,Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure
b b b b
Chabner: Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition
b b b b b b b
MULTIPLE bCHOICE
1. A bcombining bform bis bthe:
a. word bending
b. root bplus bcombining bvowel
c. prefix
d. prefix bplus bcombining bvowel
e. root bplus bsuffix
ANS: b B
2. The bcombining bform bmeaning b“joint” bis:
a. aden/o
b. -itis
c. -algia
d. arthr/o
e. oste/o
ANS: b D
3. A bsuffix bmeaning b“inflammation” bis:
a. -itis
b. -osis
c. -ac
d. -al
e. -tomy
ANS: b A
4. A bword bpart bmeaning b“below”,“less bthan bnormal,” bor b“under” bis:
a. re-
b. hyper-
c. trans-
d. -emia
e. hypo-
ANS: b E
5. A bsuffix bmeaning b“study bof” bis:
a. -pathy
b. -logy
c. -gram
d. -scopy
e. -osis
ANS: b B
6. A btumor bof ba bgland bis bcalled:
, a. arthrosis
b. arthroscope
c. adenoma
d. nephroma
e. hepatitis
ANS: b C
7. Visual bexamination bof bthe burinary bbladder bis bcalled:
a. cystoscopy
b. cytology
c. cystogram
d. nephroscopy
e. cystoscope
ANS: b A
8. Prediction babout bthe boutcome bof ban billness bor btreatment bis bcalled:
a. prognosis
b. psychosis
c. diagnosis
d. biopsy
e. pathology
ANS: b A
9. (Condition bof) bnerve bpain bis bcalled:
a. neural
b. arthralgia
c. cephalgia
d. neueralgia
e. neuralgia
ANS: b E
10. Ren/o band bnephr/o bboth bmean:
a. heart
b. liver
c. blood
d. kidney
e. intestine
ANS: b D
11. Which bterm brelates bto bthe bbrain?
a. anemia
b. cerebral
c. rhinitis
d. thrombosis
e. gastrotomy
ANS: b B
, 12. A bcancerous btumor bis ba(n):
a. hematoma
b. adenoma
c. oncology
d. gastralgia
e. carcinoma
ANS: b E
13. A bred bblood bcell bis ba(n):
a. platelet
b. thrombocyte
c. erythrocyte
d. leukocyte
e. resection
ANS: b C
14. Abnormal bcondition bof bclot bformation:
a. gastritis
b. osteitis
c. adenosis
d. dermatitis
e. thrombosis
ANS: b E
15. An binstrument bto bvisually bexamine bthe burinary bbladder bis bcalled ba(n):
a. cystoscopy
b. cystoscope
c. gastroscope
d. arthroscopy
e. excision
ANS: b B
16. An bexcessive b(more bthan bnormal) bamount bof bsugar bin bthe bblood bis bcalled:
a. hypothyroidism
b. hyperthyroidism
c. hyperglycemia
d. hypoglycemia
e. hypodermic
ANS: b C
17. A bgastrectomy bis ba(n):
a. gastric bexcision
b. gastroscopy
c. visual bexamination bof bthe babdomen
d. incision bof bthe bstomach
e. incision bof ba bgland
b b b b
Chabner: Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition
b b b b b b b
MULTIPLE bCHOICE
1. A bcombining bform bis bthe:
a. word bending
b. root bplus bcombining bvowel
c. prefix
d. prefix bplus bcombining bvowel
e. root bplus bsuffix
ANS: b B
2. The bcombining bform bmeaning b“joint” bis:
a. aden/o
b. -itis
c. -algia
d. arthr/o
e. oste/o
ANS: b D
3. A bsuffix bmeaning b“inflammation” bis:
a. -itis
b. -osis
c. -ac
d. -al
e. -tomy
ANS: b A
4. A bword bpart bmeaning b“below”,“less bthan bnormal,” bor b“under” bis:
a. re-
b. hyper-
c. trans-
d. -emia
e. hypo-
ANS: b E
5. A bsuffix bmeaning b“study bof” bis:
a. -pathy
b. -logy
c. -gram
d. -scopy
e. -osis
ANS: b B
6. A btumor bof ba bgland bis bcalled:
, a. arthrosis
b. arthroscope
c. adenoma
d. nephroma
e. hepatitis
ANS: b C
7. Visual bexamination bof bthe burinary bbladder bis bcalled:
a. cystoscopy
b. cytology
c. cystogram
d. nephroscopy
e. cystoscope
ANS: b A
8. Prediction babout bthe boutcome bof ban billness bor btreatment bis bcalled:
a. prognosis
b. psychosis
c. diagnosis
d. biopsy
e. pathology
ANS: b A
9. (Condition bof) bnerve bpain bis bcalled:
a. neural
b. arthralgia
c. cephalgia
d. neueralgia
e. neuralgia
ANS: b E
10. Ren/o band bnephr/o bboth bmean:
a. heart
b. liver
c. blood
d. kidney
e. intestine
ANS: b D
11. Which bterm brelates bto bthe bbrain?
a. anemia
b. cerebral
c. rhinitis
d. thrombosis
e. gastrotomy
ANS: b B
, 12. A bcancerous btumor bis ba(n):
a. hematoma
b. adenoma
c. oncology
d. gastralgia
e. carcinoma
ANS: b E
13. A bred bblood bcell bis ba(n):
a. platelet
b. thrombocyte
c. erythrocyte
d. leukocyte
e. resection
ANS: b C
14. Abnormal bcondition bof bclot bformation:
a. gastritis
b. osteitis
c. adenosis
d. dermatitis
e. thrombosis
ANS: b E
15. An binstrument bto bvisually bexamine bthe burinary bbladder bis bcalled ba(n):
a. cystoscopy
b. cystoscope
c. gastroscope
d. arthroscopy
e. excision
ANS: b B
16. An bexcessive b(more bthan bnormal) bamount bof bsugar bin bthe bblood bis bcalled:
a. hypothyroidism
b. hyperthyroidism
c. hyperglycemia
d. hypoglycemia
e. hypodermic
ANS: b C
17. A bgastrectomy bis ba(n):
a. gastric bexcision
b. gastroscopy
c. visual bexamination bof bthe babdomen
d. incision bof bthe bstomach
e. incision bof ba bgland
