Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure
Chabner: Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition

MULTIPLE CHOICE

	1.	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

	2.	The combining form meaning “joint” is:
a.	aden/o	
b.	-itis	
c.	-algia	
d.	arthr/o	
e.	oste/o	

ANS:	D

	3.	A suffix meaning “inflammation” is:
a.	-itis	
b.	-osis	
c.	-ac	
d.	-al	
e.	-tomy	

ANS:	A

	4.	A word part meaning “below”,“less than normal,” or “under” is:
a.	re-	
b.	hyper-	
c.	trans-	
d.	-emia	
e.	hypo-	

ANS:	E

	5.	A suffix meaning “study of” is:
a.	-pathy	
b.	-logy	
c.	-gram	
d.	-scopy	
e.	-osis	

ANS:	B

	6.	A tumor of a gland is called:
a.	arthrosis	
b.	arthroscope	
c.	adenoma	
d.	nephroma	
e.	hepatitis	

ANS:	C

	7.	Visual examination of the urinary bladder is called:
a.	cystoscopy	
b.	cytology	
c.	cystogram	
d.	nephroscopy	
e.	cystoscope	

ANS:	A

	8.	Prediction about the outcome of an illness or treatment is called:
a.	prognosis	
b.	psychosis	
c.	diagnosis	
d.	biopsy	
e.	pathology	

ANS:	A

	9.	(Condition of) nerve pain is called:
a.	neural	
b.	arthralgia	
c.	cephalgia	
d.	neueralgia	
e.	neuralgia	

ANS:	E

	10.	Ren/o and nephr/o both mean:
a.	heart	
b.	liver	
c.	blood	
d.	kidney	
e.	intestine	

ANS:	D

	11.	Which term relates to the brain?
a.	anemia	
b.	cerebral	
c.	rhinitis	
d.	thrombosis	
e.	gastrotomy	

ANS:	B

	12.	A cancerous tumor is a(n):
a.	hematoma	
b.	adenoma	
c.	oncology	
d.	gastralgia	
e.	carcinoma	

ANS:	E

	13.	A red blood cell is a(n):
a.	platelet	
b.	thrombocyte	
c.	erythrocyte	
d.	leukocyte	
e.	resection	

ANS:	C

	14.	Abnormal condition of clot formation:
a.	gastritis	
b.	osteitis	
c.	adenosis	
d.	dermatitis	
e.	thrombosis	

ANS:	E

	15.	An instrument to visually examine the urinary bladder is called a(n):
a.	cystoscopy	
b.	cystoscope	
c.	gastroscope	
d.	arthroscopy	
e.	excision	

ANS:	B

	16.	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

	17.	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

	18.	Glands that secrete hormones are _____ glands.
a.	enteral	
b.	endocrine	
c.	exocrine	
d.	adenoma	
e.	neural	

ANS:	B

	19.	Increase in cancerous white blood cells in blood and bone marrow:
a.	leukemia	
b.	anemia	
c.	adenosis	
d.	leukocytosis	
e.	osteoma	

ANS:	A

	20.	A large incision across the abdomen is called:
a.	laparoscopy	
b.	rhinotomy	
c.	laparotomy	
d.	gastrotomy	
e.	gastroscopy	

ANS:	C

	21.	A malignant (cancerous) tumor of flesh (connective) tissue is:
a.	carcinoma	
b.	sarcoma	
c.	neuroma	
d.	hepatoma	
e.	nephroma	

ANS:	B

	22.	A doctor who performs autopsies and examines biopsy samples is a(n):
a.	oncologist	
b.	gynecologist	
c.	hematologist	
d.	endocrinologist	
e.	pathologist	

ANS:	E

	23.	A record of the electricity in the brain is a(n):
a.	arthrogram	
b.	electrocardiogram	
c.	resection	
d.	electroencephalogram	
e.	nephrectomy	

ANS:	D

	24.	Inflammation of the small intestine is called:
a.	osteitis	
b.	hepatitis	
c.	rhinitis	
d.	adenitis	
e.	enteritis	

ANS:	E

	25.	Protein found in red blood cells is:
a.	sarcoma	
b.	hemoglobin	
c.	hematoma	
d.	erythrocyte	
e.	hepatoma	

ANS:	B

	26.	The combining form cyt/o means:
a.	urinary bladder	
b.	platelet	
c.	gland	
d.	cell	
e.	red	

ANS:	D

	27.	The combining form rhin/o means:
a.	nose	
b.	knowledge	
c.	cell	
d.	tumor	
e.	flesh	

ANS:	A

	28.	The combining form hemat/o means:
a.	liver	
b.	white	
c.	blood	
d.	kidney	
e.	red	

ANS:	C

	29.	The combining form glyc/o means:
a.	knowledge	
b.	sugar	
c.	woman	
d.	stomach	
e.	white	

ANS:	B

	30.	The combining form aden/o means:
a.	joint	
b.	head	
c.	cerebrum	
d.	intestines	
e.	gland	

ANS:	E

	31.	The combining form oste/o means:
a.	bone	
b.	brain	
c.	joint	
d.	electricity	
e.	stomach	

ANS:	A

	32.	The combining form arthr/o means:
a.	cancerous	
b.	head	
c.	joint	
d.	intestines	
e.	blood	

ANS:	C

	33.	The combining form thromb/o means:
a.	cell	
b.	clotting	
c.	flesh	
d.	mind	
e.	disease	

ANS:	B

	34.	The combining form lapar/o means:
a.	intestines	
b.	stomach	
c.	abdomen	
d.	kidney	
e.	liver	

ANS:	C

	35.	The combining form cephal/o means:
a.	joint	
b.	head	
c.	life	
d.	cell	
e.	knowledge	

ANS:	B

	36.	The combining form nephr/o means:
a.	heart	
b.	gland	
c.	stomach	
d.	kidney	
e.	urinary bladder	

ANS:	D

	37.	The combining form for “urinary bladder” is:
a.	cyt/o	
b.	cyst/o	
c.	cerebr/o	
d.	cephal/o	
e.	nephr/o	

ANS:	B

	38.	The combining form for “nerve” is:
a.	encephal/o	
b.	electr/o	
c.	erythr/o	
d.	neur/o	
e.	nephr/o	

ANS:	D

	39.	The combining form for “liver” is:
a.	hem/o	
b.	hemat/o	
c.	cyst/o	
d.	enter/o	
e.	hepat/o	

ANS:	E

	40.	The combining form for “eye” is:
a.	cephal/o	
b.	cerebr/o	
c.	ophthalm/o	
d.	path/o	
e.	psych/o	

ANS:	C

	41.	The combining form for “woman” or “female” is:
a.	gynec/o	
b.	oste/o	
c.	sarc/o	
d.	ren/o	
e.	thromb/o	

ANS:	A

	42.	The combining form for “white” is:
a.	erythr/o	
b.	gnos/o	
c.	cyt/o	
d.	leuk/o	
e.	onc/o	

ANS:	D

	43.	The combining form for “red” is:
a.	erythr/o	
b.	leuk/o	
c.	cyt/o	
d.	onc/o	
e.	gnos/o	

ANS:	A

	44.	The combining form for “disease” is:
a.	sarc/o	
b.	thromb/o	
c.	electr/o	
d.	gnos/o	
e.	path/o	

ANS:	E

	45.	The combining form for “stomach” is:
a.	enter/o	
b.	lapar/o	
c.	gastr/o	
d.	gynec/o	
e.	ren/o	

ANS:	C

	46.	The combining form for “intestines (often the small intestine)” is:
a.	enter/o	
b.	lapar/o	
c.	gastr/o	
d.	cyst/o	
e.	encephal/o	

ANS:	A

	47.	The combining form for “heart” is:
a.	aden/o	
b.	cephal/o	
c.	thromb/o	
d.	cardi/o	
e.	electr/o	

ANS:	D

	48.	The combining form for “mind” is:
a.	path/o	
b.	onc/o	
c.	psych/o	
d.	sarc/o	
e.	cephal/o	

ANS:	C

	49.	The suffix -ectomy means:
a.	cutting out, removal, excision	
b.	inflammation	
c.	protein	
d.	condition	
e.	pertaining to	

ANS:	A

	50.	The suffix -oma means:
a.	study of	
b.	abnormal condition	
c.	pain	
d.	blood condition	
e.	tumor, mass	

ANS:	E

	51.	The suffix -logy means:
a.	pertaining to	
b.	condition	
c.	to view	
d.	study of	
e.	state of	

ANS:	D

	52.	The suffix -emia means:
a.	state of	
b.	process of visual examination	
c.	incision	
d.	abnormal condition	
e.	blood condition	

ANS:	E

	53.	The suffix -tomy means:
a.	process of visual examination	
b.	process of cutting into; incision	
c.	instrument to visually examine	
d.	abnormal condition	
e.	cell	

ANS:	B

	54.	The suffix -globin means:
a.	protein	
b.	cell	
c.	pain	
d.	tumor	
e.	record	

ANS:	A

	55.	The suffix -algia means:
a.	record	
b.	condition of pain	
c.	tumor	
d.	cell	
e.	condition	

ANS:	B

	56.	The suffix -itis means:
a.	record	
b.	pertaining to	
c.	inflammation	
d.	study of	
e.	to view	

ANS:	C

	57.	The suffix -osis means:
a.	to view	
b.	abnormal condition	
c.	pain	
d.	record	
e.	cell	

ANS:	B

	58.	The suffix -scopy means:
a.	instrument to visually examine	
b.	process of cutting into	
c.	state of	
d.	process of visual examination	
e.	abnormal condition	

ANS:	D

	59.	The suffix -scope means:
a.	process of visual examination	
b.	abnormal condition	
c.	blood condition	
d.	inflammation	
e.	instrument to visually examine	

ANS:	E

	60.	The prefix hyper- means:
a.	excessive, more than normal	
b.	below, less than normal	
c.	within	
d.	outside	
e.	behind	

ANS:	A

	61.	The prefix sub- means:
a.	above	
b.	before	
c.	across, through	
d.	below, under	
e.	within	

ANS:	D

	62.	The prefix trans- means:
a.	within	
b.	under, below	
c.	behind	
d.	before	
e.	across, through	

ANS:	E

	63.	The prefix endo- means:
a.	outside	
b.	complete, through	
c.	within	
d.	no, not	
e.	bad, painful	

ANS:	C

	64.	The prefix pro- means:
a.	back	
b.	before, forward	
c.	below, under	
d.	across, through	
e.	outside	

ANS:	B

	65.	The prefix hypo- means:
a.	excessive, more than normal	
b.	behind	
c.	below, less than normal	
d.	before	
e.	within	

ANS:	C

	66.	The combining form aden/o means:
a.	life	
b.	gland	
c.	heart	
d.	joint	
e.	cancerous	

ANS:	B

	67.	The combining form arthr/o means:
a.	life	
b.	gland	
c.	heart	
d.	joint	
e.	cancerous	

ANS:	D

	68.	The combining form bi/o means:
a.	life	
b.	gland	
c.	heart	
d.	joint	
e.	cancerous	

ANS:	A

	69.	The combining form carcin/o means:
a.	life	
b.	gland	
c.	heart	
d.	joint	
e.	cancerous	

ANS:	E

	70.	The combining form cardi/o means:
a.	life	
b.	gland	
c.	heart	
d.	joint	
e.	cancerous	

ANS:	C

	71.	The combining form cephal/o means:
a.	cell	
b.	urinary bladder	
c.	head	
d.	skin	
e.	brain (largest part)	

ANS:	C

	72.	The combining form cerebr/o means:
a.	cell	
b.	urinary bladder	
c.	head	
d.	skin	
e.	brain (largest part)	

ANS:	E

	73.	The combining form cyst/o means:
a.	cell	
b.	urinary bladder	
c.	head	
d.	skin	
e.	brain (largest part)	

ANS:	B

	74.	The combining form cyt/o means:
a.	cell	
b.	urinary bladder	
c.	head	
d.	skin	
e.	brain (largest part)	

ANS:	A

	75.	The combining form dermat/o means:
a.	cell	
b.	urinary bladder	
c.	head	
d.	skin	
e.	brain (largest part)	

ANS:	D

	76.	The combining form electr/o means:
a.	brain	
b.	intestine (usually small intestine)	
c.	electricity	
d.	stomach	
e.	red	

ANS:	C

	77.	The combining form encephal/o means:
a.	brain	
b.	intestine (usually small intestine)	
c.	electricity	
d.	stomach	
e.	red	

ANS:	A

	78.	The combining form enter/o means:
a.	brain	
b.	intestine (usually small intestine)	
c.	electricity	
d.	stomach	
e.	red	

ANS:	B

	79.	The combining form erythr/o means:
a.	brain	
b.	intestine (usually small intestine)	
c.	electricity	
d.	stomach	
e.	red	

ANS:	E

	80.	The combining form gastr/o means:
a.	brain	
b.	intestine (usually small intestine)	
c.	electricity	
d.	stomach	
e.	red	

ANS:	D

	81.	The combining form gnos/o means:
a.	woman, female	
b.	blood	
c.	knowledge	
d.	abdomen	
e.	liver	

ANS:	C

	82.	The combining form gynec/o means:
a.	woman, female	
b.	blood	
c.	knowledge	
d.	abdomen	
e.	liver	

ANS:	A

	83.	The combining form hemat/o means:
a.	woman, female	
b.	blood	
c.	knowledge	
d.	abdomen	
e.	liver	

ANS:	B

	84.	The combining form hepat/o means:
a.	woman, female	
b.	blood	
c.	knowledge	
d.	abdomen	
e.	liver	

ANS:	E

	85.	The prefix pan- means:
a.	cell	
b.	inflammation	
c.	across	
d.	all	
e.	under	

ANS:	D

	86.	The prefix epi- means:
a.	above, upon, on	
b.	inflammation	
c.	across	
d.	all	
e.	under	

ANS:	A

	87.	The combining form dem/o means:
a.	skin	
b.	people	
c.	abdomen	
d.	liver	
e.	brain	

ANS:	B

	88.	The prefix for “above”, “upon”, or “on” is:
a.	hypo-	
b.	hyper-	
c.	trans-	
d.	an-	
e.	epi-	

ANS:	E

	89.	The prefix for “all” is:
a.	dia-	
b.	epi-	
c.	pan-	
d.	retro-	
e.	endo-	

ANS:	C

	90.	The combining form for “people” is”
a.	aden/o	
b.	cerebr/o	
c.	cephal/o	
d.	dem/o	
e.	cyt/o	

ANS:	D

MATCHING

Select the correct definition for each of the combining forms.
a.	leuk/o	
b.	nephr/o, ren/o	
c.	onc/o	
d.	psych/o	
e.	thromb/o	

	1.	tumor

	2.	white

	3.	kidney

	4.	clot

	5.	mind

	1.	ANS:	C

	2.	ANS:	A

	3.	ANS:	B

	4.	ANS:	E

	5.	ANS:	D

Select the correct definition for each of the combining forms.
a.	neur/o	
b.	ophthalm/o	
c.	oste/o	
d.	path/o	
e.	dem/o 	
f.	sarc/o	

	6.	flesh

	7.	bone

	8.	people

	9.	eye

	10.	disease

	11.	nerve

	6.	ANS:	F

	7.	ANS:	C

	8.	ANS:	E

	9.	ANS:	B

	10.	ANS:	D

	11.	ANS:	A

Select the correct definition for each of the suffixes.
a.	-al	
b.	-algia	
c.	-ectomy	
d.	-tomy	
e.	-cyte	

	12.	pertaining to

	13.	cell

	14.	process of cutting into; incision

	15.	cutting out; removal; excision

	16.	condition of pain

	12.	ANS:	A

	13.	ANS:	E

	14.	ANS:	D

	15.	ANS:	C

	16.	ANS:	B

Select the correct definition for each of the suffixes.
a.	-logist	
b.	-ism	
c.	-logy	
d.	-scopy	
e.	-emia 	

	17.	study of

	18.	specialist in the study of

	19.	blood condition

	20.	process of visual examination

	21.	condition; process

	17.	ANS:	C

	18.	ANS:	A

	19.	ANS:	E

	20.	ANS:	D

	21.	ANS:	B

Select the correct definition for each of the suffixes.
a.	-sis	
b.	-oma	
c.	-osis	
d.	-scope	
e.	-itis	
f.	-gram	

	22.	record

	23.	instrument to visually examine

	24.	state of

	25.	tumor; mass

	26.	inflammation

	27.	abnormal condition

	22.	ANS:	F

	23.	ANS:	D

	24.	ANS:	A

	25.	ANS:	B

	26.	ANS:	E

	27.	ANS:	C

Select the correct definition for each of the prefixes.
a.	dia-	
b.	a-, an-	
c.	hyper-	
d.	pro-	
e.	trans-	

	28.	across, through

	29.	no, not

	30.	excessive, more than normal, too much

	31.	before, forward

	32.	complete, through

	28.	ANS:	E

	29.	ANS:	B

	30.	ANS:	C

	31.	ANS:	D

	32.	ANS:	A

Select the correct definition for each of the prefixes.
a.	epi-	
b.	exo-	
c.	hypo-	
d.	retro-	
e.	endo-	

	33.	within

	34.	behind

	35.	outside

	36.	below, less than normal

	37.	above, upon

	33.	ANS:	E

	34.	ANS:	D

	35.	ANS:	B

	36.	ANS:	C

	37.	ANS:	A

Select the correct definition for each of the combining forms.
a.	ophthalm/o	
b.	rhin/o	
c.	arthr/o	
d.	lapar/o	
e.	encephal/o	

	38.	nose

	39.	abdomen

	40.	eye

	41.	joint

	42.	brain

	38.	ANS:	B

	39.	ANS:	D

	40.	ANS:	A

	41.	ANS:	C

	42.	ANS:	E

Select the correct definition for each of the combining forms.
a.	gastr/o	
b.	cephal/o	
c.	onc/o	
d.	aden/o	
e.	path/o	

	43.	disease

	44.	gland

	45.	tumor(cancerous)

	46.	head

	47.	stomach

	43.	ANS:	E

	44.	ANS:	D

	45.	ANS:	C

	46.	ANS:	B

	47.	ANS:	A