Test Bank For Medical Terminology A Short Course 9th Edition by Davi Ellen Chabner ISBN 9780323479912 |Complete Guide A+

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

,MULTIPLE CHOICE
vv

,1. A combining form is the:
vv vv vv vv



a. word ending vv



b. root plus combining vowel
vv vv vv



c. prefix
d. prefix plus combining vowel vv vv vv



e. root plus suffix vv vv




ANS: v v 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: v v D

3. A suffix meaning “inflammation” is:
vv vv vv vv



a. -itis
b. -osis
c. -ac
d. -al
e. -tomy
ANS: v v 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: v v E

5. A suffix meaning “study of” is:
vv vv vv vv vv



a. -pathy
b. -logy
c. -gram
d. -scopy
e. -osis
ANS: v v B

6. A tumor of a gland is called:
vv vv vv vv vv vv

, a. arthrosis
b. arthroscope
c. adenoma
d. nephroma
e. hepatitis
ANS: v v C

7. Visual examination of the urinary bladder is called:
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv



a. cystoscopy
b. cytology
c. cystogram
d. nephroscopy
e. cystoscope
ANS: v v 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: v v A

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

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

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