Which prefix means half?
a. mono-
b. poly-
c. peri-
d. hemi-
Answer: D
Which prefix means half?
a. mono-
b. poly-
c. peri-
d. hemi-
a. mono-
b. poly-
c. peri-
d. hemi-
Which health care setting provides supportive treatment for terminally ill patients?
Which health care setting provides supportive treatment for terminally ill patients?
a. Hospice
b. Rehabilitation Center
c. Health Maintenance Organization
d. Specialty care Hospital
Answer: A
Which combining form means female?
Which combining form means female?
a. gastr/o
b. nephr/o
c. neur/o
d. gynec/o
Answer: D
Which suffix means destruction?
Which suffix means destruction?
a. -rrhea
b. -lysis
c. -cyte
d. -megaly
Answer: B
Which suffix means drooping?
Which suffix means drooping?
a. -ptosis
b. -plasm
c. -pathy
d. -plasia
Answer: A
Which suffix means narrowing?
Which suffix means narrowing?
a. -sclerosis
b. -rrhexis
c. -stenosis
d. -ptosis
Answer: C
Which suffix means inflammation?
Which suffix means inflammation?
a. -ia
b. -iasis
c. -ism
d. -itis
Answer: D
Which suffix means a hernia or protrusion?
Which suffix means a hernia or protrusion?
a. -cise
b. -cele
c. -cyte
d. -gen
Answer: B
Which suffix means puncture to withdraw fluid?
Which suffix means puncture to withdraw fluid?
a. -centesis
b. -ostomy
c. -otomy
d. -plasty
Answer: A
Which suffix means large?
Which suffix means large?
a. -malacia
b. -ectasis
c. -megaly
d. -algia
Answer: C
Which of the following suffixes does NOT refer to a surgical procedure?
Which of the following suffixes does NOT refer to a surgical procedure?
a. -megaly
b. -ectomy
c. -plasty
d. -ostomy
Answer: A
Which suffix means the process of measuring?
Which suffix means the process of measuring?
a. -graphy
b. -scopy
c. -metry
d. -otomy
Answer: C
Which of the following suffixes does NOT refer to an instrument?
Which of the following suffixes does NOT refer to an instrument?
a. -gram
b. -meter
c. -graph
d. -scope
Answer: A
Which of the following suffixes is NOT an adjective suffix?
Which of the following suffixes is NOT an adjective suffix?
a. -ac
b. -eal
c. -iac
d. -ism
Answer: D
Which of the following suffixes is NOT an adjective suffix?
Which of the following suffixes is NOT an adjective suffix?
a. -iac
b. -ia
c. -ory
d. -tic
Answer: B
Which suffix means excessive, abnormal flow?
Which suffix means excessive, abnormal flow?
a. -rrhea
b. -rrhage
c. -rrhexis
d. -rrhaphy
Answer: B
Which suffix means tumor or mass?
Which suffix means tumor or mass?
a. -it is
b. -iasis
c. -oma
d. -osis
Answer: C
Which suffix does NOT mean development?
Which suffix does NOT mean development?
a. -trophy
b. -plasia
c. -plasm
d. -ptosis
Answer: D
Which suffix means pain?
Which suffix means pain?
a. -cele
b. -algia
c. -ectasis
d. -oma
Answer: B
Which prefix means none?
Which prefix means none?
a. nulli-
b. neo-
c. mono-
d. sub-
Answer: A
Which prefix means small?
Which prefix means small?
a. pan-
b. micro-
c. ultra-
d. macro-
Answer: B
Which prefix means fast?
Which prefix means fast?
a. pseudo-
b. brady-
c. endo-
d. tachy-
Answer: D
Which prefix means many?
Which prefix means many?
a. nulli-
b. uni-
c. poly-
d. supra-
Answer: C
Which prefix means normal or good?
Which prefix means normal or good?
a. eu-
b. neo-
c. an-
d. dys-
Answer: A
Which prefix means within or inside?
Which prefix means within or inside?
a. intra-
b. infra-
c. inter-
d. retro-
Answer: A
Which prefix does not stand for a number?
Which prefix does not stand for a number?
a. bi-
b. per-
c. quad-
d. tri-
Answer: B
Which prefix does NOT mean above?
Which prefix does NOT mean above?
a. hyper-
b. super-
c. para-
d. supra-
Answer: C
Which prefix does NOT mean under or below?
Which prefix does NOT mean under or below?
a. sub-
b. infra-
c. hypo-
d. retro-
Answer: D
Which combining form means stomach?
Which combining form means stomach?
a. cardi/o
b. gastr/o
c. enter/o
d. nephr/o
Answer: B
Which combining form means to cut?
Which combining form means to cut?
a. enter/o
b. morph/o
c. hydr/o
d. cis/o
Answer: D
Which combining form means nose?
Which combining form means nose?
a. pulmon/o
b. ot/o
c. rhin/o
d. laryng/o
Answer: C
Which combining form means shape?
Which combining form means shape?
a. morph/o
b. gynec/o
c. immun/o
d. rhin/o
Answer: A
Which combining form means heart?
Which combining form means heart?
a. cardi/o
b. carcin/o
c. gastr/o
d. cis/o
Answer: A
Which heathcare setting provides services in a pre-paid system?
Which heathcare setting provides services in a pre-paid system?
a. Physician's Office
b. Health maintenance Organization
c. Specialty Care Hospital
d. Home Health Care
Answer: B
Which health care setting provides care for patients who need extra time to recover from an illness or who can no longer care for themselves?
Which health care setting provides care for patients who need extra time to recover from an illness or who can no longer care for themselves?
a. Specialty Care Hospital
b. Health Maintenance Organization
c. Nursing Home
d. General Hospital
Answer: C
Which health care setting provides treatment in a private office setting?
Which health care setting provides treatment in a private office setting?
a. Ambulatory Care
b. Specialty Care
c. Hospice
d. Physician's Office
Answer: D
The ______is a comprehensive outline of the patient's entire hospital stay.
The ______is a comprehensive outline of the patient's entire hospital stay.
a. Nurse's Notes
b. Discharge Summary
c. Consultation Report
d. History and Physical
Answer: B
A surgeon reports the details of a surgery in a(n):
A surgeon reports the details of a surgery in a(n):
a. Operative Report
b. Anesthesiologist's Report
c. Informed Consent
d. Physician's Orders
Answer: A
Which of the following records the patient's care throughout the day?
Which of the following records the patient's care throughout the day?
a. Physician's Orders
b. Discharge Note
c. Nurse's Notes
d. History and Physical
Answer: C
Which of the following healthcare specialists does NOT report information regarding a patient in an Ancillary Report?
Which of the following healthcare specialists does NOT report information regarding a patient in an Ancillary Report?
a. Rehabilitation
b. Social Services
c. Respiratory Therapy
d. Nurses
Answer: D
Which of the following statements regarding abbreviations is NOT correct?
Which of the following statements regarding abbreviations is NOT correct?
a. abbreviations are commonly used
b. using your personal abbreviations is acceptable if approved by your supervisor
c. use of abbreviations can be confusing
d. spell out abbreviations if confusion is a possibility
Answer: B
Which of the following is the type of information provided by a suffix?
Which of the following is the type of information provided by a suffix?
a. procedure
b. location of an organ
c. number of parts
d. time
Answer: A
Which of the following is NOT the type of information provided by a prefix?
Which of the following is NOT the type of information provided by a prefix?
a. procedure
b. location of an organ
c. number of parts
d. time
Answer: A
In which situation is a combining vowel never used?
In which situation is a combining vowel never used?
a. between two word roots
b. between a word root and suffix when suffix begins with a consonant
c. between the prefix and word root
d. a combining vowel is needed in all of the above situations
Answer: C
Which medical terminology word part provides the general meaning of the word?
Which medical terminology word part provides the general meaning of the word?
a. combining vowel
b. word root
c. suffix
d. prefix
Answer: B
Which is NOT one of the word parts in a medical term?
Which is NOT one of the word parts in a medical term?
a. combining vowel
b. word root
c. combining form
d. suffix
Answer: C
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