Medical Terminology Short Course 8th Edition Chabner
Test Bank
Chapter 1. Basic Word Structure
MULTIPLE CHOICE
- A combining form is the:
a. word ending
b. root plus combining vowel
c. prefix
d. prefix plus combining vowel
e. root plus suffix
ANS: B PTS: 1 - The combining form meaning “joint” is:
a. aden/o
b. -itis
c. -algia
d. arthr/o
e. oste/o
ANS: D PTS: 1 - A suffix meaning “inflammation” is:
a. -itis
b. -osis
c. -ac
d. -al
e. -tomy
ANS: A PTS: 1 - A word part meaning “below”,“less than normal,” or “under” is:
a. reb. hyperc. transd. -emia
e. hypoANS: E PTS: 1 - A suffix meaning “study of” is:
a. -pathy
b. -logy
c. -gram
d. -scopy
e. -osis
ANS: B PTS: 1 - A tumor of a gland is called:
a. arthrosis
b. arthroscope
c. adenoma
d. nephroma
e. hepatitis
ANS: C PTS: 1
- Visual examination of the urinary bladder is called:
a. cystoscopy
b. cytology
c. cystogram
d. nephroscopy
e. cystoscope
ANS: A PTS: 1 - Prediction about the outcome of an illness or treatment is called:
a. prognosis
b. psychosis
c. diagnosis
d. biopsy
e. pathology
ANS: A PTS: 1 - (Condition of) nerve pain is called:
a. neural
b. arthralgia
c. cephalgia
d. neueralgia
e. neuralgia
ANS: E PTS: 1 - Ren/o and nephr/o both mean:
a. heart
b. liver
c. blood
d. kidney
e. intestine
ANS: D PTS: 1 - Which term relates to the brain?
a. anemia
b. cerebral
c. rhinitis
d. thrombosis
e. gastrotomy
ANS: B PTS: 1 - A cancerous tumor is a(n):
a. hematoma
b. adenoma
c. oncology
d. gastralgia
e. carcinoma
ANS: E PTS: 1
- A red blood cell is a(n):
a. platelet
b. thrombocyte
c. erythrocyte
d. leukocyte
e. resection
ANS: C PTS: 1 - Abnormal condition of clot formation:
a. gastritis
b. osteitis
c. adenosis
d. dermatitis
e. thrombosis
ANS: E PTS: 1 - An instrument to visually examine the urinary bladder is called a(n):
a. cystoscopy
b. cystoscope
c. gastroscope
d. arthroscopy
e. excision
ANS: B PTS: 1 - An excessive (more than normal) amount of sugar in the blood is called:
a. hypothyroidism
b. hyperthyroidism
c. hyperglycemia
d. hypoglycemia
e. hypodermic
ANS: C PTS: 1 - A gastrectomy is a(n):
a. gastric excision
b. gastroscopy
c. visual examination of the abdomen
d. incision of the stomach
e. incision of a gland
ANS: A PTS: 1 - Glands that secrete hormones are glands.
a. enteral
b. endocrine
c. exocrine
d. adenoma
e. neural
ANS: B PTS: 1 - Increase in cancerous white blood cells in blood and bone marrow:
a. leukemia
b. anemia
c. adenosis
d. leukocytosis
e. osteoma
ANS: A PTS: 1 - A large incision across the abdomen is called:
a. laparoscopy
b. rhinotomy
c. laparotomy
d. gastrotomy
e. gastroscopy
ANS: C PTS: 1 - A malignant (cancerous) tumor of flesh (connective) tissue is:
a. carcinoma
b. sarcoma
c. neuroma
d. hepatoma
e. nephroma
ANS: B PTS: 1 - A doctor who performs autopsies and examines biopsy samples is a(n):
a. oncologist
b. gynecologist
c. hematologist
d. endocrinologist
e. pathologist
ANS: E PTS: 1 - A record of the electricity in the brain is a(n):
a. arthrogram
b. electrocardiogram
c. resection
d. electroencephalogram
e. nephrectomy