, woChapter wo01: woSimplified woMedical woLanguage
MULTIPLE woCHOICE
1. The womain wobody woof woa woword wois wocalled woa:
a. suffix.
b. word woroot.
c. combining wovowel.
d. combining woform.
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2. Latin woroots woare woused woto wowrite wowords wonaming woand wodescribing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures woof wothe wobody.
ANS: woD w o REF: wop. wo3 TOP: woWord woRoots woand woCombining woForms
3. When wowritten woalone, woa woprefix wois wousually wofollowed woby wothis woto woindicate wothat woanother woword wofollows
the woprefix woto wosuffix.
wo
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word woroot.
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4. A wocombining wovowel wois woused:
a. when wothe wosuffix wothat wofollows wobegins wowith woa woconsonant.
b. when wothe wosuffix wothat wofollows wobegins wowith woa woconsonant.
c. when wothere wois wono woprefix.
d. when wothere wois woa woprefix.
ANS: woA w o REF: wop. wo5 TOP: woCombining woWord woParts woto woWrite woTerms
5. Which woword woroot wois woGreek wofor wo“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: woB w o REF: wop. wo2 TOP: woWord woRoots woand woCombining woForms
6. The wopunctuation womark wothat wodesignates woa wocombining woform wois woa:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal woslash.
d. semicolon.
ANS: woC w o REF: wop. wo3 TOP: woWord woRoots woand woCombining woForms
7. The womost wofrequently woused wocombining wovowel wois:
a. o.
b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
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, 8. Word woroot
a. Prefix
b. Combining wovowel
c. Suffix
ANS: woD w o REF: wop. wo4 TOP: woPrefixes woand woSuffixes
9 Learning wothe womeanings woof woword woparts:
a. is wonot woimportant woas wolong woas woevery woword wois womemorized.
b. is woone woof wothe womost wodifficult wotasks woto womaster woin wohealth wocare.
c. should wobe wodone woonly woif wotime woallows.
d. eliminates wothe wonecessity woof womemorizing woeach wonew woword woencountered.
ANS: woD w o REF: wop. wo5 TOP: woWord woParts
10 Borrowing woof womedical wowords wofrom woLatin woor woGreen wobegan woaround wothe woyear:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: woA w o REF: wop. wo1 TOP: woSimplifying woMedical woTerms
11 Latin woand woGreen wocombined woare wothe woorigin woof wowhat wopercentage woof womedical woterms?
a. 40 wo%
b. 50 wo%
c. 70 wo%
d. 90 wo%
ANS: woD w o REF: wop. wo1 TOP: woSimplifying woMedical woTerms
12 The wosuffix wo“-itis” womeans:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: woB w o REF: wop. wo2 TOP: woPrefixes woand woSuffixes
13 A wocompound woword wois woa woword woin wowhich wotwo woof wowhat woare wocombined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining wovowels
d. Word woroots
ANS: woD w o REF: wop. wo2 TOP: woWord woParts
14 Eponyms woare:
a. diseases, woorgans, woprocedures, woor wobodily wofunctions wonamed woafter woa woperson.
b. diseases, woorgans, woprocedures, woor wobodily wofunctions wonamed woafter woa woplace.
c. always wocapitalized.
d. never wocapitalized.
ANS: woB w o REF: wop. wo8 TOP: woProper woNames
15 MD wostands wofor:
a. modern wodoctor.
b. medical wodentistry.
c. doctor woof womedicine