Medical Terminology: A Short
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l Course 9th Edition by Davi-Ellen
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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 lCHOICE
1. A lcombining lform lis lthe:
a. word lending
b. root lplus lcombining lvowel
c. prefix
d. prefix lplus lcombining lvowel
e. root lplus lsuffix
ANS: l B
2. The lcombining lform lmeaning l“joint” lis:
a. aden/o
b. -itis
c. -algia
d. arthr/o
e. oste/o
ANS: l D
3. A lsuffix lmeaning l“inflammation” lis:
a. -itis
b. -osis
c. -ac
d. -al
e. -tomy
ANS: l A
4. A lword lpart lmeaning l“below”,“less lthan lnormal,” lor l“under” lis:
a. re-
b. hyper-
c. trans-
d. -emia
e. hypo-
ANS: l E
5. A lsuffix lmeaning l“study lof” lis:
a. -pathy
b. -logy
c. -gram
d. -scopy
e. -osis
ANS: l B
6. A ltumor lof la lgland lis lcalled:
, a. arthrosis
b. arthroscope
c. adenoma
d. nephroma
e. hepatitis
ANS: l C
7. Visual lexamination lof lthe lurinary lbladder lis lcalled:
a. cystoscopy
b. cytology
c. cystogram
d. nephroscopy
e. cystoscope
ANS: l A
8. Prediction labout lthe loutcome lof lan lillness lor ltreatment lis lcalled:
a. prognosis
b. psychosis
c. diagnosis
d. biopsy
e. pathology
ANS: l A
9. (Condition lof) lnerve lpain lis lcalled:
a. neural
b. arthralgia
c. cephalgia
d. neueralgia
e. neuralgia
ANS: l E
10. Ren/o land lnephr/o lboth lmean:
a. heart
b. liver
c. blood
d. kidney
e. intestine
ANS: l D
11. Which lterm lrelates lto lthe lbrain?
a. anemia
b. cerebral
c. rhinitis
d. thrombosis
e. gastrotomy
ANS: l B
, 12. A lcancerous ltumor lis la(n):
a. hematoma
b. adenoma
c. oncology
d. gastralgia
e. carcinoma
ANS: l E
13. A lred lblood lcell lis la(n):
a. platelet
b. thrombocyte
c. erythrocyte
d. leukocyte
e. resection
ANS: l C
14. Abnormal lcondition lof lclot lformation:
a. gastritis
b. osteitis
c. adenosis
d. dermatitis
e. thrombosis
ANS: l E
15. An linstrument lto lvisually lexamine lthe lurinary lbladder lis lcalled la(n):
a. cystoscopy
b. cystoscope
c. gastroscope
d. arthroscopy
e. excision
ANS: l B
16. An lexcessive l(more lthan lnormal) lamount lof lsugar lin lthe lblood lis lcalled:
a. hypothyroidism
b. hyperthyroidism
c. hyperglycemia
d. hypoglycemia
e. hypodermic
ANS: l C
17. A lgastrectomy lis la(n):
a. gastric lexcision
b. gastroscopy
c. visual lexamination lof lthe labdomen
d. incision lof lthe lstomach
e. incision lof la lgland