Deck 1: Introduction to Medical Terminology

Question 1

The combining form that means electricity is ____________________.

Answer 1

electr/o;electro

Question 2

The suffix that means surgical removal is ____________________.

Answer 2

-ectomy;ectomy

Question 3

The prefix that means below or underneath is ____________________.

Answer 3

sub-;sub

Question 4

The prefix that means ?two is ____________________.

Question 5

The suffix that means inflammation is ____________________.

Question 6

The combining form that means liver is ____________________.

Question 7

The combining form that means bone is ____________________.

Question 8

The combining form that means cancer is ____________________.

Question 9

The combining form that means muscle is ____________________.

Question 10

The suffix that means record or picture is ____________________.

Question 11

The combining form that means head is ____________________.

Question 12

The combining form that means stomach is ____________________.

Question 13

The combining form that means heart is ____________________.

Question 14

The combining form that means joint is ____________________.

Question 15

The prefix that means between is ____________________.

Question 16

The suffix that means enlarged is ____________________.

Question 17

The combining form that means nose is ____________________.

Question 18

The suffix that means disease is ____________________.

Question 19

The suffix that means study of is ____________________.

Question 20

The prefix that means abnormal,difficult,or painful is ____________________.

Question 21

Word roots frequently refer to a body structure,organ,or system.

Question 22

A(n)word __________________ is the foundation of most medical terms.

Question 23

The prefix that means? after is ____________________.

Question 24

In pronouncing a medical term,if pn is in the middle of a word,pronounce only the n.

Question 25

A combining vowel is placed between a word root and suffix if the suffix begins with a consonant.

Question 26

Combining vowels make medical terms easier to pronounce.

Question 27

The prefix often indicates the body system or organ being discussed.

Question 28

A combining form consists of a word root and combining vowel.

Question 29

All medical terms must contain a(n)_____________________.

Question 30

An eponym is based on a person's name.

Question 31

A suffix can be used to indicate a surgical procedure.

Question 32

Terms ending in -a are pluralized by simply adding an -e to the end of the term.

Question 33

Suffixes are placed before a word root.

Question 34

All medical terms must have a prefix.

Question 35

A(n)___________________ is found at the beginning of a medical term.

Question 36

A combining vowel is placed between two word roots only if the second word root begins with a consonant.

Question 37

In pronouncing a medical term,c and g have a soft sound if followed by e,i,or y.

Question 38

Medical terminology is an efficient method of conveying important information because each term has a flexible meaning.

Question 39

The majority of medical terms are based on Latin and Greek word parts.

Question 40

Terms ending in -um are pluralized by simply adding an -s to the end of the term.

Question 41

Which of the following answers is an example of an eponym?

A)Alzheimer disease
B)cardiology
C)irritable bowel syndrome
D)magnetic resonance imaging

Question 42

The prefix post- means "after."

Question 43

Which of the following is NOT information frequently referred to by word roots?

A)body structure
B)organ
C)system
D)diseases

Question 44

Which medical terminology word part provides the essential meaning of the word?

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

Question 45

Which of the following is NOT the type of information provided by a prefix?

A)procedure
B)position
C)number
D)time

Question 46

Which of the following is NOT one of the common types of medical terms?

A)Latin words
B)French words
C)modern English words
D)Greek words

Question 47

In which situation is a combining vowel never used?

A)between two word roots
B)between a word root and a suffix when the suffix begins with a consonant
C)between a prefix and a word root
D)a combining vowel is needed in all the above situations

Question 48

The combining form gastr/o means "liver."

Question 49

The suffix -itis means "inflammation."

Question 50

The prefix dys- means "abnormal or painful."

Question 51

Which of the following statements regarding combining vowels is true?

A)A combining vowel is used between a prefix and a word root.
B)A combining vowel is used to make a prefix more pronounceable.
C)A combining vowel is placed between two word roots.
D)A combining vowel is placed between a word root and a suffix if the suffix begins with a vowel.

Question 52

Which of the following statements regarding suffixes is NOT true?

A)A hyphen is placed at the front of a suffix when it is written by itself.
B)A suffix gives information such as conditions or diseases.
C)Not all medical terms contain a suffix.
D)Suffixes are placed at the end of a medical term.

Question 53

Which of the following is the type of information provided by a suffix?

A)diagnostic procedure
B)positions
C)numbers
D)times

Question 54

The prefix sub- means "without."

Question 55

Which of the following is NOT one of the word parts in a medical term?

A)Combining vowel
B)Word root
C)Combining form
D)Suffix

Question 56

The suffix -ectomy means "study of."

Question 57

Which of the following statements regarding prefixes is NOT true?

A)Prefixes indicate surgical procedures.
B)Prefixes are found at the beginning of terms.
C)Many medical terms do not have a prefix.
D)A hyphen is placed at the end of a prefix when it is written by itself.

Question 58

The suffix -pathy means "enlarged."

Question 59

The combining form oste/o means "bone."

Question 60

The combining form rhin/o means "head."

Question 61

The suffix -megaly means

A)study of
B)enlarged
C)record or picture
D)disease

Question 62

Which suffix means "inflammation"?

A)-gram
B)-megaly
C)-logy
D)-itis

Question 63

The combining form cephal/o means

A)bone
B)head
C)muscle
D)liver

Question 64

Which combining form means "heart"?

A)cardi/o
B)carcin/o
C)gastr/o
D)cis/o

Question 65

Which prefix means "without"?

A)a-
B)bi-
C)inter-
D)post-

Question 66

Which combining form is spelled incorrectly?

A)gastr/o
B)carcen/o
C)rhin/o
D)oste/o

Question 67

When reading an unfamiliar medical term,the first step in analyzing the term is to:

A)put the meaning of word parts together
B)sound the word out loud
C)define each word part
D)divide the term into its word parts

Question 68

Which combining form means "stomach"?

A)cardi/o
B)gastr/o
C)hepat/o
D)arthr/o

Question 69

Which prefix is misspelled?

A)inter-
B)post-
C)dis-
D)sub-

Question 70

In making a term that ends in -um plural,you should:

A)keep the -um and add an -a
B)drop the -um and add an -a
C)drop the -um and add -ta
D)drop the -um and add a -y

Question 71

The prefix dys- means

A)between
B)two
C)below
D)abnormal

Question 72

Which combining form means "nose"?

A)gastr/o
B)hepat/o
C)rhin/o
D)electr/o

Question 73

If a word ends in -us,make it plural by:

A)keeping the -us and adding -ta
B)dropping -us and adding -ies
C)keeping the -us and adding -e
D)dropping -us and adding -i

Question 74

Which suffix is misspelled?

A)-ektomy
B)-logy
C)-megaly
D)-itis