MEDT 1 - Medical Terminology » Fall 2022 » Basic Elements of a Medical Word Exercise 1

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Question #1
What is the word root of the term used to describe the excision of the stomach?
A.   Tonsill
B.   Arthr
C.   Nephr
D.   Gastr
Question #2
Karen had an injury to her nose since her last checkup. Identify the prefix in the term used to describe the location of the scar.
A.   pre
B.   para
C.   -nas
D.   -nasal
Question #3
What type of instrument was used on Karen to visually examine her stomach?
A.   Colonoscope
B.   Otoscope
C.   Gastroscope
D.   Arthroscope
Question #4
Karen: I'm glad. Do you think I’ll need to have any other tests of my stomach, intestine, or colon after my gastrectomy? Dr. Lohman: We may want to consider checking your colon using a colonoscope to make sure that you don’t have any additional problems. Identify the suffix used in the test Dr. Lohman recommended?
A.   scope
B.   colon
C.   oscope
D.   colon/o

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