,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
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MULTIPLE CHOICE z
1. The main body of a word is called a:
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a. suffix.
b. word root. z
c. combining vowel. z
d. combining form. z
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2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
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a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body. z z z
ANS: D REF: p. 3 z z z z TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
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3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word follows the prefixto
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suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root. z
ANS: C REF: p. 4 z z z z TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
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4. A combining vowel is used:
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a. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
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b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
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c. when there is no prefix. z z z z
d. when there is a prefix. z z z z
ANS: A REF: p. 5 z z z z TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
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5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
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a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
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6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
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a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash. z
d. semicolon.
ANS: C REF: p. 3 z z z z TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
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7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
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a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS: A REF: p. 3
z z z z TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
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, a. Word root z
b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel z
d. Suffix
ANS: D REF: p. 4
z z z z TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes z z z
11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
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a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
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b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
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c. should be done only if time allows. z z z z z z
d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered. z z z z z z z z
ANS: D REF: p. 5
z z z z TOP: Word Parts z z
12. Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Green began around the year:
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a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: A REF: p. 1
z z z z TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
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13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
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a. 40 % z
b. 50 % z
c. 70 % z
d. 90 % z
ANS: D REF: p. 1
z z z z TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
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14. The suffix “-itis” means:
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a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: B REF: p. 2
z z z z TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes z z z
15. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined?
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a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels z
d. Word roots z
ANS: D REF: p. 2
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16. Eponyms are: z
a. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
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b. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
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c. always capitalized. z
d. never capitalized. z
ANS: B REF: p. 8
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17. MD stands for:
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a. modern doctor. z
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MULTIPLE CHOICE z
1. The main body of a word is called a:
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a. suffix.
b. word root. z
c. combining vowel. z
d. combining form. z
ANS: B REF: p. 2 z z z z TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
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2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
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a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body. z z z
ANS: D REF: p. 3 z z z z TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
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3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word follows the prefixto
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suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root. z
ANS: C REF: p. 4 z z z z TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
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4. A combining vowel is used:
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a. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
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b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
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c. when there is no prefix. z z z z
d. when there is a prefix. z z z z
ANS: A REF: p. 5 z z z z TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
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5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
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a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: B REF: p. 2 z z z z TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
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6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
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a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash. z
d. semicolon.
ANS: C REF: p. 3 z z z z TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
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7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
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a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS: A REF: p. 3
z z z z TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
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, a. Word root z
b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel z
d. Suffix
ANS: D REF: p. 4
z z z z TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes z z z
11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
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a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
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b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
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c. should be done only if time allows. z z z z z z
d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered. z z z z z z z z
ANS: D REF: p. 5
z z z z TOP: Word Parts z z
12. Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Green began around the year:
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a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: A REF: p. 1
z z z z TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
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13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
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a. 40 % z
b. 50 % z
c. 70 % z
d. 90 % z
ANS: D REF: p. 1
z z z z TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
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14. The suffix “-itis” means:
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a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: B REF: p. 2
z z z z TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes z z z
15. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined?
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a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels z
d. Word roots z
ANS: D REF: p. 2
z z z z TOP: Word Parts z z
16. Eponyms are: z
a. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
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b. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
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c. always capitalized. z
d. never capitalized. z
ANS: B REF: p. 8
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17. MD stands for:
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a. modern doctor. z
