COMPLETE TEST BANK FOR MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY: A SHORT COURSE, 9TH EDITION BY DAVI-ELLEN CHABNER VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS FOR ALL CHAPTERS

COMPLETE TEST BANK FOR
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY: A
SHORT COURSE, 9TH EDITION
BY DAVI-ELLEN CHABNER
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS FOR ALL
CHAPTERS


Prepared for Educational Use Only




October 20, 2025

,Contents
1 Basic Word Structure 2

2 Organization of the Body 6

3 Suffixes 8

4 Prefixes 10

5 Digestive System 12

6 Urinary System 13

7 Female Reproductive System 15

8 Male Reproductive System 17

9 Nervous System 19

10 Additional Questions 20




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, 1 Basic Word Structure
1. What is the combining form for gland?
Answer: aden/o

2. What is the combining form for joint?
Answer: arthr/o

3. What is the combining form for life?
Answer: bi/o

4. What is the combining form for cancer, cancerous?
Answer: carcin/o

5. What is the combining form for heart?
Answer: cardi/o

6. What is the combining form for head?
Answer: cephal/o

7. What is the combining form for brain?
Answer: cerebr/o

8. What is the combining form for urinary bladder?
Answer: cyst/o

9. What is the combining form for cell?
Answer: cyt/o

10. What is the combining form for skin?
Answer: derm/o or dermat/o

11. What is the combining form for electricity?
Answer: electr/o

12. What is the combining form for brain?
Answer: encephal/o

13. What is the combining form for intestines?
Answer: enter/o

14. What is the combining form for red?
Answer: erythr/o

15. What is the combining form for stomach?
Answer: gastr/o

16. What is the combining form for sugar?
Answer: glyc/o

17. What is the combining form for blood?
Answer: hem/o or hemat/o



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