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AND EASY MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY 9TH
EDITION BY LEONARD
ALL CHAPTERS
,Chapter0001:00Simplified00Medical00Language
MULTIPLE00CHOICE
1. The00main00body00of00a00word00is00called00a:
a. suffix.
b. word00root.
c. combining00vowel.
d. combining00form.
ANS:00B0 0 REF:00p.002 TOP:00Word00Roots00and00Combining00Forms
2. Latin00roots00are00used00to00write00words00naming00and00describing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures00of00the00body.
ANS:00D0 0 REF:00p.003 TOP:00Word00Roots00and00Combining00Forms
3. When00written00alone,00a00prefix00is00usually00followed00by00this00to00indicate00that00another00word00fol
lows00the00prefix00to suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word00root.
ANS:00C0 0 REF:00p.004 TOP:00Prefixes00and00Suffixes
4. A00combining00vowel00is00used:
a. when00the00suffix00that00follows00begins00with00a00consonant.
b. when00the00suffix00that00follows00begins00with00a00consonant.
c. when00there00is00no00prefix.
d. when00there00is00a00prefix.
ANS:00A0 0 REF:00p.005 TOP:00Combining00Word00Parts00to00Write00Terms
5. Which00word00root00is00Greek00for00“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS:00B0 0 REF:00p.002 TOP:00Word00Roots00and00Combining00Forms
6. The00punctuation00mark00that00designates00a00combining00form00is00a:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal00slash.
d. semicolon.
ANS:00C0 0 REF:00p.003 TOP:00Word00Roots00and00Combining00Forms
7. The00most00frequently00used00combining00vowel00is:
a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS:00A0 0 REF:00p.003 TOP:00Combining00Word00Parts00to00Write00Terms
, a. Word00root
b. Prefix
c. Combining00vowel
d. Suffix
ANS:00D0 0 REF:00p.004 TOP:00Prefixes00and00Suffixes
11. Learning00the00meanings00of00word00parts:
a. is00not00important00as00long00as00every00word00is00memorized.
b. is00one00of00the00most00difficult00tasks00to00master00in00health00care.
c. should00be00done00only00if00time00allows.
d. eliminates00the00necessity00of00memorizing00each00new00word00encountered.
ANS:00D0 0 REF:00p.005 TOP:00Word00Parts
12. Borrowing00of00medical00words00from00Latin00or00Green00began00around00the00year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS:00A0 0 REF:00p.001 TOP:00Simplifying00Medical00Terms
13. Latin00and00Green00combined00are00the00origin00of00what00percentage00of00medical00terms?
a. 4000%
b. 5000%
c. 7000%
d. 9000%
ANS:00D0 0 REF:00p.001 TOP:00Simplifying00Medical00Terms
14. The00suffix00“-itis”00means:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS:00B0 0 REF:00p.002 TOP:00Prefixes00and00Suffixes
15. A00compound00word00is00a00word00in00which00two00of00what00are00combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining00vowels
d. Word00roots
ANS:00D0 0 REF:00p.002 TOP:00Word00Parts
16. Eponyms00are:
a. diseases,00organs,00procedures,00or00bodily00functions00named00after00a00person.
b. diseases,00organs,00procedures,00or00bodily00functions00named00after00a00place.
c. always00capitalized.
d. never00capitalized.
ANS:00B0 0 REF:00p.008 TOP:00Proper00Names
17. MD00stands00for:
a. modern00doctor.
AND EASY MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY 9TH
EDITION BY LEONARD
ALL CHAPTERS
,Chapter0001:00Simplified00Medical00Language
MULTIPLE00CHOICE
1. The00main00body00of00a00word00is00called00a:
a. suffix.
b. word00root.
c. combining00vowel.
d. combining00form.
ANS:00B0 0 REF:00p.002 TOP:00Word00Roots00and00Combining00Forms
2. Latin00roots00are00used00to00write00words00naming00and00describing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures00of00the00body.
ANS:00D0 0 REF:00p.003 TOP:00Word00Roots00and00Combining00Forms
3. When00written00alone,00a00prefix00is00usually00followed00by00this00to00indicate00that00another00word00fol
lows00the00prefix00to suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word00root.
ANS:00C0 0 REF:00p.004 TOP:00Prefixes00and00Suffixes
4. A00combining00vowel00is00used:
a. when00the00suffix00that00follows00begins00with00a00consonant.
b. when00the00suffix00that00follows00begins00with00a00consonant.
c. when00there00is00no00prefix.
d. when00there00is00a00prefix.
ANS:00A0 0 REF:00p.005 TOP:00Combining00Word00Parts00to00Write00Terms
5. Which00word00root00is00Greek00for00“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS:00B0 0 REF:00p.002 TOP:00Word00Roots00and00Combining00Forms
6. The00punctuation00mark00that00designates00a00combining00form00is00a:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal00slash.
d. semicolon.
ANS:00C0 0 REF:00p.003 TOP:00Word00Roots00and00Combining00Forms
7. The00most00frequently00used00combining00vowel00is:
a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS:00A0 0 REF:00p.003 TOP:00Combining00Word00Parts00to00Write00Terms
, a. Word00root
b. Prefix
c. Combining00vowel
d. Suffix
ANS:00D0 0 REF:00p.004 TOP:00Prefixes00and00Suffixes
11. Learning00the00meanings00of00word00parts:
a. is00not00important00as00long00as00every00word00is00memorized.
b. is00one00of00the00most00difficult00tasks00to00master00in00health00care.
c. should00be00done00only00if00time00allows.
d. eliminates00the00necessity00of00memorizing00each00new00word00encountered.
ANS:00D0 0 REF:00p.005 TOP:00Word00Parts
12. Borrowing00of00medical00words00from00Latin00or00Green00began00around00the00year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS:00A0 0 REF:00p.001 TOP:00Simplifying00Medical00Terms
13. Latin00and00Green00combined00are00the00origin00of00what00percentage00of00medical00terms?
a. 4000%
b. 5000%
c. 7000%
d. 9000%
ANS:00D0 0 REF:00p.001 TOP:00Simplifying00Medical00Terms
14. The00suffix00“-itis”00means:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS:00B0 0 REF:00p.002 TOP:00Prefixes00and00Suffixes
15. A00compound00word00is00a00word00in00which00two00of00what00are00combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining00vowels
d. Word00roots
ANS:00D0 0 REF:00p.002 TOP:00Word00Parts
16. Eponyms00are:
a. diseases,00organs,00procedures,00or00bodily00functions00named00after00a00person.
b. diseases,00organs,00procedures,00or00bodily00functions00named00after00a00place.
c. always00capitalized.
d. never00capitalized.
ANS:00B0 0 REF:00p.008 TOP:00Proper00Names
17. MD00stands00for:
a. modern00doctor.