Medical Terminology: A Short
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i Course 9th Edition by Davi-Ellen
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Chabner i
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,Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure
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Chabner: Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE iCHOICE
1. A icombining iform iis ithe:
a. word iending
b. root iplus icombining ivowel
c. prefix
d. prefix iplus icombining ivowel
e. root iplus isuffix
ANS: i B
2. The icombining iform imeaning i“joint” iis:
a. aden/o
b. -itis
c. -algia
d. arthr/o
e. oste/o
ANS: i D
3. A isuffix imeaning i“inflammation” iis:
a. -itis
b. -osis
c. -ac
d. -al
e. -tomy
ANS: i A
4. A iword ipart imeaning i“below”,“less ithan inormal,” ior i“under” iis:
a. re-
b. hyper-
c. trans-
d. -emia
e. hypo-
ANS: i E
5. A isuffix imeaning i“study iof” iis:
a. -pathy
b. -logy
c. -gram
d. -scopy
e. -osis
ANS: i B
6. A itumor iof ia igland iis icalled:
, a. arthrosis
b. arthroscope
c. adenoma
d. nephroma
e. hepatitis
ANS: i C
7. Visual iexamination iof ithe iurinary ibladder iis icalled:
a. cystoscopy
b. cytology
c. cystogram
d. nephroscopy
e. cystoscope
ANS: i A
8. Prediction iabout ithe ioutcome iof ian iillness ior itreatment iis icalled:
a. prognosis
b. psychosis
c. diagnosis
d. biopsy
e. pathology
ANS: i A
9. (Condition iof) inerve ipain iis icalled:
a. neural
b. arthralgia
c. cephalgia
d. neueralgia
e. neuralgia
ANS: i E
10. Ren/o iand inephr/o iboth imean:
a. heart
b. liver
c. blood
d. kidney
e. intestine
ANS: i D
11. Which iterm irelates ito ithe ibrain?
a. anemia
b. cerebral
c. rhinitis
d. thrombosis
e. gastrotomy
ANS: i B
, 12. A icancerous itumor iis ia(n):
a. hematoma
b. adenoma
c. oncology
d. gastralgia
e. carcinoma
ANS: i E
13. A ired iblood icell iis ia(n):
a. platelet
b. thrombocyte
c. erythrocyte
d. leukocyte
e. resection
ANS: i C
14. Abnormal icondition iof iclot iformation:
a. gastritis
b. osteitis
c. adenosis
d. dermatitis
e. thrombosis
ANS: i E
15. An iinstrument ito ivisually iexamine ithe iurinary ibladder iis icalled ia(n):
a. cystoscopy
b. cystoscope
c. gastroscope
d. arthroscopy
e. excision
ANS: i B
16. An iexcessive i(more ithan inormal) iamount iof isugar iin ithe iblood iis icalled:
a. hypothyroidism
b. hyperthyroidism
c. hyperglycemia
d. hypoglycemia
e. hypodermic
ANS: i C
17. A igastrectomy iis ia(n):
a. gastric iexcision
b. gastroscopy
c. visual iexamination iof ithe iabdomen
d. incision iof ithe istomach
e. incision iof ia igland