Deck 1: Introduction to Medical Language

Question 1

A combining vowel is used to

A) ease word pronunciation
B) modify the meaning of a word
C) make analyzing a word easier
D) make defining a word easier

Answer 1

ease word pronunciation

Question 2

The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is the

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

Answer 2

prefix

Question 3

A combining form is made up of a

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

Answer 3

word root and a combining vowel

Question 4

In the term arthr/itis, itis is the

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

Question 5

The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the

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

Question 6

Terms built from the name of a person, often a physician or scientist who was the first to identify a condition or technique, such as Alzheimer disease, is

A) an acronym
B) built from the English language
C) an eponym
D) modern language

Question 7

A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be spoken as a whole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is

A) an eponym
B) modern language
C) built from the English language
D) an acronym

Question 8

In the term oste/o/arthr/o/pathy, which part is the suffix?

A) the second o
B) oste
C) arthr
D) pathy

Question 9

All medical terms have at least one

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

Question 10

The most common combining vowel is

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

Question 12

When defining a medical term, one usually begins the definition with the

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

Question 14

The o in arthr/o/pathy is the

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

Question 15

In the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?

A) ic
B) sub
C) hepat
D) hepat/o

Question 17

MATCHING
a. terms built from word parts
b. terms not built from word parts
c. acronym
d. modern language
e. eponym
f. Greek and Latin
1. languages used in medical terms
2. the name of a person, often a physician or scientist, used to name a condition or technique
3. the use of English language to form a term
4. can be translated literally to find their meaning
5. the first letters of the words in a phrase that can be spoken as a whole word and usually contains a vowel, are used to form a medical term
6. cannot be easily translated literally to find their meaning

Question 18

MATCHING

Using the word parts in the above box, determine the correct medical terms for the definition and write the appropriate answer on the line provided.
a. arthr/itis
b. arthr/o/pathy
c. hepat/o/megaly
d. intra/ven/ous
e. hepat/itis
f. hepat/ic
g. oste/o/pathy
h. sub/hepat/ic
7. pertaining to the liver
8. disease of the bone
9. pertaining to within the vein
10. pertaining to below the liver
11. disease of a joint
12. inflammation of a joint
13. enlargement of the liver
14. inflammation of the liver

Question 19

The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the

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

Question 20

Medical language includes terms built from the following languages:

A) German and Russian
B) Italian and French
C) Greek and Latin
D) Chinese and Japanese

Question 21

MATCHING
Using the word parts in the above box, determine the correct medical terms for the definition and write the appropriate answer on the line provided.
a. inflammation of a joint
b. disease of the bone
c. inflammation of the liver
d. pertaining to below the liver
e. enlargement of the liver
f. pertaining to the liver
g. disease of a joint
h. pertaining to within the vein
15. hepat/o/megaly
16. intra/ven/ous
17. sub/hepat/ic
18. arthr/itis
19. arthr/o/pathy
20. oste/o/pathy
21. hepat/ic
22. hepat/itis