Test Bank For Basic Medical Language, 7th Edition by Danielle LaFleur Brooks, MEd, MA, Myrna LaFleur Brooks, RN, BEd and Dale Levinsky, MD Chapter 1-12 (Complete And Verified Study material) (102pages) LEARNEXAMS

Lesson 01: Introduction to Medical Language, Body Structure, Oncology, and Laboratory Tests MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A medical term composed of the first letters of several words that can be pronounced as a whole word is called a(n) a. eponym. b. acronym. c. medical term built from Greek and Latin word parts. d. None of the above ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: 1 TOP: Origins of Medical Language 2. Parkinson disease is an example of what type of medical term? a. Eponym b. Acronym c. Medical term built from Greek and Latin word parts d. Modern or technological language ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: 1 TOP: Origins of Medical Language 3. The primary meaning of a term is conveyed by the a. suffix. b. prefix. c. word root. d. combining vowel. ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: 1 TOP: Medical Term Building 4. The word part attached to the beginning of a word is the a. prefix. b. suffix. c. combini