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MCC Med Term Final Test Clues

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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Question
Answer
in-   not  
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angi-   vessel  
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-anthema   skin eruption  
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antr-   sinus, cavity  
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chol-   gall, bile  
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cyst-   sac, bladder  
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lys-, -lysis   dissolution  
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-cele   hernia, protrusion  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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-ectasis   dilation  
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median plane   passing longitudinally thru middle of body from front to back, dividing it into R & L halves  
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apex   top of a body, organ or part; tip; pointed end of a conical part  
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base   lowest part or foundation of anything  
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intrinsic   situated entirely within or pertaining exclusively to a part  
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extrinsic   of external origin (or situated outside the part)  
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palmar   pertaining to the palm of the hand  
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plantar   pertaining to the sole of the foot  
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volar   pertaining to sole or palm; indicating the flexor surface of the forearm, wrist or hand  
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SOB   shortness of breath  
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CHF   congestive heart failure  
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Pn   pneumonia  
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UTI   urinary tract infection  
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FUO   fever of unknown origin  
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r/o fx   rule out fracture  
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RUQ   right upper quadrant  
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FB   foreign body  
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prn   when necessary, as needed  
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RLE   right lower extremity  
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cholangitis   inflammation of the bile duct  
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cholecystitis   inflammation of the gall bladder  
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cholelithiasis   presence of stones in the gallbladder  
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gastritis   inflammation of the stomach  
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hiatal hernia   hernia through the esophageal opening of the diaphragm  
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dyspepsia   gastric indigestion or "upset stomach"  
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dysphagia   inability or difficulty in swallowing  
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emesis   vomiting  
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atelectasis   collapse of alveoli; incomplete expansion of the lung  
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periosteum   dense, fibrous covering of the bone  
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tubercle   small eminence on a bone, attachment for a tendon  
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epicondyle   eminence on a bone above a condyle  
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osteoporosis   demineralization of bone  
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Bennett's fracture   first metacarpal fx  
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Colles' fracture   distal radius fx with anterior displacement  
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pathological fracture   fx occurring in diseased bone with only slight or no trauma  
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comminuted fracture   severe fx, broken in many places  
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compound fracture   fx which breaks the skin  
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overriding fracture   fx where one bone overrides another  
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epiphyseal fracture   fx through the epiphysis  
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greenstick fracture   fx is not complete, may be bent; seen in children  
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compression fracture   bone is pushed into bone causing a fx  
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transverse fracture   fx across the bone (at right angle to longitudinal axis of bone)  
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impacted fracture   adjacent fragmented ends of fx bones wedged together  
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oblique fracture   fx cleanly separated at an oblique angle  
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spiral fracture   fx twisting around a shaft of a bone  
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Pott's fracture   fx of lower part of fibula w/injury to lower tibial articulation (ankle fx involving medial & lateral malleolus)  
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