Deck 1: Introduction to Medical Language

Question 1

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllables in steatorrhea.

A) oh-ree-uh
B) oh-ruh-hee-ai
C) or-hee-ay
D) or-hay

Answer 1

oh-ree-uh

Question 2

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable inpharynx.

A) fair
B) pair

Answer 2

fair

Question 3

Medical language is necessary and useful because:

A) medical professionals can communicate clearly and quickly with each other using a common language.
B) medical professionals can easily communicate with patients in words they understand.
C) patients can be comforted and assured that the medical professional understands their symptoms and is in control of the diagnosis and treatment process.
D) medical professionals can communicate clearly and quickly with each other using a common language, and medical professionals can easily communicate with patients in words they understand.
E) medical professionals can communicate clearly and quickly with each other using a common language, and patients can be comforted and assured that the medical professional understands their symptoms and is in control of the diagnosis and treatment process.

Answer 3

medical professionals can communicate clearly and quickly with each other using a common language, and patients can be comforted and assured that the medical professional understands their symptoms and is in control of the diagnosis and treatment process.

Question 4

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllables in xiphoid process.

A) eks-foid
B) eks-poid
C) zih-foid
D) zih-poid

Question 5

A (n)________ is a word formed by including the name of the person who discovered or invented what is being described.

A) acronym
B) antonym
C) eponym
D) synonym
E) none of these

Question 6

Which is the proper syllabic breakdown for the word catheter?

A) ca/th/e/ter
B) ca/thet/er
C) cat/het/er
D) cath/e/ter

Question 7

Which syllable is emphasized when pronouncing the word hypotonia?

A) HAI-poh-toh-nee-yah (first syllable)
B) hai-POH-toh-nee-yah (second syllable)
C) hai-poh-TOH-nee-yah (third syllable)
D) hai-poh-toh-NEE-yah (fourth syllable)
E) hai-poh-toh-nee-YAH (fifth syllable)

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a reason why Greek and Latin form the backbone and foundation of medical language?

A) Foundations of Western medicine were in ancient Greece and Rome.
B) Latin was the global language of the scientific revolution.
C) Medical research of the scientific revolution was in Greek.
D) They are no longer spoken and therefore do not change meaning over time.
E) They are no longer spoken and can therefore serve as a common language for medical professionals who may speak different modern languages.

Question 9

Which syllable is emphasized when pronouncing the word myodynia?

A) MIE-oh-dih-nee-ah (first syllable)
B) mie-OH-dih-nee-ah (second syllable)
C) mie-oh-DIH-nee-ah (third syllable)
D) mie-oh-dih-NEE-ah (fourth syllable)
E) mie-oh-dih-nee-AH (fifth syllable)

Question 10

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable in pneumothorax.

A) noo
B) puh-noo

Question 11

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable in glycogen.

A) gen
B) jen

Question 12

Which is the proper syllabic breakdown for the word cardiac arrest?

A) card/iac a/rrest
B) card/iac arr/est
C) car/di/ac a/rrest
D) car/di/ac arr/est

Question 13

Thinking of medical language as sentences to be translated instead of words to be memorized allows one to:

A) break down and understand new words.
B) describe all aspects of health care.
C) prescribe medication to patients.
D) translate a few stock medical phrases.
E) understand only the most commonly used medical phrases.

Question 14

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable in cyanosis.

A) kai
B) sai

Question 15

Medical language is made up primarily (but not exclusively) of words taken from which two ancient languages?

A) Greek and Latin
B) Greek and Old English
C) Greek and Hebrew
D) Hebrew and Latin
E) Hebrew and Old English

Question 16

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable in pterygium.

A) puh-te
B) tuh

Question 17

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable in cardiovascular.

A) kar
B) sar

Question 18

The diagnostic imaging process called magnetic resonance imaging is frequently called MRI. This is an example of a(n):

A) acronym.
B) antonym.
C) eponym.
D) synonym.
E) none of the above.

Question 19

What is the basic rule for emphasizing syllables?

A) in most words, the emphasis usually falls on the first syllable.
B) in most words, the emphasis usually falls on the last syllable.
C) in most words, the emphasis usually falls on the second-to-last syllable.
D) in most words, the emphasis usually falls on the third-to-last syllable.
E) there is no basic rule for pronunciation.

Question 20

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable in gamophobia.

A) gam
B) jam

Question 21

Translate the root sten/o.

A) Fungus
B) Lung
C) Muscle
D) Narrowing
E) Suffering

Question 22

Translate the root pneumon/o.

A) Fungus
B) Liver
C) Lung
D) Muscle
E) Small intestine

Question 23

What is the root in the term tachycardia?

A) a
B) car
C) cardi
D) ta
E) tachy

Question 24

What is NOT a difference between a suffix and a prefix?

A) A prefix is at the beginning of the term and a suffix is at the end of the term.
B) A suffix is at the beginning of the term and a prefix is at the end of a term.
C) A prefix is used to further modify the root.
D) A suffix often gives essential meaning to the term.
E) Prefixes can be added to a suffix to create a complete suffix.

Question 25

Which root would be used in medical terms pertaining to suffering or disease?

A) gen/o
B) morph/o
C) path/o
D) troph/o
E) xer/o

Question 26

Translate the root hepat/o.

A) Fungus
B) Liver
C) Lung
D) Heart
E) Small intestine

Question 27

The root enter/o means :

A) large intestine.
B) liver.
C) nerve.
D) small intestine.
E) stomach.

Question 28

Translate the root morph/o.

A) Cause
B) Change
C) Eat
D) Straight
E) Suffering, disease

Question 29

Which of the following prefixes are opposites?

A) anti-, contra-
B) brady-, tachy-
C) circum-, peri-
D) mono-, uni-
E) poly-, multi-

Question 30

Which is NOT a suffix used to mean "pertaining to"?

A) -ac
B) -al
C) -algia
D) -ar
E) -ary

Question 31

Which root would be used in medical terms pertaining to blood?

A) arthr/o
B) hemat/o
C) hepat/o
D) pulmon/o
E) xen/o

Question 32

Which syllable is emphasized when pronouncing the word arthroscope?

A) AR-throh-skohp (first syllable)
B) ar-THROH-skohp (second syllable)
C) ar-throh-SKOHP (last syllable)

Question 33

In medical terminology, what is a root?

A) A beginning that gives essential meaning to the term
B) An ending that gives essential meaning to the term
C) The foundation or subject of the term
D) The part of the word added to the beginning of a term when needed to further modify the foundation of the term
E) None of these.

Question 34

What is the meaning of the root hydr/o?

A) Air
B) Blood
C) Formation
D) Generation, cause
E) Water

Question 35

What is the root in the term polyneuropathy?

A) neuro
B) path
C) pathy
D) poly
E) ropathy

Question 36

Which of the following roots mean the same thing?

A) arthr/o and angi/o
B) cardi/o and vascul/o
C) enter/o and gastr/o
D) hem/o and vas/o
E) my/o and muscul/o

Question 37

Translate the root myc/o.

A) Fungus
B) Liver
C) Lung
D) Muscle
E) Small intestine

Question 38

Which of the following prefixes are opposites?

A) ab-, de-
B) exo-, extra-
C) hyper-, hypo-
D) pre-, pro-
E) sym-, syn-

Question 39

Which is NOT a suffix used to mean "small"?

A) -ic
B) -icle
C) -ole
D) -ule
E) -ula

Question 40

Which of the following is NOT a root meaning "skin"?

A) cutane/o
B) dermat/o
C) derm/o
D) my/o

Question 41

Identify and define the root in the term pyemia.

A) emia- blood condition
B) emia- pertaining to
C) ia- condition
D) py- eat
E) py- pus

Question 42

Identify and define the root in the term arthroscope.

A) arthr/o- joint
B) arthr/o- vessel
C) scop/e - instrument used to look
D) scop/e- vessel
E) thosc/o - chest

Question 43

Identify and define the root in the term necrosis.

A) is- small
B) necr/o- death
C) necr/o- kidney
D) osis- condition
E) osis- presence of

Question 44

Identify and define the root in the term subcutaneous.

A) ane/o- stomach
B) cut/o- skin
C) cutane/o- skin
D) eous- pertaining to
E) sub- beneath

Question 45

Translate the prefix ante-.

A) After
B) Again
C) Before
D) Fast
E) Slow

Question 46

What is the meaning of the prefix poly-?

A) Few
B) Half
C) Many
D) No, none
E) One

Question 47

Identify and define the prefix in the term hypertrophic.

A) hyper- over
B) hyper- under
C) ic- condition
D) ic- pertaining to
E) troph- nourishment, development

Question 48

Identify and define the prefix in the term heminephrectomy.

A) hemi- half
B) hemi- out
C) nephr- kidney
D) tomy- incision
E) y- condition, procedure

Question 49

Translate the prefix oligo-.

A) All
B) Few
C) Large
D) Many
E) Small

Question 50

What is the meaning of the prefix contra-?

A) Against
B) Bad
C) Down
D) Good
E) With

Question 51

Identify and define the prefix in the term eugenic.

A) eu- bad
B) eu- good
C) gen- generation, cause
D) ic- cause
E) ic- pertaining to

Question 52

Which of the following pairs of prefixes are synonyms that mean "around"?

A) circum-, contra-
B) circum-, peri-
C) circum-, dia-
D) contra-, peri-
E) dia-, peri-

Question 53

What is the meaning of the root troph/o?

A) Change
B) Eat
C) Foreign
D) Generation, cause
E) Nourishment, development

Question 54

The prefixes a- and an- both mean:

A) away.
B) in, inside.
C) not.
D) out, outside.
E) with, together.

Question 55

The prefixes e-, ec-, and ex- all mean:

A) away.
B) beneath.
C) in, inside.
D) out.
E) through.

Question 56

Identify and define the prefix in the term transdermal.

A) al- across
B) al- pertaining to
C) derm- skin
D) trans- across
E) trans- pertaining to

Question 57

What is the meaning of the root xen/o?

A) Dry
B) Foreign
C) Hard
D) Soft
E) Water

Question 58

Which of the following pairs of prefixes are synonyms that mean "in, inside"?

A) a-, an-
B) con-, contra-
C) en-, endo-
D) ex-, exo-
E) inter-, intra-

Question 59

Identify and define the prefix in the term antigen.

A) anti - across
B) anti- against
C) anti- along
D) gen- creation, cause
E) gen- suffering, disease

Question 60

What is the meaning of the prefix syn-?

A) Against
B) Before, on behalf of
C) Between
D) Through
E) With, together

Question 61

Translate the suffix -emia.

A) Blood condition
B) Flow
C) Hernia
D) Rupture
E) Tissue, structure

Question 62

What is the meaning of the suffix -rrhexis?

A) Involuntary contraction
B) Resembling
C) Rupture
D) Suture
E) Tumor

Question 63

Which is the correct plural form of the word diagnosis?

A) Diagnosa
B) Diagnosae
C) Diagnoses
D) Diagnosi
E) Diagnosies

Question 64

Translate the suffix -graph.

A) Instrument used to look
B) Instrument used to produce a record
C) Process of measuring
D) Process of recording
E) Written record

Question 65

Identify and define the suffix in the term costochondritis.

A) chondr- cartilage
B) chondr- persistent
C) costo- rib
D) itis- inflammation
E) itis- persistent

Question 66

What is the meaning of the suffix -oid?

A) Involuntary contraction
B) Resembling
C) Rupture
D) Suture
E) Tumor

Question 67

Identify and define the suffix in the term cardiomalacia.

A) cardio- heart
B) cardio- lung
C) ia- deficiency
D) malacia- abnormal hardening
E) malacia- abnormal softening

Question 68

Which is the correct plural form of the word nucleus?

A) Nucleae
B) Nuclei
C) Nuclemata
D) Nucles
E) Nuclices

Question 69

When putting medical terms together, use a combining vowel:

A) to join a root to any suffix beginning with a consonant.
B) to join two roots together.
C) to join two roots together even when the second root begins with a vowel.
D) all of these.
E) none of these.

Question 70

Which of the following terms includes a combining vowel?

A) Bradycardia
B) Endocardium
C) Gastric
D) Gastritis
E) Neuropathy

Question 71

What is the meaning of the suffix -spasm?

A) Involuntary contraction
B) Resembling
C) Rupture
D) Suture
E) Contraction

Question 72

What is the meaning of the suffix -rrhaphy?

A) Involuntary contraction
B) Resembling
C) Rupture
D) Suture
E) Tumor

Question 73

Which of these correctly represents a medical term built with the following root and suffix: vas/o + spasm?

A) Vascospasm
B) Vasculospasm
C) Vasospasm
D) Vaspasm

Question 74

The suffixes -algia and -dynia both mean:

A) abnormal softening.
B) inflammation.
C) pain.
D) presence of.
E) resembling.

Question 75

What is the meaning of the suffix -oma?

A) Involuntary contraction
B) Resembling
C) Rupture
D) Suture
E) Tumor

Question 76

Translate the suffix -logy.

A) Medical science
B) Specialist in medicine of
C) Specialist
D) Specialist in the study of
E) Study of

Question 77

Identify and define the suffix in the term craniostomy.

A) crani- bone
B) crani- skull
C) osto- bone
D) stomy- creation of an opening
E) stomy- removal

Question 78

When putting medical terms together, do NOT use a combining vowel:

A) to join a root to a suffix that begins with a vowel.
B) to join a root to any suffix beginning with a consonant.
C) to join two roots together.
D) to join two roots together even when a second root begins with a vowel.
E) all of these.

Question 79

Identify and define the suffix in the term dysmenorrhea.

A) dys- bad
B) dys- not
C) meno- muscle
D) rrhea- flow
E) rrhea- rupture

Question 80

Which of these correctly represents a medical term built with the following root and suffix: gastr/o + ic?

A) Gastric
B) Gastreic
C) Gastroc
D) Gastroic