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LaFleur: Exploring Medical Language, 11th Edition
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1. Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?
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a. German and Russian o o
b. Italian and French o o
c. Greek and Latin o o
d. Chinese and Japanese o o
ANS: C REF: 3
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TOP: Origins of Medical Language
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2. A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be spoken as
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a whole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is
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a. an eponym. o
b. modern language. o
c. built from the English language. o o o o
d. an acronym. o
ANS: D REF: 4
o ooo OBJ: 2 o
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
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3. A term named for a person or a place, such as Alzheimer disease named for the physician who
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first described the symptoms as seen in a patient, is
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a. an acronym. o NURSINGTB.COM
b. built from the English language. o o o o
c. an eponym. o
d. modern language. o
ANS: C REF: 4
o ooo OBJ: 2 o
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
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4. The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
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a. prefix.
b. word root. o
c. suffix.
d. combining vowel. o
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5. The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is the
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a. word root. o
b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combining vowel. o
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6. The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the
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a. combining vowel. o
b. suffix.
c. word root. o
d. prefix.
ANS: B o REF: 7 ooo OBJ: 4
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7. All medical terms have at least one
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a. prefix.
b. combining vowel. o
c. suffix.
d. word root. o
ANS: D o REF: 6 ooo OBJ: 4
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8. A combining form is made up of a
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a. word root and a combining vowel.
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b. prefix and a combining vowel.
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c. combining vowel and a suffix. o o o o
d. prefix and a word root. o o o o
ANS: A o REF: 9 ooo OBJ: 4
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9. A combining vowel is used to
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a. ease word pronunciation.
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b. modify the meaning of a word. o o o o o
c. make analyzing a word easier.
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d. make defining a word easier.
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ANS: A o REF: 8 ooo OBJ: 4
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10. The most common combining vowel is
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a. a.
b. i.
c. e.
d. o.
ANS: D o REF: 8 ooo OBJ: 4
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11. In the term arthr/itis, itis is the
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a. word root. o
b. prefix.
c. combining vowel. o
d. suffix.
ANS: D o REF: 7 ooo OBJ: 4
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12. In the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?
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a. ic
b. sub
c. hepat
d. hepat/o
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