9. Microscopic examination of living tissue:

a. Incision

b. Pathology

c. Biopsy

d. Autopsy

e. Resection

ANS: C REF: p. 7 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.



10. Pertaining to the largest part of the brain:

a. Cerebral

b. Cephalic

c. Renal

d. Cardiac

e. Neural

ANS: A REF: p. 8 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.



11. Removal of a gland:

a. Gastrotomy

b. Gastric

c. Hepatic resection



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