Medical Terminology: A Short Course 9th Edition by Davi-Ellen Chabner

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Medical Terminology: A Short
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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 |CHOICE

1. A |combining |form |is |the:
a. word |ending
b. root |plus |combining |vowel
c. prefix
d. prefix |plus |combining |vowel
e. root |plus |suffix

ANS: | B

2. The |combining |form |meaning |“joint” |is:
a. aden/o
b. -itis
c. -algia
d. arthr/o
e. oste/o
ANS: | D

3. A |suffix |meaning |“inflammation” |is:
a. -itis
b. -osis
c. -ac
d. -al
e. -tomy

ANS: | A

4. A |word |part |meaning |“below”,“less |than |normal,” |or |“under” |is:
a. re-
b. hyper-
c. trans-
d. -emia
e. hypo-

ANS: | E

5. A |suffix |meaning |“study |of” |is:
a. -pathy
b. -logy
c. -gram
d. -scopy
e. -osis

ANS: | B

6. A |tumor |of |a |gland |is |called:

, a. arthrosis
b. arthroscope
c. adenoma
d. nephroma
e. hepatitis
ANS: | C

7. Visual |examination |of |the |urinary |bladder |is |called:
a. cystoscopy
b. cytology
c. cystogram
d. nephroscopy
e. cystoscope

ANS: | A

8. Prediction |about |the |outcome |of |an |illness |or |treatment |is |called:
a. prognosis
b. psychosis
c. diagnosis
d. biopsy
e. pathology

ANS: | A

9. (Condition |of) |nerve |pain |is |called:
a. neural
b. arthralgia
c. cephalgia
d. neueralgia
e. neuralgia

ANS: | E

10. Ren/o |and |nephr/o |both |mean:
a. heart
b. liver
c. blood
d. kidney
e. intestine

ANS: | D

11. Which |term |relates |to |the |brain?
a. anemia
b. cerebral
c. rhinitis
d. thrombosis
e. gastrotomy

ANS: | B

, 12. A |cancerous |tumor |is |a(n):
a. hematoma
b. adenoma
c. oncology
d. gastralgia
e. carcinoma

ANS: | E

13. A |red |blood |cell |is |a(n):
a. platelet
b. thrombocyte
c. erythrocyte
d. leukocyte
e. resection

ANS: | C

14. Abnormal |condition |of |clot |formation:
a. gastritis
b. osteitis
c. adenosis
d. dermatitis
e. thrombosis

ANS: | E

15. An |instrument |to |visually|examine |the |urinary |bladder |is |called |a(n):
a. cystoscopy
b. cystoscope
c. gastroscope
d. arthroscopy
e. excision
ANS: | B

16. An |excessive |(more |than |normal) |amount |of |sugar |in |the |blood |is |called:
a. hypothyroidism
b. hyperthyroidism
c. hyperglycemia
d. hypoglycemia
e. hypodermic
ANS: | C

17. A |gastrectomy |is |a(n):
a. gastric |excision
b. gastroscopy
c. visual |examination |of |the |abdomen
d. incision |of |the |stomach
e. incision |of |a |gland