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Exploring Medical Language, 11th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE pw
1. Medicallanguageincludes termsbuilt from which ofthefollowinglanguages? pw pw pw pw pw pw pw pw pw
a. German and Russian pw pw
b. Italian and French pw pw
c. Greek and Latin pw pw
d. Chinese and Japanese pw pw
ANS: C REF: 3 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language pw pw pw
2. Amedicalterm formed fromthefirst lettersofthewordsinaphrase,which canbespoken as a
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whole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is
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a. aneponym. pw
b. modern language. pw
c. builtfrom theEnglish language. pw pw pw pw
d. anacronym. pw
ANS: D REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language pw pw pw
3. Atermnamed forapersonoraplace,suchas Alzheimerdiseasenamed forthephysicianwho first
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described the symptoms as seen in a patient, is
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a. anacronym. pw NURSINGTB.COM
b. builtfrom theEnglish language. pw pw pw pw
c. aneponym. pw
d. modern language. pw
ANS: C REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language pw pw pw
4. Theword part that contains thefundamental meaning of the word is the
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a. prefix.
b. word root. pw
c. suffix.
d. combiningvowel.
ANS: B REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts pw
5. Theword part that is attached to thebeginningof awordroot to modifyitsmeaningis the
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a. word root. pw
b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combiningvowel.
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6. Theword part that is attached to theend of aword root to modifyits meaningis the
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, ExploringMedical Language 11th Edition Brooks Test Bank pw pw pw pw pw pw pw
a. combiningvowel.
b. suffix.
c. word root.pw
d. prefix.
ANS: B REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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7. All medical terms have at least one
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a. prefix.
b. combiningvowel.
c. suffix.
d. word root. pw
ANS: D REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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8. Acombining form is made up of a pw pw pw pw pw pw
a. word root and acombining vowel.
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b. prefix and a combining vowel. pw pw pw pw
c. combining vowel and a suffix. pw pw pw pw
d. prefixand a word root. w
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ANS: A REF: 9 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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9. Acombiningvowel is used to
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a. ease word pronunciation.
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b. modifythe meaning of a word. w
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c. makeanalyzingaword easier. pw pw pw w
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ANS: A REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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10. Themostcommon combiningvowel is
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a. a.
b. i.
c. e.
d. o.
ANS: D REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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11. In the term arthr/itis, itis is the
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a. word root. pw
b. prefix.
c. combiningvowel.
d. suffix.
ANS: D REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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12. In the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?
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a. ic
b. sub
c. hepat
d. hepat/o