Test Bank For The Language of Medicine, 13th
Edition| 2025/2026 UPDATE| All 22 Chapters
Covered. A+ Graded| Answers + Rationales
by Davi-Ellen Chabner, BA, MAT
Contents
1. Basic Word Structure
2. Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole
3. Suffixes
4. Prefixes
5. Digestive System
6. Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology
7. Urinary System
8. Female Reproductive System
9. Male Reproductive System
10. Nervous System
11. Cardiovascular System
12. Respiratory System
13. Blood System
14. Lymphatic and Immune Systems
15. Musculoskeletal System
,16. Skin
17. Sense Organs: The Eye and the Ear
18. Endocrine System
19. Cancer Medicine (Oncology)
20. Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
21. Pharmacology
22. Psychiatry
,Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure
1. A 42-year-old woman presents with hepatomegaly noted on physical examination.
Based on word structure, which organ is enlarged?
A. Stomach
B. Kidney
C. Liver
D. Intestine
ANS: C
Rationale: The combining form hepat/o means liver, and the suffix -megaly means
enlargement. Hepatomegaly refers to enlargement of the liver.
2. A nurse documents that a patient is experiencing nephropathy. Which best describes
the condition?
A. Disease of the kidneys
B. Inflammation of the nerves
C. Stone in the bladder
D. Enlargement of the liver
ANS: A
Rationale: Nephr/o means kidney, and -pathy means disease. Nephropathy is a
disease of the kidneys.
3. A physician explains to a medical student that gastroscopy will be performed on a
patient. What procedure is the patient undergoing?
A. Surgical removal of the stomach
B. Visual examination of the stomach
C. X-ray of the stomach
D. Enlargement of the stomach
ANS: B
Rationale: Gastr/o refers to stomach, and -scopy means visual examination.
Gastroscopy is an endoscopic procedure to visualize the stomach.
4. A 60-year-old patient is admitted with a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy. What does this
term indicate?
A. Enlargement of the heart
, B. Disease of the heart muscle
C. Inflammation of the heart lining
D. Rapid heart rate
ANS: B
Rationale: Cardi/o = heart, my/o = muscle, -pathy = disease. Cardiomyopathy refers to
disease of the heart muscle.
5. A patient is scheduled for a laparotomy. Which statement best explains this
procedure?
A. Visual examination of the abdomen
B. Incision into the abdomen
C. Surgical removal of the stomach
D. Repair of the abdominal wall
ANS: B
Rationale: Lapar/o means abdomen, and -tomy means incision. Laparotomy is an
incision into the abdominal cavity.
6. During morning rounds, a provider notes a patient with anemia. Which is the most
accurate meaning?
A. Without blood
B. Lack of red blood cells or hemoglobin
C. Disease of blood vessels
D. Abnormal increase in blood volume
ANS: B
Rationale: The prefix an- means without, and -emia means blood condition. Anemia is
a condition of reduced red blood cells or hemoglobin, not literally absence of blood.
7. A 50-year-old man has an electrocardiogram (ECG) performed. Which part of the
word indicates "record"?
A. Cardi/o
B. Gram
C. Electro
D. -ic
ANS: B
Rationale: The suffix -gram means record. Electr/o = electricity, cardi/o = heart.
Electrocardiogram is a record of the electrical activity of the heart.
Edition| 2025/2026 UPDATE| All 22 Chapters
Covered. A+ Graded| Answers + Rationales
by Davi-Ellen Chabner, BA, MAT
Contents
1. Basic Word Structure
2. Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole
3. Suffixes
4. Prefixes
5. Digestive System
6. Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology
7. Urinary System
8. Female Reproductive System
9. Male Reproductive System
10. Nervous System
11. Cardiovascular System
12. Respiratory System
13. Blood System
14. Lymphatic and Immune Systems
15. Musculoskeletal System
,16. Skin
17. Sense Organs: The Eye and the Ear
18. Endocrine System
19. Cancer Medicine (Oncology)
20. Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
21. Pharmacology
22. Psychiatry
,Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure
1. A 42-year-old woman presents with hepatomegaly noted on physical examination.
Based on word structure, which organ is enlarged?
A. Stomach
B. Kidney
C. Liver
D. Intestine
ANS: C
Rationale: The combining form hepat/o means liver, and the suffix -megaly means
enlargement. Hepatomegaly refers to enlargement of the liver.
2. A nurse documents that a patient is experiencing nephropathy. Which best describes
the condition?
A. Disease of the kidneys
B. Inflammation of the nerves
C. Stone in the bladder
D. Enlargement of the liver
ANS: A
Rationale: Nephr/o means kidney, and -pathy means disease. Nephropathy is a
disease of the kidneys.
3. A physician explains to a medical student that gastroscopy will be performed on a
patient. What procedure is the patient undergoing?
A. Surgical removal of the stomach
B. Visual examination of the stomach
C. X-ray of the stomach
D. Enlargement of the stomach
ANS: B
Rationale: Gastr/o refers to stomach, and -scopy means visual examination.
Gastroscopy is an endoscopic procedure to visualize the stomach.
4. A 60-year-old patient is admitted with a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy. What does this
term indicate?
A. Enlargement of the heart
, B. Disease of the heart muscle
C. Inflammation of the heart lining
D. Rapid heart rate
ANS: B
Rationale: Cardi/o = heart, my/o = muscle, -pathy = disease. Cardiomyopathy refers to
disease of the heart muscle.
5. A patient is scheduled for a laparotomy. Which statement best explains this
procedure?
A. Visual examination of the abdomen
B. Incision into the abdomen
C. Surgical removal of the stomach
D. Repair of the abdominal wall
ANS: B
Rationale: Lapar/o means abdomen, and -tomy means incision. Laparotomy is an
incision into the abdominal cavity.
6. During morning rounds, a provider notes a patient with anemia. Which is the most
accurate meaning?
A. Without blood
B. Lack of red blood cells or hemoglobin
C. Disease of blood vessels
D. Abnormal increase in blood volume
ANS: B
Rationale: The prefix an- means without, and -emia means blood condition. Anemia is
a condition of reduced red blood cells or hemoglobin, not literally absence of blood.
7. A 50-year-old man has an electrocardiogram (ECG) performed. Which part of the
word indicates "record"?
A. Cardi/o
B. Gram
C. Electro
D. -ic
ANS: B
Rationale: The suffix -gram means record. Electr/o = electricity, cardi/o = heart.
Electrocardiogram is a record of the electrical activity of the heart.
