Chapter 01: Introduction to Medical Language and Evolve Student Resources
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LaFleur: Exploring Medical Language, 10th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE @cfrt
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. NURSINGTB.COM
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
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, 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.
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ANS: A REF: 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
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B REF: @ c f r t
7 OBJ: @ c f r t
4 TOP: @ c f r t
Word Parts @cfrt
13. In @cfrt
the term oste/o/arthr/o/pathy, which part is the suffix?
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a. the second o @cfrt @cfrt
b. oste
c. arthr
d. pathy
ANS: @ c f r t
D REF: @ c f r t
8 OBJ: @ c f r t
4 TOP: @ c f r t
Word Parts @cfrt
14. The o in arthr/o/pathy is the
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a. combining vowel. @cfrt
b. prefix.
c. word root. @cfrt
d. suffix.
ANS: @ c f r t
A REF: @ c f r t
8 OBJ: @ c f r t
4 TOP: @ c f r t
Word Parts @cfrt
15. When defining a medical term, one usually begins the definition with the
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a. word root. @cfrt
b. prefix.
c. suffix.
d. combining vowel. @cfrt
ANS: @ c f
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REF: 11 OBJ: @ c f r t @ c f r t
5
TOP: @ c f r t
Analyze and Define Medical Terms @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
MATCHING NURSINGTB.COM
Match each item with the correct description below.
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a. Terms built from word parts @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
b. Terms not built from word parts @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
c. Acronym
d. Modern language @cfrt
e. Eponym
f. Greek and Latin @cfrt @cfrt
1. Languages used in medical terms @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
2. Name of a place or a person, often a physician or scientist, used to name a
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condition or 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
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word and usually 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: @ c f
Fr t
REF: @ c f r t
3 OBJ: 2 | 3 @ c f r t @cfrt @cfrt
TOP: @ c f r t
Origins of Medical @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
Language and Categories of Medical Terms @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
2. ANS: @ c f
Er t
REF: @ c f r t
4 OBJ: 2 | 3 @ c f r t @cfrt @cfrt
TOP: @ c f r t
Origins of Medical @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
Language and Categories of Medical Terms @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
3. ANS: @ c f
Dr t
REF: @ c f r t
4 OBJ: 2 | 3 @ c f r t @cfrt @cfrt
nursedocs
, TOP: @ c f r t
Origins @cfrt
of Medical@cfrt @cfrt
Language and Categories of
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Medical Terms
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4. ANS: @ c f
Ar t
REF: @ c f r t
5 OBJ: 2 | 3 @ c f r t @cfrt @cfrt
TOP: @ c f r t
Origins @cfrt
of Medical@cfrt @cfrt
Language and Categories of
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Medical Terms
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5. ANS: @ c f
Cr t
REF: @ c f r t
4 OBJ: 2 | 3 @ c f r t @cfrt @cfrt
TOP: @ c f r t
Origins @cfrt
of Medical@cfrt @cfrt
Language and Categories of
@cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
Medical Terms
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6. ANS: @ c f
Br t
REF: @ c f r t
5 OBJ: 2 | 3 @ c f r t @cfrt @cfrt
TOP: @ c f r t
Origins @cfrt
of Medical@cfrt @cfrt
Language and Categories of
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Medical Terms
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WORD ROOTS SUFFIXES PREFIXES @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
arth joint @cfrt
-itis inflammation
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intra- within
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hepat liver-
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-ic pertaining
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to sub- under,
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below ven ven
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-ous pertaining to
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oste bone
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-pathy disease @cfrt
-megaly enlargement @cfrt
COMBINING VOWEL
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o
Using the word parts in the above box, select the correct definition of the
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following medical terms.
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a. arthr/itis
b. arthr/o/pathy
c. hepat/o/megaly NURSINGTB.COM
d. intra/ven/ous
e. hepat/itis
f. hepat/ic
g. oste/o/pathy
h. sub/hepat/ic
7. Pertaining to the liver @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
8. Disease of the bone @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
9. Pertaining to within the @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
vein
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10. Pertaining to below the @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
liver
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11. Disease of a joint @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
12. Inflammation of a joint @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
13. Enlargement of the liver @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
14. Inflammation of the liver @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
7. ANS: @ c f r
F t
REF: 12 @ c f r t
OBJ: @cfrt
5
TOP: @ c f r t
Analyze @cfrt
and Define Medical
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Terms
8. ANS: @ c f r
G t
REF: 12 @ c f r t
OBJ: @cfrt
5
TOP: @ c f r t
Analyze @cfrt
and Define Medical
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Terms
9. ANS: @ c f r
D t
REF: 12 @ c f r t
OBJ: @cfrt
5
TOP: @ c f r t
Analyze @cfrt
and Define Medical
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Terms
10. ANS: @ c f r
H t
REF: 12 @ c f r t
OBJ: @cfrt
5
TOP: @ c f r t
Analyze @cfrt
and Define Medical
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Terms
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LaFleur: Exploring Medical Language, 10th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE @cfrt
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. NURSINGTB.COM
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
nursedocs
, 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.
N UR SINGTB.COM
ANS: A REF: 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
nursedocs
, ANS: @ c f r t
B REF: @ c f r t
7 OBJ: @ c f r t
4 TOP: @ c f r t
Word Parts @cfrt
13. In @cfrt
the term oste/o/arthr/o/pathy, which part is the suffix?
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a. the second o @cfrt @cfrt
b. oste
c. arthr
d. pathy
ANS: @ c f r t
D REF: @ c f r t
8 OBJ: @ c f r t
4 TOP: @ c f r t
Word Parts @cfrt
14. The o in arthr/o/pathy is the
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a. combining vowel. @cfrt
b. prefix.
c. word root. @cfrt
d. suffix.
ANS: @ c f r t
A REF: @ c f r t
8 OBJ: @ c f r t
4 TOP: @ c f r t
Word Parts @cfrt
15. When defining a medical term, one usually begins the definition with the
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a. word root. @cfrt
b. prefix.
c. suffix.
d. combining vowel. @cfrt
ANS: @ c f
Cr t
REF: 11 OBJ: @ c f r t @ c f r t
5
TOP: @ c f r t
Analyze and Define Medical Terms @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
MATCHING NURSINGTB.COM
Match each item with the correct description below.
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a. Terms built from word parts @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
b. Terms not built from word parts @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
c. Acronym
d. Modern language @cfrt
e. Eponym
f. Greek and Latin @cfrt @cfrt
1. Languages used in medical terms @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
2. Name of a place or a person, often a physician or scientist, used to name a
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condition or 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
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word and usually 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: @ c f
Fr t
REF: @ c f r t
3 OBJ: 2 | 3 @ c f r t @cfrt @cfrt
TOP: @ c f r t
Origins of Medical @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
Language and Categories of Medical Terms @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
2. ANS: @ c f
Er t
REF: @ c f r t
4 OBJ: 2 | 3 @ c f r t @cfrt @cfrt
TOP: @ c f r t
Origins of Medical @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
Language and Categories of Medical Terms @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
3. ANS: @ c f
Dr t
REF: @ c f r t
4 OBJ: 2 | 3 @ c f r t @cfrt @cfrt
nursedocs
, TOP: @ c f r t
Origins @cfrt
of Medical@cfrt @cfrt
Language and Categories of
@cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
Medical Terms
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4. ANS: @ c f
Ar t
REF: @ c f r t
5 OBJ: 2 | 3 @ c f r t @cfrt @cfrt
TOP: @ c f r t
Origins @cfrt
of Medical@cfrt @cfrt
Language and Categories of
@cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
Medical Terms
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5. ANS: @ c f
Cr t
REF: @ c f r t
4 OBJ: 2 | 3 @ c f r t @cfrt @cfrt
TOP: @ c f r t
Origins @cfrt
of Medical@cfrt @cfrt
Language and Categories of
@cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
Medical Terms
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6. ANS: @ c f
Br t
REF: @ c f r t
5 OBJ: 2 | 3 @ c f r t @cfrt @cfrt
TOP: @ c f r t
Origins @cfrt
of Medical@cfrt @cfrt
Language and Categories of
@cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
Medical Terms
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WORD ROOTS SUFFIXES PREFIXES @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
arth joint @cfrt
-itis inflammation
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intra- within
@cfrt @cfrt
hepat liver-
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-ic pertaining
@cfrt
to sub- under,
@cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
below ven ven
@cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
-ous pertaining to
@cfrt @cfrt
oste bone
@cfrt @cfrt
-pathy disease @cfrt
-megaly enlargement @cfrt
COMBINING VOWEL
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o
Using the word parts in the above box, select the correct definition of the
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following medical terms.
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a. arthr/itis
b. arthr/o/pathy
c. hepat/o/megaly NURSINGTB.COM
d. intra/ven/ous
e. hepat/itis
f. hepat/ic
g. oste/o/pathy
h. sub/hepat/ic
7. Pertaining to the liver @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
8. Disease of the bone @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
9. Pertaining to within the @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
vein
@cfrt
10. Pertaining to below the @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
liver
@cfrt
11. Disease of a joint @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
12. Inflammation of a joint @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
13. Enlargement of the liver @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
14. Inflammation of the liver @cfrt @cfrt @cfrt
7. ANS: @ c f r
F t
REF: 12 @ c f r t
OBJ: @cfrt
5
TOP: @ c f r t
Analyze @cfrt
and Define Medical
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Terms
8. ANS: @ c f r
G t
REF: 12 @ c f r t
OBJ: @cfrt
5
TOP: @ c f r t
Analyze @cfrt
and Define Medical
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Terms
9. ANS: @ c f r
D t
REF: 12 @ c f r t
OBJ: @cfrt
5
TOP: @ c f r t
Analyze @cfrt
and Define Medical
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Terms
10. ANS: @ c f r
H t
REF: 12 @ c f r t
OBJ: @cfrt
5
TOP: @ c f r t
Analyze @cfrt
and Define Medical
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Terms
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