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Table of Contents:
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Chapter 1. Basic Elements of a Medical Word Chapte
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Chapter 3. Prefixes Chapte
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Chapter 5. Integumentary System C
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Chapter 9. Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems
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Chapter 10. Musculoskeletal System
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Chapter 11. Urinary System
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Chapter 12. Female Reproductive System Chap
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Chapter 15. Nervous System
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Chapterd1:dBasicdElementsdofdadMedicaldWord
MultipledChoice
Identifydthedchoicedthatdbestdcompletesdthedstatementdordanswersdthedquestion.
1. Mostdmedicaldworddrootsdaredderiveddfrom
A. LatindanddFrench.
B. GermandanddLatin.
C. SpanishdanddFrench.
D. LatindanddGreek.
E. RussiandanddLatin.
2. Thedworddrootdfordliverdis
A. mast.
B. hepat.
C. oste.
D. my.
E. trache.
3. Whichdisdandexampledofdadworddrootdlinkingdadsuffixdthatdbeginsdwithdadvowel?
A. Cardi/o/centesis
B. Enter/o/lysis
C. Therm/o/meter
D. Scler/osis
E. Cardi/o/megaly
4. Thedworddrootdindadmedicaldtermdusuallydindicatesda(n)
A. position.
B. number.
C. condition.
D. anatomicaldstructure.
E. procedure.
5. Whichdelementdisdadworddroot?
A. nephr
B. nephro
C. nephros
D. nephrotomy
E. tomy
6. Arthr/odisdandexampledofda
A. suffix.
B. combiningdform.
C. worddroot.
D. prefix.
E. combiningdvowel
, 7. Thedtermdstomat/itisdmeans
A. inflammationdofdthedstomach.
B. inflammationdofdthedliver.
C. inflammationdofdthedface.
D. inflammationdofdthedmouth.
E. inflammationdofdthedskin.
8. Adcombiningdformd(CF)disdadworddrootdplusda
A. prefix.
B. suffix.
C. vowel.
D. worddroot.
E. consonant.
9. ThedCFdfordjointdis
A. oste/o.
B. chondr/o.
C. -ist.
D. arthr/o.
E. -osis.
10. AdCFdisduseddtodlinkdadsuffixdthatdbeginsdwithda/the
A. letterdo.
B. connectingdvowel.
C. prefix.
D. vowel.
E. consonant.
11. Indcardi/o/centesis,dcardi/odisda
A. combiningdform.
B. prefix.
C. worddroot.
D. suffix.
E. vowel.
12. Indthedworddpelvimetry,dthedcombiningdvoweldis
A. i.
B. e.
C. y.
D. pelvi.
E. metry.
13. Indmast/o/pexy,dthedodisda
A. combiningdform.
B. prefix.
C. combiningdvowel.
D. suffix.
E. worddroot.
, 14. Whichdelementdisdcommonlyduseddfordeasedofdpronunciation?
A. Combiningdform
B. Combiningdvowel
C. Prefix
D. Suffix
E. Worddroot
15. WhichdvoweldisdmostdcommonlydattacheddtodworddrootsdtodcreatedadCF?
A.d a
B.d d e
C.d d i
D.d o
E.d d u
16. Whichdsuffixdmeansdinflammation?
A. -megaly
B. -oma
C. -ia
D. -itis
E. -ous
17. Indthedworddthermometer,dmeterdisda(n)
A. adjective.
B. prefix.
C. combiningdform.
D. compounddword.
E. suffix.
18. Worddendingsdaredcalled
A. prefixes.
B. suffixes.
C. vowels.
D. consonants.
E. worddroots.
19. Indmedicaldterminology,dadsuffixdusuallydindicates
A. position,ddirection,dcolor,dnumber,dordnegation.
B. procedure,dcondition,ddisease,dordpartdofdspeech.
C. position,ddirection,dordcolor.
D. color,dnumber,dcondition,dorddisease.
E. procedure,dcondition,dordnegation.
20. Admedicaldworddconsistingdofdmoredthandonedworddrootdjoineddtogetherdwithdandodisda(n)
A. simpledword.
B. adjective.
C. compounddword.
D. disease.