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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Medical Language and Evolve Student Resources
LaFleur: Exploring Medical Language, 11th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?
a. German and Russian
b. Italian and French
c. Greek and Latin
d. Chinese and Japanese
ANS: C REF: 3 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
2. A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be spoken as
a whole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is
a. an eponym.
b. modern language.
c. built from the English language.
d. an acronym.
ANS: D REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
3. A term named for a person or a place, such as Alzheimer disease named for the physician who
first described the symptoms as seen in a patient, is
a. an acronym.
b. built from the English language.
c. an eponym.
d. modern language.
ANS: C REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
4. The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
a. prefix.
b. word root.
c. suffix.
d. combining vowel.
ANS: B REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
5. The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is the
a. word root.
b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combining vowel.
ANS: C REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
6. The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the
, a. combining vowel.
b. suffix.
c. word root.
d. prefix.
ANS: B REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
7. All medical terms have at least one
a. prefix.
b. combining vowel.
c. suffix.
d. word root.
ANS: D REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
8. A combining form is made up of a
a. word root and a combining vowel.
b. prefix and a combining vowel.
c. combining vowel and a suffix.
d. prefix and a word root.
ANS: A REF: 9 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
9. A combining vowel is used to
a. ease word pronunciation.
b. modify the meaning of a word.
c. make analyzing a word easier
d. make defining a word easier
ANS: AREF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
10. The most common combining vowel is
a. a.
b. i.
c. e.
d. o.
ANS: D REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
11. In the term arthr/itis, itis is the
a. word root.
b. prefix.
c. combining vowel.
d. suffix.
ANS: D REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
12. In the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?
a. ic
b. sub
c. hepat
d. hepat/o
, ANS: a B REF: a a7 OBJ: a a4 TOP: a Word aParts
13. In athe aterm aoste/o/arthr/o/pathy, awhich apart ais athe asuffix?
a. the asecond ao
b. oste
c. arthr
d. pathy
ANS: a D REF: a a8 OBJ: a a4 TOP: a Word aParts
14. The ao ain aarthr/o/pathy ais athe
a. combining avowel.
b. prefix.
c. word aroot.
d. suffix.
ANS: a A REF: a a8 OBJ: a a4 TOP: a Word aParts
15. When adefining aa amedical aterm, aone ausually abegins athe adefinition awith athe
a. word aroot.
b. prefix.
c. suffix.
d. combining avowel.
ANS: a C REF: a a 11 OBJ: a 5
TOP: a Analyze aand aDefine aMedical aTerms
MATCHING
Match aeach aitem awith athe acorrect adescription abelow.
a. Terms abuilt afrom aword aparts
b. Terms anot abuilt afrom aword aparts
c. Acronym
d. Modern alanguage
e. Eponym
f. Greek aand aLatin
1. Languages aused ain amedical aterms
2. Name aof aa aplace aor aa aperson, aoften aa aphysician aor ascientist, aused ato aname aa
acondition aor atechnique
3. Use aof aEnglish alanguage ato aform aa aterm
4. Can abe atranslated aliterally ato afind atheir ameaning
5. The afirst aletters aof athe awords ain aa aphrase athat acan abe aspoken aas aa awhole aword aand
ausually acontains aa avowel, aare aused ato aform aa amedical aterm
6. Cannot abe aeasily atranslated aliterally ato afind atheir ameaning
1. ANS: a F REF: a a 3 OBJ: a 2 a| a3
TOP: a Origins aof aMedical aLanguage aand aCategories aof aMedical aTerms
2. ANS: a E REF: a a 4 OBJ: a 2 a| a3
TOP: a Origins aof aMedical aLanguage aand aCategories aof aMedical aTerms
3. ANS: a D REF: a a 4 OBJ: a 2 a| a3