CH 1 & 2 Quiz Review - CH1

Question 1

What are “the elements of a medical term?”

Answer 1

the individual parts of a word

Question 2

List some elements of a medical term (all)

Answer 2

prefixes, suffixes, and root words (or combining forms)

Question 3

What is the difference between a root word and a combining form?

Answer 3

the ONLY difference is that a combining form has a vowel added to a root word to make it easier to add to a subsequent (following) word part (probably a suffix)

Question 4

True or False: More than one root word or combining form can mean the same thing

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What is the core element of a term?

Answer 5

The Root or Combining Form. It provides the core or foundational meaning of the term.

Question 6

From what language do most root or combining forms originate from?

Answer 6

Greek or Latin, however they can come from any language.

Question 7

True or False: Medical terms consist of two roots or combining forms

Answer 7

FALSE. Medical terms consist of ONE OR MORE roots or combining forms.
EX: gastroenterology - gastr(o)…enter…ology (combining form + root + suffix)

Question 8

Can a word root be placed anywhere in a medical term?

Answer 8

Yes (sort of not really); a word root or combining form can be placed at the start of a word when a prefix is not present. It can also be placed in between a prefix and a suffix. It can also be placed before or after another root word or combining form (ex.. 2x roots + 1 suffix)

Question 9

What is a combining form?

Answer 9

A word root plus a combining vowel.

Question 10

What is a combining vowel?

Answer 10

1) joins a root word to another root word
2) makes it easier to construct a word and pronounce a word
3) most frequently an “o” but can be a, e, i, o, or u
**has no meaning of its own

Question 11

What are non-constructed words?

Answer 11

non-constructed words are terms that cannot be broken down into word parts

Question 12

Do non-constructed words have roots, combining forms, or suffixes?

Answer 12

No; they cannot be broken down so they do not have prefixes, combining vowels, or suffixes.

Question 13

What are some examples of non-constructed words?

Answer 13

hair, nurse, blade

Question 14

What is a suffix?

Answer 14

a word part added to the end of a root word / combining form that modifies or changes the meaning of the term

Question 15

In what part of a word do suffixes appear?

Answer 15

only at the end of a term

Question 16

True or False: Every constructed term has a suffix

Answer 16

True

Question 17

True or False: Different Suffixes can have the same meaning

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Can medical terms have more than one suffix?

Answer 18

Yes

Question 19

What is a prefix?

Answer 19

a word part that proceeds a root word, combining form, or a suffix to change its meaning

Question 20

Do all medical terms need prefixes?

Answer 20

No; they are not required

Question 21

True or False: Prefixes always come at the beginning of a term

Answer 21

True

Question 22

What is Word Deconstruction?

Answer 22

The breaking down of a term into its word parts (i.e. prefix, word root, combining form, suffix)

Question 23

What is a plural

Answer 23

a grammatical form used to denote more than one or in some languages more than two of something (ex. bike(s))

Question 24

Why is pronounciation important?

Answer 24

It is essential in order to have effective communication among colleagues

Question 25

What are the steps to deconstructing a word?

Answer 25

1) Break the term down into word parts [Prefix(es), word root(s), combining form(s), and suffix(es)] 2) rearrange word parts, always starting with the suffix 3) add any prefixes after the suffix 4) add word root(s) and/or combining form(s) in the order they appear 5) define each word part

Question 26

deconstruct the word Endocarditis

Answer 26

1) endo- + cardi + -itis 2) (suffix first): -itis 3) add prefix(es): -itis + endo- 4) add word root(s), in order: -itis + endo- + cardi (suffix, prefix, then word root) 5) -itis + endo- + cardi = inflammation within (the) heart done.

Question 27

True or False: many words are pluralized by adding an "s" or "es"

Answer 27

true

Question 28

Define & deconstruct Diagnosis

Answer 28

definition: the determination of the cause of a disease deconstructed: dia- + -gnosis which means complete + to know, knowledge of an abnormal condition

Question 29

Define and deconstruct Prognosis

Answer 29

Definition: a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease deconstruction: pro- + -gnosis which means project forward + knowledge of an abnormal condition

Question 30

What are the more common prefixes?

Answer 30

peri- de- epi- hyper- post- trans- uni- intra- dia- pro- hypo- in- macro- pre- bi- micro-

Question 31

what does the suffix -pathy mean?

Answer 31

disease; example: cardiomyo-pathy which translates to disease of the heart muscle, the myocardium

Question 32

what does the prefix de- mean?

Answer 32

de- means without, opposite of

Question 33

What are the noun, plural, adjective, and verb form of diagnosis?

Answer 33

noun: diagnosis plural: diagnoses adjective: diagnostic verb: diagnose

Question 34

define diagnosis

Answer 34

the determination of the cause of a disease

Question 35

define diagnoses

Answer 35

the determinations (plural) of the cause of a disease

Question 36

define diagnostic

Answer 36

pertaining to or establishing a diagnosis

Question 37

define diagnose

Answer 37

to make a diagnosis

Question 38

define the prefix epi-

Answer 38

above

Question 39

define the prefix hypo-

Answer 39

below

Question 40

define the prefix hyper-

Answer 40

above normal

Question 41

define the prefix hypo-

Answer 41

below normal

Question 42

define the prefix in-

Answer 42

in

Question 43

define the prefix trans-

Answer 43

across, through

Question 44

define the prefix intra-

Answer 44

within, inside

Question 45

define the prefix bi-

Answer 45

two

Question 46

define the prefix uni-

Answer 46

one

Question 47

define the prefix macro-

Answer 47

large

Question 48

define the prefix post-

Answer 48

after

Question 49

define the prefix pre-

Answer 49

before

Question 50

define the prefix micro-

Answer 50

small

Question 51

define the prefix peri-

Answer 51

around

Question 52

define the word prognosis

Answer 52

a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease

Question 53

define the prefix pro-

Answer 53

before, project forward

Question 54

define the word root -gnosis

Answer 54

knowledge, knowledge of an abnormal condition

Question 55

define the suffix -logy

Answer 55

study of

Question 56

define the suffix -logist

Answer 56

one who studies, specialist

Question 57

define the prefix re-

Answer 57

again