University of Duhok First semester S1 exam (Second trial)

College of Medicine English Language and Terminology

First Grade
Examples of exam questions

Q1/ Choose the most appropriate (correct) answer for the following questions:

1- Which of the following terms means drainage from the nose?

a. Rhinomycosis
b. Rhinoplasty
c. Rhinorrhaphy
d. Rhinorrhea

2- The combining form "cephal/o" refers to which of the following?

a. Abdomen
b. Head
c. Neck
d. Ribs

3- The suffix that means narrowing is

a. -megaly
b. -malacia
c. -stenosis
d. –necrosis

4- The term that means painful menstruation is:

a. dysmenorrhea
b. amenorrhea
c. hypermenorrhea
d. hyperemesis

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Q2/ Write the correct medical term for the following meanings:

1- Softening of the bones ---------------------------------

2- inflammation of bone and cartilage ---------------------------------

3- the plural form of vertebra ---------------------------------

4- paralysis of four limbs ---------------------------------

5- pertaining to the armpit ---------------------------------

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Q3/ Divide each of the following medical terms into its component word parts.

Combining
Medical term Prefix Root Suffix
vowel

pericardium

intramuscular

hypogastric

Neuroma

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Q4/ Write the full names of the following abbreviations

1. AIDS

2. GERD

3. BMI

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