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Introduction to Medical Terminology: Basics and Origins

Introduction To Medical Terminology: Basics And Origins

Explore foundational medical terminology from chapters 1 and 2, enhancing your understanding of healthcare language. This quiz assesses your ability to recognize and use medical terms correctly, crucial for healthcare...

Questions: 28 | Attempts: 10 | Last updated: Aug 4, 2025

Sample Question 1
What is medical terminology?

A new trend in fashion.

A type of surgical procedure.

The language of medicine

The study of electrical engineering.

Sample Question 2
Who developed/created medical terminology?

Hippocrates (Greek father of medicine) and Aristotle (Greek father of philosophy) nearly 3,000 yrs ago

Paracelsus (Swiss physician and alchemist)

Galen (Roman physician and philosopher)

Avicenna (Persian polymath)

Sample Question 3
What are eponyms?

Words derived from the Greek language to describe medical conditions.

Words that are purely fictional and have no basis in reality.

Words based on the personal names of people to describe a disease or body part (i.e Hodgkin's lymphoma)

Words created through a combination of two different languages to name body parts.