Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure
Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Gastrectomy:
a.
Gastric resection
b.
Intestinal incision
c.
Tumor of the stomach
d.
Incision of the stomach
e.
Resection of the intestine
2. Osteitis:
a.
Incision of a bone
b.
Removal of a bone
c.
Incision of a joint
d.
Inflammation of a joint
e.
Inflammation of a bone
3. Cystoscopy:
a.
Study of cells
b.
Visual examination of cells
c.
Removal of a sac of fluid
d.
Removal of the urinary bladder
e.
Visual examination of the urinary bladder
4. Hepatoma:
a.
Incision of the kidney
b.
Tumor of the liver
c.
Blood mass
d.
Inflammation of the liver
e.
Red blood cell
5. Iatrogenic:
a.
Pertaining to produced by treatment
b.
Produced by the mind
c.
Cancer producing
d.
Pertaining to producing a tumor
e.
Cutting into a tumor
6. Electroencephalogram:
a.
Record of electricity in the brain
b.
Record of electricity in the heart
c.
X-ray of the brain
d.
Record of sound waves in the brain
e.
X-ray of the heart and brain
7. Diagnosis:
a.
Made after the prognosis
b.
A guess as to the patient’s condition
c.
A prediction of the course of treatment
d.
Made on the basis of complete knowledge about the patient’s condition
e.
A treatment of the patient
8. Cancerous tumor:
a.
Hematoma
b.
Adenoma
c.
Carcinoma
d.
Carcinogenic
e.
Neurotomy
9. Microscopic examination of living tissue:
a.
Incision
b.
Pathology
c.
Biopsy
d.
Autopsy
e.
Resection
10. Pertaining to the largest part of the brain:
a.
Cerebral
b.
Cephalic
c.
Renal
d.
Cardiac
e.
Neural
11. Removal of a gland:
a.
Gastrotomy
b.
Gastric
c.
Hepatic resection
d.
Nephric section
e.
Adenectomy
12. Decrease in numbers of red blood cells or hemoglobin within red blood cells:
a.
Anemia
b.
Erythrocytosis
c.
Thrombocytosis
d.
Leukemia
e.
Leukocytosis
13. Pathologist is one who:
a.
Examines x-rays
b.
Operates on the urinary tract
c.
Performs autopsies and examines biopsies
d.
Operates on the kidney
e.
Treats diseases with chemicals
14. Pain in a joint:
a.
Ostealgia
b.
Arthritis
c.
Osteoarthritis
d.
Arthroalgia
e.
Arthralgia
15. Increase in number of malignant white blood cells:
a.
Leukocytosis
b.
Leukemia
c.
Erythremia
d.
Thrombocytosis
e.
Erythrocytosis
16. Instrument to view the eye:
a.
Ophthalmoscopy
b.
Opthalmoscope
c.
Opthalmology
d.
Ophthalmoscope
e.
Opthalmoscopy
17. A platelet:
a.
Hematoma
b.
Thrombosis
c.
Leukocyte
d.
Thrombocyte
e.
Erythrocyte
18. Abnormal condition of the mind:
a.
Physchosis
b.
Psychosis
c.
Psychogenic
d.
Encephalopathy
e.
Adenoma
19. Inflammation of the nose:
a.
Arthrosis
b.
Hepatitis
c.
Nephritis
d.
Dermatosis
e.
Rhinitis
20. Study of cells:
a.
Pathology
b.
Cytology
c.
Cystology
d.
Dermatology
e.
Hematology
21. Pertaining to through the liver:
a.
Subrenal
b.
Transdermal
c.
Transhepatic
d.
Subhepatic
e.
Hepatoma
22. Abnormal condition of the kidney:
a.
Neurologic
b.
Neuralgia
c.
Nephrotomy
d.
Neural
e.
Nephrosis
23. Incision of a bone:
a.
Sarcoma
b.
Pathogenic
c.
Osteotomy
d.
Ostectomy
e.
Endoscopy
24. High level of sugar in the blood:
a.
Hematoma
b.
Hypodermic
c.
Hypoglycemia
d.
Hyperglycemia
e.
Hypogastric
25. Resection of a nerve:
a.
neruotomy
b.
neurectomy
c.
neurotomy
26. Pertaining to produced by treatment:
a.
iatrogenic
b.
iatragenic
c.
itarogenic
27. Pertaining to the cerebrum:
a.
cerebrol
b.
serebral
c.
cerebral
28. Cancerous tumor:
a.
carcinoma
b.
carsinoma
c.
karsinoma
29. Collection of blood:
a.
hepatoma
b.
hematoma
c.
hepitoma
30. High blood sugar:
a.
hypoglycemia
b.
hyperglicemia
c.
hyperglycemia
31. Membrane surrounding the heart:
a.
perycardium
b.
pericardium
c.
pericardum
32. Instrument to examine within:
a.
endoscope
b.
endoskope
c.
endoscopy
33. Disease of the intestines:
a.
entrapathy
b.
interopathy
c.
enteropathy
34. Inflammation of the urinary bladder:
a.
cytitis
b.
cystitis
c.
sistitis
35. arthr/o:
a.
gland
b.
red
c.
joint
36. cyst/o:
a.
urinary bladder
b.
cell
c.
to secrete
37. encephal/o:
a.
electricity
b.
brain
c.
cell
38. aden/o:
a.
brain
b.
gland
c.
joint
39. cyt/o:
a.
cerebrum
b.
urinary bladder
c.
cell
40. carcin/o:
a.
cancer
b.
to secrete
c.
heart
41. cephal/o:
a.
intestines
b.
head
c.
cell
42. cerebr/o:
a.
cerebrum, largest part of the brain
b.
head
c.
cancer
43. enter/o:
a.
flesh
b.
stomach
c.
intestine, usually small intestine
44. hepat/o:
a.
liver
b.
blood
c.
kidney
45. ped/o:
a.
bone
b.
child
c.
disease
46. ren/o:
a.
nose
b.
kidney
c.
liver
47. ur/o:
a.
disease
b.
tumor
c.
urine or urinary tract
48. -gram:
a.
protein
b.
blood condition
c.
record
49. -itis:
a.
blood condition
b.
inflammation
c.
excision; removal
50. -opsy:
a.
instrument to visually examine
b.
process of viewing
c.
tumor; mass; swelling
51. -oma:
a.
tumor; mass; swelling
b.
condition
c.
process of viewing
52. -scopy:
a.
excision; removal
b.
instrument to visually examine
c.
process of visual examination
53. -logy:
a.
process of study; study of
b.
condition
c.
protein
Select the correct meaning for the following prefixes.
54. hyper-:
a.
deficient; below; under; less than normal
b.
surrounding; around
c.
excessive; above; more than normal
55. peri-:
a.
before; forward
b.
surrounding; around
c.
across; through
56. epi-:
a.
into; in
b.
outside of; outward
c.
above; upon
57. trans-:
a.
across; through
b.
surrounding; around
c.
before; forward
58. hypo-:
a.
surrounding; around
b.
deficient; below; under; less than normal
c.
excessive; above; more than normal
59. dia-:
a.
through; complete
b.
self; own
c.
behind
Select the correct combining form for the following terms.
60. Heart:
a.
carcin/o
b.
cardi/o
c.
crin/o
61. Skin:
a.
derm/o
b.
erythr/o
c.
sarc/o
62. Sugar:
a.
gnos/o
b.
leuk/o
c.
glyc/o
63. X-rays:
a.
radi/o
b.
path/o
c.
onc/o
64. Flesh:
a.
derm/o
b.
rhin/o
c.
sarc/o
Choose the accented syllable in the following terms (for example: anemia = ne, diagnosis
= no, endocrine = en).
65. Arthrotomy:
a.
arth
b.
ro
c.
to
d.
my
66. Cystoscopy:
a.
cys
b.
tos
c.
co
d.
py
67. Gastrectomy:
a.
gas
b.
trec
c.
to
d.
my
68. Endocrinology:
a.
endo
b.
cri
c.
nol
d.
o
e.
gy
69. Neuralgia:
a.
neur
b.
al
c.
gi
d.
a
70. Pericarditis:
a.
per
b.
i
c.
car
d.
di
e.
tis
71. Ophthalmoscope:
a.
oph
b.
thal
c.
mo
d.
scope
72. Hepatoma:
a.
hep
b.
a
c.
to
d.
ma
73. Retrogastric:
a.
re
b.
tro
c.
gas
d.
tric
74. Cytology:
a.
cy
b.
tol
c.
o
d.
gy
Spelling
75. Select the term that is spelled correctly:
a.
luekocyte
b.
leukocyte
76. Select the term that is spelled correctly:
a.
neuralgia
b.
nueralgia
77. Select the term that is spelled correctly:
a.
erythrocyte
b.
erthyrocyte
78. Select the term that is spelled correctly:
a.
opthalmoscopy
b.
ophthalmoscopy
79. Select the term that is spelled correctly:
a.
pathogenic
b.
pathojenic
80. Select the term that is spelled correctly:
a.
thrombocyte
b.
thrombocyt
81. Select the term that is spelled correctly:
a.
sacroma
b.
sarcoma
82. Select the term that is spelled correctly:
a.
psychology
b.
physcology
83. Select the term that is spelled correctly:
a.
biospy
b.
biopsy
84. Select the term that is spelled correctly:
a.
gynocology
b.
gynecology
MATCHING
Match the terms with their correct combining forms.
a.
psych/o
b.
ophthalm/o
c.
path/o
d.
ren/o
e.
rhin/o
f.
radi/o
g.
onc/o
h.
sarc/o
i.
thromb/o
j.
ur/o
k.
oste/o
l.
sect/o
1. Kidney
2. Disease
3. Eye
4. Nose
5. Flesh
6. Bone
7. Mind
8. Tumor
9. Clotting
10. Urinary tract
11. X-rays
12. To cut
Match the terms with their correct definitions.
a.
adenopathy
b.
arthralgia
c.
biopsy
d.
carcinogenic
e.
cystoscopy
f.
erythrocyte
g.
gastrotomy
h.
hematoma
i.
hyperglycemia
j.
iatrogenic
k.
leukemia
l.
leukocytosis
m.
nephrectomy
n.
neuralgia
o.
oncologist
p.
ophthalmoscope
q.
osteitis
r.
pathologist
s.
prognosis
t.
thrombocyte
13. Pain of nerves
14. Inflammation of bone
15. Prediction about the outcome of treatment
16. Microscopic examination of living tissue
17. Blood cell that carries oxygen
18. Physician who specializes in drug treatment of cancerous tumors
19. Disease of a gland
20. Resection of a kidney
21. A platelet
22. Process of visual examination of the urinary bladder
23. Pertaining to an abnormal condition produced by a treatment
24. Incision of the stomach
25. Pertaining to producing cancer
26. An instrument to visually examine the eye
27. High blood sugar: diabetes mellitus
28. A physician who examines dead bodies to determine the cause of death
29. Pain of a joint
30. Mass or collection of blood
31. Slight increase in numbers of white blood cells as response to infection
32. Increase in abnormal, immature white blood cells; a malignant condition
Match the meanings with their correct terms.
a.
low levels of blood sugar
b.
treatment of the mind
c.
study of tumors
d.
excision of the stomach
e.
pertaining to producing cancer
f.
abnormal condition (slight increase) of white blood cells
g.
brain disease
h.
abnormal condition of the skin
i.
cancerous condition of white blood cells
j.
pertaining to produced by treatment
33. Encephalopathy
34. Carcinogenic
35. Oncology
36. Dermatosis
37. Psychiatry
38. Leukemia
39. Hypoglycemia