Deck 1: Introduction to Word Parts and Word Construction

Question 1

The medical term LASIK,which stands for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis,is an example of a(n):

A)prefix
B)acronym
C)combining form
D)eponym

Answer 1

acronym

Question 2

A combining form is made up of:

A)a suffix and a combining vowel
B)a prefix and a root
C)a root and a combining vowel
D)a prefix and a suffix

Answer 2

a root and a combining vowel

Question 3

In most cases,the combining vowel is the letter:

A)o
B)a
C)e
D)i

Answer 3

o

Question 4

Identify the combining vowel in the term hepatology.

A)hepat/o
B)hepat
C)o
D)-logy

Question 5

This type of word part provides the primary meaning of the term.

A)root
B)combining vowel
C)prefix
D)suffix

Question 6

Which two languages have the most impact on the formation and meanings of medical terms?

A)Greek and French
B)Greek and Latin
C)English and German
D)Latin and Spanish

Question 7

Many medical terms are made of multiple word parts combined together.Such medical terms are called:

A)abbreviations
B)acronyms
C)eponyms
D)constructed terms

Question 8

This type of word part is attached to the beginning of a word.

A)combining vowel
B)prefix
C)suffix
D)root

Question 9

Cardi is an example of what word part?

A)word root
B)suffix
C)prefix
D)combining form

Question 10

You are building a medical term using the root hepat.Which of the following suffixes would require you to use a combining vowel?

A)-ectomy
B)-ic
C)-logy
D)-itis

Question 11

What prefix means before?

A)pre-
B)anti-
C)epi-
D)post-

Question 12

Which of the following statements is false?

A)All medical terms must have a prefix,root,and suffix.
B)Some medical terms are made of just a prefix and a suffix.
C)Some medical terms have more than one root.
D)Some medical terms are made of just a root and a suffix

Question 13

This word part is used to assist with pronunciation when combining a root with a suffix or another root.

A)combining vowel
B)prefix
C)suffix
D)root

Question 14

You are building a medical term using the root neur.Which of the following suffixes would require you to use a combining vowel?

A)-itis
B)-emia
C)-al
D)-tic

Question 15

This type of word part is attached to the end of a word.

A)suffix
B)root
C)combining vowel
D)prefix

Question 16

Some medical terms are derived from the names of important people.Such medical terms are called:

A)acronyms
B)eponyms
C)abbreviations
D)constructed terms

Question 17

What is the definition of the medical term neonatal?

A)new birth
B)condition of a new nose
C)pertaining to a newborn
D)pertaining to a narrow nose

Question 18

The ________ spelling of a word indicates the way the word sounds,to facilitate correct pronunciation.

A)erratic
B)eponymic
C)phonetic
D)acronymic

Question 19

In the term Wilms' tumor,Wilms' is an example of a:

A)word root
B)constructed term
C)combining form
D)nonconstructed term

Question 20

Which medical term is an example of an acronym?

A)AIDS
B)Huntington's chorea
C)diabetes
D)appendicitis

Question 21

What word parts make up the medical term proctoscopy?

A)prefix,word root,combining vowel,suffix
B)word root,combining vowel,suffix
C)prefix,combining vowel,word root
D)prefix,word root,suffix

Question 22

Identify the prefix in the term antibiotic.

A)bi
B)anti-
C)bi/o
D)-tic

Question 23

Identify the suffix in the term cardiology.

A)cardi/o
B)cardi
C)o
D)-logy

Question 24

Identify the combining form in the term mammogram.

A)mamm
B)mamm/o
C)-gram
D)o

Question 25

What is the definition of the suffix -scope?

A)an instrument used for viewing
B)study of instruments
C)use of an instrument for viewing
D)pertaining to instruments

Question 26

What is the definition of the medical term psychology?

A)study of the mind
B)a brain specialty
C)inflammation of the brain
D)disease of the mind

Question 27

Which combining form means "nose"?

A)nat/o
B)rhin/o
C)narc/o
D)vas/o

Question 28

What is the medical term that means "pertaining to the brain"?

A)hepatic
B)psychic
C)cerebral
D)pancreatic

Question 29

Identify the suffix in the term antibiotic.

A)bi/o
B)anti-
C)bi
D)-tic

Question 30

"Study of the skin" is the definition of what medical term?

A)dermatology
B)neurology
C)hepatopathy
D)biology

Question 31

What is a suffix that means "surgical repair"?

A)-scopy
B)-logy
C)-lepsy
D)-plasty

Question 32

Identify the suffix in the term mastectomy.

A)mast/o
B)-ectomy
C)o
D)mast

Question 33

Identify the combining form in the term antibiotic.

A)anti-
B)bi
C)bi/o
D)-tic

Question 34

Identify the combining form in the term dermatology.

A)-logy
B)dermat
C)o
D)dermat/o

Question 35

Which medical term is spelled correctly?

A)osteoitis
B)hepatology
C)cardiapathy
D)artarioscope

Question 36

What is the meaning of the prefix anti-?

A)under
B)away from
C)excess
D)against

Question 37

Identify the suffix in the term hepatitis.

A)o
B)-itis
C)hepat/o
D)hepat

Question 38

Identify the combining form in the term psychology.

A)psych/o
B)-logy
C)psych
D)o

Question 39

Identify the combining form in the term laryngoscopy.

A)o
B)laryng/o
C)-scopy
D)laryng

Question 40

Which medical term has two word roots?

A)electrocardiogram
B)hysterectomy
C)microhepatic
D)cardiopathy

Question 41

This type of word part comes before a word root.

A)combining vowel
B)suffix
C)prefix
D)none of the above

Question 42

Choose the combining form that means "white."

A)electr/o
B)rhin/o
C)path/o
D)leuk/o

Question 43

The most common combining vowel is the letter ________.

Question 44

Choose the combining form that means "heart."

A)cardi/o
B)hem/o
C)psych/o
D)dermat/o

Question 45

A(n)________ is a medical term derived from the name of an important person.

Question 46

Choose the prefix that means "small."

A)anti-
B)micro-
C)epi-
D)neo-

Question 47

A(n)________ is a word part attached to the end of a word.

Question 48

A word ________ is a word part that provides the primary meaning of a word.

Question 49

Choose the suffix that means "surgical excision (removal)."

A)-ectomy
B)-emia
C)-logy
D)-scopy

Question 50

Choose the prefix that means "against."

A)micro-
B)hyper-
C)brady-
D)anti-

Question 51

Choose the prefix that means "slow."

A)anti-
B)micro-
C)brady-
D)hyper-

Question 52

Choose the suffix that means pertaining to.

A)-ic
B)-tic
C)-al
D)all of the above

Question 53

Choose the suffix that means "surgical repair."

A)-plasty
B)-gram
C)-logy
D)-scopy

Question 54

In the constructed term brady/cardi/a,the prefix is ________.

Question 55

Which of the following cannot come after a word root?

A)prefix
B)suffix
C)another root
D)combining vowel

Question 56

In the constructed term mast/o/plasty,the combining vowel is ________.

Question 57

A(n)________ is a word part attached to the beginning of a word.

Question 58

A combining form is made of a(n)________ and a combining vowel.

Question 59

Choose the suffix that means "study of."

A)-plasty
B)-logy
C)-ectomy
D)-scopy

Question 60

A(n)________ is added to a root to assist with pronunciation when combining with other word parts.(two words)

Question 61

In the constructed term hyster/ectomy,the suffix is ________.

Question 62

The definition of pathology is "the study of ________."

Question 63

In the constructed term endo/cardi/al,the prefix is ________.

Question 64

The meaning of gastritis is "inflammation of the ________."

Question 65

In the constructed term endo/cardi/al,the suffix is ________.

Question 66

The medical term hepatitis means "inflammation of the ________."

Question 67

In the constructed term hem/o/philia,the combining form is ________.

Question 68

In the constructed term mast/o/plasty,the suffix is ________.

Question 69

What is the definition of encephalogram? It is "a recording of the ________."

Question 70

In the constructed term leuk/emia,the suffix is ________.

Question 71

In the constructed term micro/scope,the suffix is ________.

Question 72

The medical term that means "treatment of the mind" is ________.

Question 73

In the medical term laryngectomy,what is the word root?

Question 74

In the constructed term rhin/o/plasty,the combining form is ________.

Question 75

What does the prefix micro- mean?

Question 76

In the constructed term electr/o/cardi/o/gram,the suffix is ________.

Question 77

In the constructed term electr/o/cardi/o/gram,the first combining form is ________.

Question 78

The medical term hepatic means "pertaining to disease of the ________."

Question 79

In the constructed term hem/o/philia,the combining vowel is ________.

Question 80

In the constructed term laryng/itis,the suffix is ________.