TEST BANK for quick and easy medical terminology (10th edition 2026)by leonard/ ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED AND UPDATED

TEST BANK FOR QUICK AND EASY MEDICAL
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TERMINOLOGY 10th EDITION BY LEONARD
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ALL CHAPTERS
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,Chapter 01:vv vv vv vv vv Simplified Medical Language vv vv




MULTIPLE CHOICE vv




1. The main body of a word is called a:
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a. suffix.
b. word root. vv


c. combining vowel. vv


d. combining form. vv




ACCURATE CHOICE:- B vv vv vv v v REF: page. 2 TOPIC: Word Roots and Combining Forms
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2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
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a. illnesss.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body. vv vv vv




ACCURATE CHOICE: - D vv vv vv v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v REF: page. 3 vv vv




TOPIC: Word Roots and Combining Forms
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3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word follows the
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prefix to suffix.
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b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root. vv




ACCURATE CHOICE:- C vv vv vv v v




REF: page. 4 vv vv TOPIC: Prefixes and Suffixes
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4. A combining vowel is used:
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a. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
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b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
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c. when there is no prefix. vv vv vv vv


d. when there is a prefix. vv vv vv vv




ACCURATE CHOICE:- A vv vv vv v v




REF: page. 5 vv vv TOPIC: Combining Word Parts to 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
ACCURATE CHOICE:- B vv vv vv v v




REF: page. 2 vv vv TOPIC: Word Roots and Combining Forms
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6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
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a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash. vv


d. semicolon.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- C vv vv vv v v REF: page. 3 TOPIC: Word Roots and Combining Forms
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7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
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a. o.

, b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- A REF: page. 3TOPD:isCtriboumtiobninoifnthgisWdoocurdmePnat ristsillteogaWl
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a. Word root vv


b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel vv


d. Suffix
ACCURATE CHOICE:- D vv vv vv v v REF: page. 4 TOPIC: Prefixes and Suffixes
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11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
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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. vv vv vv vv vv vv


d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
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ACCURATE CHOICE:- D vv vv vv v v




REF: page. 5 vv vv TOPIC: Word Parts vv vv




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.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- A REF: page. 1 TOPIC: Simplifying Medical Terms
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13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
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a. 40 % vv


b. 50 % vv


c. 70 % vv


d. 90 % vv




ACCURATE CHOICE:- D vv vv vv v v




REF: page. 1 vv vv TOPIC: Simplifying Medical Terms
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14. The suffix “-itis” meaccurate choice:-
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a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- B vv vv vv v v




REF: page. 2 vv vv TOPIC: Prefixes and Suffixes
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15. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined?
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a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels vv


d. Word roots vv




ACCURATE CHOICE:- D vv vv vv v v




REF: page. 2 vv vv TOPIC: Word Parts vv vv




16. Eponyms are: vv


a. illnesss, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
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, b. illnesss, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
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c. always capitalized.
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d. never capitalized.
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ACCURATE CHOICE:- B vv vv vv v v




REF: page. 8
vv vv TOPIC: Proper Names
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17. MD stands for:
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a. modern doctor. vv


b. medical dentistry. vv

c.
doctor of medicine
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