Medical Terminology: A Short Course – 9th Edition by Davi-Ellen Chabner | Complete Test Bank with Questions and Answers

MULTIPLE CHOICE
/f

,1. A combining form is the:
/f / f /f /f


a. word ending /f


b. root plus combining vowel
/f /f /f


c. prefix
d. prefix plus combining vowel
/f /f /f


e. root plus suffix
/f /f




ANS: B

2. The combining form meaning “joint” is:
/f /f /f /f /f


a. aden/o
b. -itis
c. -algia
d. arthr/o
e. oste/o
ANS: D

3. Asuffix meaning “inflammation” is:
/f /f /f /f


a. -itis
b. -osis
c. -ac
d. -al
e. -tomy
ANS: A

4. A word part meaning “below”,“less than normal,” or “under” is:
/f /f /f / f /f /f / f /f / f


a. re-
b. hyper-
c. trans-
d. -emia
e. hypo-
ANS: E

5. A suffix meaning “study of” is:
/f / f / f /f / f


a. -pathy
b. -logy
c. -gram
d. -scopy
e. -osis
ANS: B

6. A tumor of a gland is called:
/f / f /f /f / f /f

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

7. Visual examination of the urinary bladder
/f /f /f /f /f / f is called:
/f


a. cystoscopy
b. cytology
c. cystogram
d. nephroscopy
e. cystoscope
ANS: A

8. Prediction about the outcome of an illness or treatment is called:
/f /f /f /f /f /f /f /f / f /f


a. prognosis
b. psychosis
c. diagnosis
d. biopsy
e. pathology
ANS: A

9. (Condition of) nerve pain is called:
/f /f /f /f /f


a. neural
b. arthralgia
c. cephalgia
d. neueralgia
e. neuralgia
ANS: E

10. Ren/o and nephr/o both mean:
/ f /f / f /f


a. heart
b. liver
c. blood
d. kidney
e. intestine
ANS: D

11. Which term relates to the brain?
/f /f / f /f / f


a. anemia
b. cerebral
c. rhinitis
d. thrombosis
e. gastrotomy
ANS: B

, 12. A cancerous tumor is a(n):
/f /f /f /f


a. hematoma
b. adenoma
c. oncology
d. gastralgia
e. carcinoma
ANS: E

13. A red blood cell is a(n):
/f /f /f /f /f


a. platelet
b. thrombocyte
c. erythrocyte
d. leukocyte
e. resection
ANS: C

14. Abnormal condition of clot /f /f /f / f formation:
a. gastritis
b. osteitis
c. adenosis
d. dermatitis
e. thrombosis
ANS: E

15. An /f instrument to visually examine the urinary bladder is called a(n):
/f /f /f /f /f /f /f /f / f


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:
/f /f /f /f /f /f /f / f /f / f /f /f


a. hypothyroidism
b. hyperthyroidism
c. hyperglycemia
d. hypoglycemia
e. hypodermic
ANS: C

17. A gastrectomy is a(n):
/f /f /f


a. gastric excision /f


b. gastroscopy
c. visual examination of the
/f /f /f


abdomen /f


d. incision of the stomach /f /f / f


e. incision of a gland /f /f / f