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Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure
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Chabner: Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE nm




1. A combining form is the:
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a. word ending nm


b. root plus combining vowel
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c. prefix
d. prefix plus combining nm nm


vowel nm


e. root plus suffix nm nm




ANS: n m B

2. The combining form meaning “joint” is:
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a. aden/o
b. -itis
c. -algia
d. arthr/o
e. oste/o
ANS: n m D

3. A suffix meaning “inflammation” is:
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a. -itis
b. -osis
c. -ac
d. -al
e. -tomy
ANS: n m A

4. A word part meaning “below”,“less than normal,” or “under” is:
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a. re-
b. hyper-
c. trans-
d. -emia
e. hypo-
ANS: n m E

5. A nm suffix meaning “study of” is:
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a. -pathy
b. -logy
c. -gram
d. -scopy
e. -osis
ANS: n m B

6. A tumor of a gland is called:
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, a. arthrosis
b. arthroscope
c. adenoma
d. nephroma
e. hepatitis
ANS: n m C

7. Visual examination of the urinary bladder is called:
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a. cystoscopy
b. cytology
c. cystogram
d. nephroscopy
e. cystoscope
ANS: n m A

8. Prediction about the outcome of an illness or treatment is called:
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a. prognosis
b. psychosis
c. diagnosis
d. biopsy
e. pathology
ANS: n m A

9. (Condition of) nerve pain is called:
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a. neural
b. arthralgia
c. cephalgia
d. neueralgia
e. neuralgia
ANS: n m E

10. Ren/o and nephr/o both mean:
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a. heart
b. liver
c. blood
d. kidney
e. intestine
ANS: n m D

11. Which term relates to the brain?
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a. anemia
b. cerebral
c. rhinitis
d. thrombosis
e. gastrotomy
ANS: n m B

,12. A cancerous tumor is a(n):
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a. hematoma
b. adenoma
c. oncology
d. gastralgia
e. carcinoma
ANS: n m E

13. A red blood cell is a(n):
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a. platelet
b. thrombocyte
c. erythrocyte
d. leukocyte
e. resection
ANS: n m C

14. Abnormal condition of clot formation:
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a. gastritis
b. osteitis
c. adenosis
d. dermatitis
e. thrombosis
ANS: n m E

15. An instrument to visually examine the urinary bladder is called a(n):
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a. cystoscopy
b. cystoscope
c. gastroscope
d. arthroscopy
e. excision
ANS: n m B

16. An excessive (more than normal) amount of sugar in the blood is called:
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a. hypothyroidism
b. hyperthyroidism
c. hyperglycemia
d. hypoglycemia
e. hypodermic
ANS: n m C

17. A gastrectomy is a(n):
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a. gastric excision nm


b. gastroscopy
c. visual examination of the
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abdomen
nm


d. incision of the stomach nm nm nm


e. incision of a gland nm nm nm

, ANS: n m A

18. Glands that secrete hormones are
nm nm nm nm nm glands.
a. enteral
b. endocrine
c. exocrine
d. adenoma
e. neural
ANS: n m B

19. Increase in cancerous white blood cells in blood and bone marrow:
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a. leukemia
b. anemia
c. adenosis
d. leukocytosis
e. osteoma
ANS: n m A

20. A nm large incision across the abdomen is called:
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a. laparoscopy
b. rhinotomy
c. laparotomy
d. gastrotomy
e. gastroscopy
ANS: n m C

21. A nm malignant (cancerous) tumor of flesh (connective) tissue is:
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a. carcinoma
b. sarcoma
c. neuroma
d. hepatoma
e. nephroma
ANS: n m B

22. A doctor who performs autopsies and examines biopsy samples is a(n):
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a. oncologist
b. gynecologist
c. hematologist
d. endocrinologist
e. pathologist
ANS: n m E

23. A record of the electricity in the brain is a(n):
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a. arthrogram
b. electrocardiogram
c. resection
d. electroencephalogram