Test Bank for The Language
of Medicine 12th Edition by
Chabner All Chapters 2024.
,Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure
Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Gastrectomy:
a. Gastric resection
b. Intestinal incision
c. Tumor of the stomach
d. Incision of the stomach
e. Resection of the intestine
ANS: A REF: p. 9 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
2. Osteitis:
a. Incision of a bone
b. Removal of a bone
c. Incision of a joint
d. Inflammation of a joint
e. Inflammation of a bone
ANS: E REF: p. 4 | p. 11 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
3. Cystoscopy:
a. Study of cells
b. Visual examination of cells
c. Removal of a sac of fluid
d. Removal of the urinary bladder
e. Visual examination of the urinary bladder
ANS: E REF: p. 8 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
4. Hepatoma:
a. Incision of the kidney
b. Tumor of the liver
c. Blood mass
d. Inflammation of the liver
e. Red blood cell
ANS: B REF: p. 13 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
5. Iatrogenic:
a. Pertaining to produced by treatment
b. Produced by the mind
c. Cancer producing
d. Pertaining to producing a tumor
e. Cutting into a tumor
ANS: A REF: p. 10 | p. 13 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
,6. Electroencephalogram:
, a. Record of electricity in the brain
b. Record of electricity in the heart
c. X-ray of the brain
d. Record of sound waves in the brain
e. X-ray of the heart and brain
ANS: A REF: p. 9 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
7. Diagnosis:
a. Made after the prognosis
b. A guess as to the patient’s condition
c. A prediction of the course of treatment
d. Made on the basis of complete knowledge about the patient’s condition
e. A treatment of the patient
ANS: D REF: p. 10 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
8. Cancerous tumor:
a. Hematoma
b. Adenoma
c. Carcinoma
d. Carcinogenic
e. Neurotomy
ANS: C REF: p. 7 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
9. Microscopic examination of living tissue:
a. Incision
b. Pathology
c. Biopsy
d. Autopsy
e. Resection
ANS: C REF: p. 7 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
10. Pertaining to the largest part of the brain:
a. Cerebral
b. Cephalic
c. Renal
d. Cardiac
e. Neural
ANS: A REF: p. 8 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
11. Removal of a gland:
a. Gastrotomy
b. Gastric
c. Hepatic resection
d. Nephric section
e. Adenectomy
ANS: E REF: p. 7 | p. 13 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
of Medicine 12th Edition by
Chabner All Chapters 2024.
,Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure
Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Gastrectomy:
a. Gastric resection
b. Intestinal incision
c. Tumor of the stomach
d. Incision of the stomach
e. Resection of the intestine
ANS: A REF: p. 9 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
2. Osteitis:
a. Incision of a bone
b. Removal of a bone
c. Incision of a joint
d. Inflammation of a joint
e. Inflammation of a bone
ANS: E REF: p. 4 | p. 11 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
3. Cystoscopy:
a. Study of cells
b. Visual examination of cells
c. Removal of a sac of fluid
d. Removal of the urinary bladder
e. Visual examination of the urinary bladder
ANS: E REF: p. 8 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
4. Hepatoma:
a. Incision of the kidney
b. Tumor of the liver
c. Blood mass
d. Inflammation of the liver
e. Red blood cell
ANS: B REF: p. 13 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
5. Iatrogenic:
a. Pertaining to produced by treatment
b. Produced by the mind
c. Cancer producing
d. Pertaining to producing a tumor
e. Cutting into a tumor
ANS: A REF: p. 10 | p. 13 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
,6. Electroencephalogram:
, a. Record of electricity in the brain
b. Record of electricity in the heart
c. X-ray of the brain
d. Record of sound waves in the brain
e. X-ray of the heart and brain
ANS: A REF: p. 9 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
7. Diagnosis:
a. Made after the prognosis
b. A guess as to the patient’s condition
c. A prediction of the course of treatment
d. Made on the basis of complete knowledge about the patient’s condition
e. A treatment of the patient
ANS: D REF: p. 10 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
8. Cancerous tumor:
a. Hematoma
b. Adenoma
c. Carcinoma
d. Carcinogenic
e. Neurotomy
ANS: C REF: p. 7 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
9. Microscopic examination of living tissue:
a. Incision
b. Pathology
c. Biopsy
d. Autopsy
e. Resection
ANS: C REF: p. 7 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
10. Pertaining to the largest part of the brain:
a. Cerebral
b. Cephalic
c. Renal
d. Cardiac
e. Neural
ANS: A REF: p. 8 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
11. Removal of a gland:
a. Gastrotomy
b. Gastric
c. Hepatic resection
d. Nephric section
e. Adenectomy
ANS: E REF: p. 7 | p. 13 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
