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Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition
By Davi-Ellen Chabner
(All Chapters, Latest Edition, All Answers are Verified)
, Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure
In Person: Living with Type 1 Diabetes
Chapter 2: Organization of the Body
In Person: CT and MRI
Chapter 3: Suffixes
In Person: Gallbladder Stones
Chapter 4: Prefixes
In Person: Total Knee Replacement (TKR)
Chapter 5: Medical Specialists and Case Reports
In Person: Living with Crohn’s Disease
,Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A combining form is the:
a. word ending
b. root plus combining vowel
c. prefix
d. prefix plus combining vowel
e. root plus suffix
Answer: B
2. The combining form meaning “joint” is:
a. aden/o
b. -itis
c. -algia
d. arthr/o
e. oste/o
Answer: D
3. A suffix meaning “inflammation” is:
a. -itis
b. -osis
c. -ac
d. -al
e. -tomy
Answer: A
4. A word part meaning “below”,“less than normal,” or “under” is:
a. re-
, b. hyper-
c. trans-
d. -emia
e. hypo-
Answer: E
5. A suffix meaning “study of” is:
a. -pathy
b. -logy
c. -gram
d. -scopy
e. -osis
Answer: B
6. A tumor of a gland is called:
a. arthrosis
b. arthroscope
c. adenoma
d. nephroma
e. hepatitis
Answer: C
7. Visual examination of the urinary bladder is called:
a. cystoscopy
b. cytology
c. cystogram
d. nephroscopy
Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition
By Davi-Ellen Chabner
(All Chapters, Latest Edition, All Answers are Verified)
, Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure
In Person: Living with Type 1 Diabetes
Chapter 2: Organization of the Body
In Person: CT and MRI
Chapter 3: Suffixes
In Person: Gallbladder Stones
Chapter 4: Prefixes
In Person: Total Knee Replacement (TKR)
Chapter 5: Medical Specialists and Case Reports
In Person: Living with Crohn’s Disease
,Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A combining form is the:
a. word ending
b. root plus combining vowel
c. prefix
d. prefix plus combining vowel
e. root plus suffix
Answer: B
2. The combining form meaning “joint” is:
a. aden/o
b. -itis
c. -algia
d. arthr/o
e. oste/o
Answer: D
3. A suffix meaning “inflammation” is:
a. -itis
b. -osis
c. -ac
d. -al
e. -tomy
Answer: A
4. A word part meaning “below”,“less than normal,” or “under” is:
a. re-
, b. hyper-
c. trans-
d. -emia
e. hypo-
Answer: E
5. A suffix meaning “study of” is:
a. -pathy
b. -logy
c. -gram
d. -scopy
e. -osis
Answer: B
6. A tumor of a gland is called:
a. arthrosis
b. arthroscope
c. adenoma
d. nephroma
e. hepatitis
Answer: C
7. Visual examination of the urinary bladder is called:
a. cystoscopy
b. cytology
c. cystogram
d. nephroscopy
