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Medical Terminology

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What does each letter in SOAP stand for?   Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan  
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What is the definition of Root?   Foundation or subject of the term  
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What is a Suffix?   Ending that gives essential meaning to the term  
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What is a Prefix   Added to the beginning of a term when needed to further modify (placed at beginning of a word)  
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When DO you use a combining vowel?   To join a root to any suffix beggining with a consonant; to join 2 roots together; to join 2 roots together even when the second root begins with a vowel  
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When DON'T you use a combining vowel?   To join a root to a suffix that begins with a vowel  
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What is are 2 examples of a Subjective section of a health record?   -Main reason for the health visit -Description of his or her problem -Timing of the problem -Previous medical problems or surgeries -Family Health problems that might relate -Current medications and allergies  
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What does the Objective part of a health record provide?   The Objective part of a health record tells you about the data collected during the health care providers interaction with the patient.  
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What is the importance of the Assessment part of the health record?   Assessments are the facts from the patient that are recorded and data about the patient are collected, then put together to reach a conclusion on the nature of the problem AKA the diagnosis.  
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What is the Plan section of the health record include?   The plan lays out what the provider recommends what to do about the patients current status. This may include medicine or home remedies, help from another health provider, surgery, or waiting to see if the problem will improve on its own.  
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What is the position called when a person is standing facing forward, arms at the side with palms forward?   Anatomic Position  
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what position does Lateral mean?   Out to the side  
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What position does medial mean?   Toward the middle  
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Ventral/anteral/anterior mean in body positions?   The front  
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Dorsal/posterior body position means?   The back  
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Cranial body position means?   Towards the top  
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Caudal body position means?   Towards the bottom  
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What does it mean when a patient is in a "Prone" body position?   Lying down on belly  
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When a patient is in a "supine" position?   Lying down on back  
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Unilateral means?   One Side  
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Bilateral means?   Both Sides  
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When a patients body is split from left to right, what is the name of the plane?   Sagittal  
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When a patients body is split from upper body to lower body, what is the name of the plane?   Transverse  
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When a patients body is split from front to back, what is the name of the plane?   Coronal  
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Abbreviation ROS means?   Review of Systems  
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Abbreviation of PMHx means?   Past Medical History  
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Abbreviation of FHx means?   Family History  
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Abbreviation of NKDA stands for?   No Known Drug Allergies  
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Abbreviation of PE means   Physical Exam  
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Abbreviation of "pt" means   Patient  
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Abbreviation of "y/o" stands for   years old  
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Abbreviation of "h/o" means   History of  
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Abbreviation of PCP stands for   Primary Care Provider  
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Abbreviation of "f/u" means   Follow up  
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Abbreviation of SOB stands for   Shortness of Breath  
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What does HEENT stand for?   Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat  
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What does PERRLA stand for   Pupil are Equal, Round, and Reactive to light and accommodation  
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What does NAD stand for   No Acute Distress  
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CV in a chart means?   CardioVascular  
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RRR stands for in a medical chart   Regular Rate and Rhythm  
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CTA means what in a medical chart   Clear to Auscultation (description of normal sounding lungs)  
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WDWN stands for?   Well Developed, well nourish  
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A&O means   Alert & Oriented  
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WNL means   Within Normal Limits  
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NOS stands for   Not Otherwise Specified  
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NEC   Not elsewhere classified  
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When Administering medicine, PO stands for   By Mouth  
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NPO on a chart stands for   Nothing by mouth  
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When administering medicine, PR means   Per rectum (anal)  
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When administering medicine, IM means   Intramuscular  
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When administering medicine, SC means   subcutaneous (under the skin)  
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When administering medicine, IV means   Intravenous  
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When administering medicine, CVL stands for   Central Venous Line  
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When administering medicine, PICC stands for   Peripherally inserted central catheter  
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When administering medicine, Sig means   Instructions short  
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What are the 2 languages that were used to describe Medical Terminology language?   Greek and Latin  
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Root word Muscul/o means   muscle  
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Root woord dermat/o means   Skin  
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Root word Derm/o means   skin  
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Root word vascul/o means   blood vessel  
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Root word vas/o means   blood vessel  
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Root word pneumon/o means   lung  
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Root word pneum/o means   lung  
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Root word pulmon/o means   lung  
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Root word my/o means   muscle  
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Root word angi/o means   blood vessel  
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Root word hemta/o means   blood  
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Root word hem/o means   blood  
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Root word Cutane/o means   skin  
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-meter   instrument used to measure  
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-metry   process of measuring  
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-scope   instrument used to look  
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-scopy   process of looking  
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-graph   instrument used to produce a recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-gram   written record  
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-centesis   puncture  
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pre-   before  
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post-   after  
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re-   again  
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contra-   against  
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anti-   against  
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pro-   before, on behalf of  
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de-   down, away from  
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a-   not  
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an-   not  
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ante-   before  
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tachy-   fast  
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-ium   tissue, structure  
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-icle   small  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-ac   pertaining to  
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-ia   condition  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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-logy   study of  
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-logist   specialist in the study of  
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-ist   specialist  
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-iatrist   specialist in the medicine of  
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-iatrics   medical science  
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-old   resembling  
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-iasis   presence of  
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-cele   hernia  
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-penia   deficiency  
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-rrhea   flow  
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-lysis   loosen, break down  
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-ptosis   drooping  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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Using SOAP a description of the problem in the patients own words   Subjective  
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Using SOAP data collected to assist in understanding the nature of the problem   Objective  
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Using SOAP cause of the problem   Assessment  
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Using SOAP treatment with medicine or a procedure   Plan  
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Amedical professionals directions for a patients medication   Prescription  
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Documents an Imagining procedure by a radiologist   Radiology Report  
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Documents a Pathology procedure   Pathology Report  
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Documents a patients progress during a daily hospital visit   Daily Hospital Note/Progress Note  
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Documents a patients emergency department visit   Emergency Department Note  
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Documents a patients admission to the hospital   Admission Summary  
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Documents a Surgery   Operative Report  
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Documents a patient visit in an office setting   Clinic Note  
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Documents sent to a PCP usually by a specialist to give an opinion on a more challenging problem   Consult Note  
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Documents a patients admission and hospital stay (usually longer stay)   Discharge summary  
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Medical language is necessary and useful because   Medical professionals can communicate clearly and quickly with each other using a common language, and patients can be comforted and assure that the medical professional understands their symptoms and is in control of the diagnosis and treatment process  
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An _________ is a word formed by including the name of the person who discovered or invented what is being described   Eponym  
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Thinking of medical language as a sentence to be translated instead of words to be memorized alls one to   Break down and understand new words  
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CCU   Coronary Care Unit  
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ECU   Emergency Care Unit  
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ED   Emergency Department  
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PICU   Pediatric Intensive Care Unit  
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NICU   Neonatal Intensive Care Unit  
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SICU   Surgical Intensive Care Unit  
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PACU   Post Anesthesia Care Unit  
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DDx   Differential Diagnosis  
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"Abrupt" means   All of a sudden  
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"Febrile" means   To have a fever  
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"Malaise" means   Not feeling well  
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"Auscultation" means   To listen  
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"Palpation" means   To Feel  
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"Idiopathic" means   No know specific cause  
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"Mortality" means   The risk of dying  
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"Pending" means   Waiting for  
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Integumentary system   The skin  
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ABCDE   asymmetry, boarder, color, diameter, evolving  
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AK   actinic keratosis  
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Bx   biopsy  
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C&S   culture and sensitivity  
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Derm   Dermatology  
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ID   intradermal  
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SC   subcutaneous  
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SQ   Subcutaneous  
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Translate the root rhytid/o.   Wrinkle  
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The roots onych/o and ungu/o both mean:   Nail  
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Which of the following roots means thick?   Pachy/o  
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Identify and define the roots in the term pachyderma.   (thick) skin  
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The medical term for a freckle is:   macule, macula  
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Which of these is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term ichthyosis?   fishy (scaly) skin  
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Which of the following roots means fat?   adip/o, lip/o, steat/o  
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Which of the following root pairs both mean hair?   pil/o, trich/o  
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What is the correct pronunciation for the term alopecia?   a-loh-PEE-sha  
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Translate the term onychopathy as literally as possible.   nail disease  
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Which of these is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term ichthyosis?   ichthy (scaly) + osis (condition) = a condition of the skin that is dry and scaly  
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Identify the correct breakdown of the term epidermal into its component parts.   epi/derm/al  
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Which medical term means against histamine?   Antihistamine  
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Which medical term means incision into a nail?   Onychotomy  
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ABCDE is a mnemonic device for remembering steps in analysis and means   asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving  
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ID is an abbreviation for:   intradermal = intra (inside) + derm (skin) + al (pertaining to) = pertaining to inside the skin.  
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Build a medical term from the information provided: bone inflammation   osteitis  
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Build a medical term from the information provided. wrist inflammation   carpitis  
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Build a medical term from the information provided. removal of a rib   costectomy  
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inflammation of the tendon   tendinitis  
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inflammation of the bursa   bursitis  
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joint inflammation   arthritis  
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decrease in muscle tone or tightness   hypotonia  
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softening of a muscle   Myomalacia  
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muscle tone   myotonia  
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instrument for looking into a joint   arthroscope  
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neur/o   nerves  
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crani/o   head, skull  
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psych/o   mind  
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hypn/o or somn/o   sleep  
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-mania   excessive desire  
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cerebr/o   brain  
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esthesi/o   sensastion, feeling  
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-paresis   slight or partial paralysis  
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myel/o   spinal cord; bone marrow  
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encephal/o   brain  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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mening/o   membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord  
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LP   lumbar puncture  
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PET scan   positron emission tomography  
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TIA   Transcient ischemic attack  
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ALS   amyotrophic lateral sclerosis  
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EEG   electroencephalography  
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LOC   Level of Consciousness  
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PNS   Peripheral nervous system  
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loss of brain function caused by blood loss   Stroke  
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a disease marked by seizures   epilepsy  
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a disease characterized by sudden, uncontrolled sleepiness   narcolepsy  
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loss or decline in mental function   dementia  
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time after a seizure   postictal  
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time before a seizure   preictal  
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procedure used to examine blood vessels in the brain   cerebral angiography  
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a stroke where the blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel   hemorrhagic stroke  
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a stroke where blood loss is caused by a blockage   ischemic stroke  
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blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a foreign object   cerebral embolism  
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blockage of a blood vessel in teh brain caused by a clot   cerebral thrombosis  
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Translate the root/suffix asthenia.   Weakness  
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Which root refers to the membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord?   mening/o, meningi/o  
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Which root refers to the nerve bundle?   gangli/o  
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Which root refers to the spinal cord or bone marrow?   myel/o  
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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term encephalalgia?   encephal (brain) + algia (pain) = brain pain  
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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term apathy?   a (no) + path (suffering, disease) + y (condition) = without feeling; lack of emotion  
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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term polyneuritis?   poly (many) + neur (nerve) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of multiple nerves  
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Build a medical term that means "nerve pain."   Neuralgia  
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Build a medical term that means "abnormal narrowing of the skull."   Craniostenosis  
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Build a medical term that means "removal of a piece of the skull."   Craniectomy  
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An excessive desire to steal is called:   kleptomania.  
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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term synesthesia?   syn (with, together) + esthesia (feeling, sensation) = together sensation; condition where one sensation is experienced as another  
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Build a medical term that means "head pain."   Cephalodynia  
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Build a medical term that means "excessive bleeding inside the brain."   Intracerebral hemorrhage  
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A patient experiencing an abnormal sensation, usually numbness or tingling in the skin, is experiencing:   paresthesia.  
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