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TEST BANK FOR EXPLORING MEDICAL LANGUAGE TITH EDITION BY
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Medical Language and Evolve Student Resources LaFleur:
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Exploring Medical Language, 11th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE b




1. Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?
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a. German and Russian b b




b. Italian and French b b




c. Greek and Latin b b




d. Chinese and Japanese b b




ANS: C REF: 3
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TOP: Origins of Medical Language
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2. A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be spoken as a
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b whole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is
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a. an eponym. b




b. modern language. b




c. built from the English language.
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d. an acronym. b




ANS: D REF: 4
b b b OBJ: 2 b




TOP: Origins of Medical Language
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3. A term named for a person or a place, such as Alzheimer disease named for the physician who first
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b described the symptoms as seen in a patient, is
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a. an acronym. b




b. built from the English language.
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c. an eponym. b




d. modern language. b




ANS: C REF: 4
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TOP: Origins of Medical Language
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4. The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
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a. prefix.
b. word root. b




c. suffix.
d. combining vowel. b




ANS: B b REF: 6 b b OBJ: 4 b b TOP: Word Parts b b




5. The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is the
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a. word root. b




b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combining vowel. b




ANS: C b REF: 7 b b OBJ: 4 b b TOP: Word Parts b b




6. The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the
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, a. combining vowel. b




b. suffix.
c. word root. b




d. prefix.
ANS: B b REF: 7 b b OBJ: 4b b TOP: Word Parts
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7. All medical terms have at least one
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a. prefix.
b. combining vowel. b




c. suffix.
d. word root. b




ANS: D b REF: 6 b b OBJ: 4b b TOP: Word Parts
b b




8. A combining form is made up of a
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a. word root and a combining vowel. b b b b b




b. prefix and a combining vowel. b b b b




c. combining vowel and a suffix. b b b b




d. prefix and a word root. b b b b




ANS: A b REF: 9 b b OBJ: 4b b TOP: Word Parts
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9. A combining vowel is used to
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a. ease word pronunciation. b b




b. modify the meaning of a word. b b b b b




c. make analyzing a word easier b b b b




d. make defining a word easier b b b b




ANS: AREF: 8 b b b OBJ: 4 b b TOP: Word Parts
b b




10. The most common combining vowel is
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a. a.
b. i.
c. e.
d. o.

ANS: D b REF: 8 b b OBJ: 4b b TOP: Word Parts
b b




11. In the term arthr/itis, itis is the
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a. word root. b




b. prefix.
c. combining vowel. b




d. suffix.

ANS: D b REF: 7 b b OBJ: 4b b TOP: Word Parts
b b




12. In the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?
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a. ic
b. sub
c. hepat
d. hepat/o

, ANS: B b REF: 7 b b OBJ: 4 b b TOP: Word Parts b b




13. In the term oste/o/arthr/o/pathy, which part is the suffix?
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a. the second o b b




b. oste
c. arthr
d. pathy

ANS: D b REF: 8 b b OBJ: 4 b b TOP: Word Parts
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14. The o in arthr/o/pathy is the
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a. combining vowel. b




b. prefix.
c. word root. b




d. suffix.

ANS: A b REF: 8 b b OBJ: 4 b b TOP: Word Parts
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15. When defining a medical term, one usually begins the definition with the
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a. word root. b




b. prefix.
c. suffix.
d. combining vowel. b




ANS: C b REF: 11 b b OBJ: 5 b




TOP: Analyze and Define Medical Terms
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MATCHING
Match each item with the correct description below.
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a. Terms built from word parts b b b b




b. Terms not built from word parts b b b b b




c. Acronym
d. Modern language b




e. Eponym
f. Greek and Latin b b




1. Languages used in medical terms b b b b




2. Name of a place or a person, often a physician or scientist, used to name a condition or
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technique
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3. Use of English language to form a term
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4. Can be translated literally to find their meaning
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5. The first letters of the words in a phrase that can be spoken as a whole word and usually
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contains a vowel, are used to form a medical term
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6. Cannot be easily translated literally to find their meaning
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1. ANS: b F REF: 3 OBJ: 2 | 3 b b b b b




TOP: b Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms
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2. ANS: b E REF: 4 OBJ: 2 | 3 b b b b b




TOP: b Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms
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3. ANS: b D REF: 4 OBJ: 2 | 3 b b b b b

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