GRD 133 Medical Terminology Quiz
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What is medical terminology?

  • The language used only by medical doctors
  • The language used to describe components and processes of the human body (correct)
  • The language used for computer programming in healthcare
  • The language used by pharmacists to communicate with doctors
  • Why do healthcare students need to develop a strong understanding of medical terminology?

  • To write lengthy medical reports
  • To understand complex medical terms (correct)
  • To communicate in a foreign language
  • To impress their professors
  • What is the origin of most medical terminology?

  • German word parts
  • English word parts
  • Latin or ancient Greek word parts (correct)
  • Chinese word parts
  • What purpose does agreed upon medical terminology serve?

    <p>To speed up written and verbal communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does medical terminology help explain?

    <p>Body parts, body processes, diseases, procedures, and diagnoses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does learning medical terminology help in reducing?

    <p>Mistakes due to misunderstanding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term 'AIDS' (Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) an example of?

    <p>Terms built from word parts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of medical terminology is derived from the name of a person who was the first to identify the technique or condition?

    <p>Eponym</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are acronyms in medical terminology?

    <p>Acronym</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of medical terminology is derived from human language that is currently in use?

    <p>Term taken from modern language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are ancient languages used as the basis for medical terminology?

    <p>To lend stability as the meanings of the words no longer change radically</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What makes word roots in medical terms different from standalone words?

    <p>They can stand alone without suffixes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do combining vowels do in medical terminology?

    <p>Link word roots together</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is learning the meaning of commonly used word parts important in medical terminology?

    <p>It makes memorization of new words unnecessary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of a prefix in a medical term?

    <p>It changes the meaning of the root word</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are eponyms important in medical terminology?

    <p>They honor influential physicians and scientists</p> Signup and view all the answers

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