Simplified Medical Language

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MULTIPLECHOICE

1. Themain50body50of50a50word50is50called50a:
a. suffix.
b. word50root.
c. combining vowel. ..


d. combining form. ..




ANS:50B5 0 REF:50p.502 TOP:50Word50Rootsand50Combining50Forms

2. Latin roots50are50used50to50write50words50naming50and50describing:
..


a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of50thebody. ..




ANS:50D5 0 REF:50p.503 TOP:50Word50Rootsand50Combining50Forms

3. When50written50alone,50a50prefix50is50usually50followed50by50this50to indicate50that50another50word50follows5
..


0the50prefixto50suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word50root.
ANS:50C5 0 REF:50p.504 TOP:50Prefixes50and50Suffixes

4. A combining vowel50is50used:
.. ..


a. when50the50suffix50that50follows50begins50with50a50consonant.
b. when50the50suffix50that50follows50begins50with50a50consonant.
c. when50there50is50no50prefix.
d. when50there50is50a50prefix.
ANS:A5 0 REF:50p.505 TOP:50CombiningWord50Partsto Write Terms
.. ..




5. Which50word root50is50Greek50for50“stone”?
..


a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS:50B5 0 REF:50p.502 TOP:50Word50Rootsand50Combining50Forms

6. Thepunctuation50mark that designates50a combining50form50is50a:
.. .. ..


a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal50slash.
d. semicolon.
ANS:50C5 0 REF:50p.503 TOP:50Word50Rootsand50Combining50Forms

7. Themost50frequently50used50combining50vowel50is:
a. o.
b. a.

, c. i.
d. e.
ANS:A5 0 REF:50p.503 TOP:50CombiningWord50Partsto WriteTerms
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