Chabner:VMedicalVTerminology:VAVShortVCourse,V9thVEdition
MULTIPLEVCHOICE
1. AVcombiningVformVisVthe:
a. wordVending
b. rootVplusVcombiningVvowel
c. prefix
d. prefixVplusVcombiningVvow
el
e. rootVplusVsuffix
ANS:V B
2. TheVcombiningVformVmeaningV“joint”Vis:
a. aden/o
b. -itis
c. -algia
d. arthr/o
e. oste/o
ANS:V D
3. AVsuffixVmeaningV“inflammation”Vis:
a. -itis
b. -osis
c. -ac
d. -al
e. -tomy
ANS:V A
4. AVwordVpartVmeaningV“below”,“lessVthanVnormal,”VorV“under”Vis:
a. re-
b. hyper-
c. trans-
d. -emia
e. hypo-
ANS:V E
5. AVsuffixVmeaningV“studyVof”Vis:
a. -pathy
b. -logy
c. -gram
d. -scopy
e. -osis
ANS:V B
6. AVtumorVofVaVglandVisVcalled:
, a. arthrosis
b. arthroscope
c. adenoma
d. nephroma
e. hepatitis
ANS:V C
7. VisualVexaminationVofVtheVurinaryVbladderV isVcalled:
a. cystoscopy
b. cytology
c. cystogram
d. nephroscopy
e. cystoscope
ANS:V A
8. PredictionVaboutVtheVoutcomeVofVanVillnessVorVtreatmentVisVcalled:
a. prognosis
b. psychosis
c. diagnosis
d. biopsy
e. pathology
ANS:V A
9. (ConditionVof)VnerveVpainVisVcalled:
a. neural
b. arthralgia
c. cephalgia
d. neueralgia
e. neuralgia
ANS:V E
10. Ren/oVandVnephr/oVbothVmean:
a. heart
b. liver
c. blood
d. kidney
e. intestine
ANS:V D
11. WhichVtermVrelatesVtoVtheVbrain?
a. anemia
b. cerebral
c. rhinitis
d. thrombosis
e. gastrotomy
ANS:V B
,12. AVcancerousVtumorVisVa(n):
a. hematoma
b. adenoma
c. oncology
d. gastralgia
e. carcinoma
ANS:V E
13. AVredVbloodVcellVisVa(n):
a. platelet
b. thrombocyte
c. erythrocyte
d. leukocyte
e. resection
ANS:V C
14. AbnormalVconditionVofVclotVformation:
a. gastritis
b. osteitis
c. adenosis
d. dermatitis
e. thrombosis
ANS:V E
15. AnVinstrumentVtoVvisuallyVexamineVtheVurinaryVbladderVisVcalledVa(n):
a. cystoscopy
b. cystoscope
c. gastroscope
d. arthroscopy
e. excision
ANS:V B
16. AnVexcessiveV(moreVthanVnormal)VamountVofVsugarVinVtheVbloodVisVcalled:
a. hypothyroidism
b. hyperthyroidism
c. hyperglycemia
d. hypoglycemia
e. hypodermic
ANS:V C
17. AVgastrectomyVisVa(n):
a. gastricVexcision
b. gastroscopy
c. visualVexaminationVofVtheVabdom
en
d. incisionVofVtheVstomach
e. incisionVofVaVgland
, ANS:V A
18. GlandsVthatVsecreteVhormonesVareV glands.
a. enteral
b. endocrine
c. exocrine
d. adenoma
e. neural
ANS:V B
19. IncreaseVinVcancerousVwhiteVbloodVcellsVinVbloodVandVboneVmarrow:
a. leukemia
b. anemia
c. adenosis
d. leukocytosis
e. osteoma
ANS:V A
20. AVlargeVincisionVacrossVtheVabdomenVisVcalled:
a. laparoscopy
b. rhinotomy
c. laparotomy
d. gastrotomy
e. gastroscopy
ANS:V C
21. AVmalignantV(cancerous)VtumorVofVfleshV(connective)VtissueVis:
a. carcinoma
b. sarcoma
c. neuroma
d. hepatoma
e. nephroma
ANS:V B
22. AVdoctorVwhoVperformsVautopsiesVandVexaminesVbiopsyVsamplesVisVa(n):
a. oncologist
b. gynecologist
c. hematologist
d. endocrinologist
e. pathologist
ANS:V E
23. AVrecordVofVtheVelectricityVinVtheVbrainVisVa(n):
a. arthrogram
b. electrocardiogram
c. resection
d. electroencephalogram