Medical Terminology final
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| Neuro - is a combining form that means what | show 🗑
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| show | cytology
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| show | Leukocyte
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| show | artery
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| Athero | show 🗑
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| Arthero- | show 🗑
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| -graphy | show 🗑
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| show | Front, before
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| Exo- | show 🗑
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| Endo- | show 🗑
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| -stasis | show 🗑
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| -plasty | show 🗑
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| show | Surgical repair
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| show | Instrument for visual examination
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| show | Visual examination
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| show | Enlargement
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| show | Outbreak of a disease occurring over a large geographical area
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| show | This occurs as a response prescribed medical treatment
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| Nosocomial infection | show 🗑
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| show | Disease without a known cause
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| Anaplasia | show 🗑
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| Dysplasia | show 🗑
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| Hyperplasia | show 🗑
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| Hypertrophy | show 🗑
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| show | Gastr
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| show | Combining form
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| show | The combining form arthro-
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| RUQ | show 🗑
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| show | Left upper quadrant
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| RLQ | show 🗑
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| show | Left lower quadrant
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| -malacia | show 🗑
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| show | Hardening
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| -rrhage | show 🗑
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| show | Flow or discharge
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| To build a medical term with a suffix that begins with a vowel, use the ________ to form the term. | show 🗑
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| Word root | show 🗑
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| show | A word root with a combining vowel
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| show | A word part that is at the end of a word
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| Prefix | show 🗑
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| The suffix -logy means what | show 🗑
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| Arthro- | show 🗑
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| Cephal | show 🗑
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| Osteo- | show 🗑
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| show | Prefix that means above
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| -al | show 🗑
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| show | Combining form that means red
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| show | Word root that means joint
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| show | Suffix that means to create a new opening to the outside of the body
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| The combining form cephalo- means what | show 🗑
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| show | Inflammation
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| All medical terms have a prefix | show 🗑
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| If a suffix begins with a vowel, add an o or i to the end of the root before adding the suffix. For example, the word root hepat- and the suffix -itis would be combined as hepatitis. | show 🗑
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| show | Define the suffix or the last part of the medical term
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| STEP 2 | show 🗑
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| STEP 3 | show 🗑
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| Correct pronunciation of medical terms is not very important, so you should not spend time making sure your pronunciation is correct. | show 🗑
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| Built a term that means visual examination of a joint | show 🗑
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| Build a term that means incision into the skull | show 🗑
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| show | Spondylolisthesis
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| show | Myelomeningocele
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| show | Softening of bone
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| show | Softening of cartilage
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| HNP | show 🗑
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| Ankylosis | show 🗑
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| show | Blood within a joint
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| Costochondritis | show 🗑
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| show | Inflammation of the synovial membrane
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| show | This is also known as DJD; inflammation of the bone and joint
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| show | Also known as humpback or hunchback
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| Lordosis | show 🗑
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| show | Abnormal lateral (sideways) curvature of the spine
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| show | Occurs in children when there is a lack of vitamin d
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| show | Disease of the nerve root
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| Periostitis | show 🗑
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| show | Inflammation of bone and bone marrow
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| show | Condition characterized by a marked loss in boss density and a marked increased in bone porosity
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| show | Fracture in which one side of the bone is broken while the other side is just bent
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| Compound fracture | show 🗑
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| Closed fracture | show 🗑
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| show | A fracture that occurs due to the bone being weakened by a disease process
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| show | Movement away from the midline
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| show | Movement toward the midline
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| show | Decreasing the angle between two bones
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| show | Increasing the angle between two bones
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| show | Circular movement around an axis
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| show | Rotating the arm or the leg so that the palm of the hand or sole of the foot is turned upward or forward (holding a bowl of soup)
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| Plantar flexion | show 🗑
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| show | Abnormally slow movement
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| show | Distortion or impairment of voluntary movement
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| Hyperkinesia | show 🗑
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| Epicondylitis | show 🗑
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| Myoparesis | show 🗑
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| Hemiparesis | show 🗑
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| show | Total paralysis affecting only one side of the body
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| Paraplegia | show 🗑
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| Quadriplegia | show 🗑
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| show | Osteoarthritis
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| ROM | show 🗑
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| show | Electromyography
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| show | Softening
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| Osteo- | show 🗑
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| show | Visual examination
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| -scope | show 🗑
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| -rrhaphy | show 🗑
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| show | Cutting into; incision into
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| show | Excision; removal
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| show | Muscle
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| show | Disease
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| show | Many
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| Build a term that means enlargement of the heart | show 🗑
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| Build a term that means disease of heart muscle | show 🗑
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| show | Phlebitis
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| show | Leukopenia / leukocytopenia
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| show | Phagocytosis
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| Build a term that means inflammation of a lymph node or lymph gland | show 🗑
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| show | Hemolytic
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| show | Heart
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| show | Blood
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| show | Lymph node; lymph gland
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| show | Lymph vessels
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| show | Plaque or fatty substance
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| -sclerosis | show 🗑
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| show | Blood vessel
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| show | Veins
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| show | Surrounding
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| show | Structure
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| show | Muscle
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| show | Disease
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| Tachy- | show 🗑
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| Brady- | show 🗑
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| show | Narrowing
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| show | Clot
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| HTN | show 🗑
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| show | A record of the electrical activity of the heart
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| show | Procedure in which a balloon-tipped catheter is used to open up a partially blocked coronary artery
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| CABG | show 🗑
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| show | Automated External Defibrillator
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| CAD | show 🗑
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| CHF | show 🗑
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| show | Holding back of blood from an area
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| show | Also known as a heart attack; occurs when one or more coronary arteries become occluded
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| Angina; angina pectoris | show 🗑
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| Heart murmur | show 🗑
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| Arrhythmia | show 🗑
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| show | Normal heart rhythm
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| show | Natural pacemaker of the heart
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| CBC | show 🗑
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| show | Hematocrit; measures the percentage of blood that is made up RBCs
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| Hgb | show 🗑
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| show | Biopsy
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| WBCs | show 🗑
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| show | A blood test used to screen for the presence of HIV antibodies
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| show | Passive immunity; a baby acquires immunity from its mother.
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| show | This immunity occurs because of having a disease or receiving a vaccination
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| show | Persons with this type of blood are known as the universal donor
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| Type AB+ blood | show 🗑
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| show | This type of transfusion involves a person receiving blood from another person
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| show | This type of transfusion involves a person receiving their own blood
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| Hemodialysis | show 🗑
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| show | Appendectomy
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| show | Pulmonologia
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| show | Cholelithiasis / cholecystolithiasis
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| Intussusception | show 🗑
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| Volvulus | show 🗑
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| Ileus | show 🗑
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| show | A condition in which the veins of the esophagus are swollen and twisted (tortuous); this is usually caused by portal hypertension
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| Diverticulosis | show 🗑
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| Diverticulitis | show 🗑
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| show | Gastrointestinal
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| show | Ulcerative colitis
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| show | Nasogastric tube
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| show | inflammatory bowel disease
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| IBS | show 🗑
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| Build the term that means enlarged spleen | show 🗑
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| Entero- | show 🗑
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| Colo- | show 🗑
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| Dento- | show 🗑
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| Gingivo- | show 🗑
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| Cheilo- | show 🗑
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| show | Mouth
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| show | Liver
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| -emesis | show 🗑
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| Build a term that means fast breathing | show 🗑
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| Build a term that means spitting up blood from the respiratory tract | show 🗑
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| Colostomy | show 🗑
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| show | Removal of the gallbladder
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| show | Visual examination of the large intestine
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| show | Incision into the stomach
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| Build a term that means vomiting blood | show 🗑
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| show | Tonsillectomy
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| show | Laryngitis
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| What is the term for the involuntary wavelike contractions of the GI tract. These contractions move food through the GI tract. | show 🗑
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| show | COPD / Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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| show | esophagogastroduodenoscopy
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| What is a collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity? | show 🗑
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| COPD | show 🗑
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| CF | show 🗑
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| TB | show 🗑
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| show | upper respiratory infection
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| -ptysis | show 🗑
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| Hemo-; hemato- | show 🗑
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| show | Lung
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| show | Voice box
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| show | throat
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| Tracheo- | show 🗑
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| show | Dilation
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| Atelo- | show 🗑
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| show | Chest
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| -centesis | show 🗑
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| Select the term that best describes an endoscopic exam of the bronchi | show 🗑
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| Build a term that means inflammation of the conjunctiva (pinkeye) | show 🗑
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| show | Ophthalmoscopy
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| Build a term that means an instrument used to examine the eye | show 🗑
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| show | Myringotomy / tympanotomy
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| show | Polyneuralgia
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| show | Causalgia
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| show | Encephalitis
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| show | Stroke
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| Build a term that means a herniation of the brain; it is a congenital condition in which the brain herniates through a gap in the skull | show 🗑
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| show | Demyelination
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| show | Eye
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| -opia | show 🗑
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| Blepharo- | show 🗑
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| Sclero- | show 🗑
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| show | Cornea
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| show | Old age
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| Conjunctivo- | show 🗑
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| Aniso- | show 🗑
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| Audito- | show 🗑
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| show | Eardrum
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| show | Ear
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| show | Pus
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| show | Fungus
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| show | Discharge
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| -plasty | show 🗑
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| show | To measure
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| show | Impaired vision due to old age
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| Hyperopia | show 🗑
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| show | Double vision
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| Esotropia | show 🗑
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| show | Excessive sensitivity to light
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| Glaucoma | show 🗑
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| show | Chemical substance that makes it possible for nerve signals to travel
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| show | Nerve cell
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| show | The brain and spinal cord
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| show | 12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of peripheral nerves
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| CSF | show 🗑
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| show | Condition in which excess CSF accumulates in the ventricles of the brain
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| show | Serious disorder that sometimes follows with a viral illness in which the child was treated with aspirin
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| ALS | show 🗑
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| show | Nerve
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| Encephalo- | show 🗑
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| show | Spinal cord
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| Radiculo- | show 🗑
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| show | Burning
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| show | meninges- the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
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| show | Feeling, sensation
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| -phasia | show 🗑
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| A pressure ulcer is also known as a decubitus ulcer, a bed sore, or a pressure sore. | show 🗑
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| What is another term for thyroid storm? | show 🗑
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| show | Pituitary gland
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| show | Homeostasis
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| Which term means under or below the skin | show 🗑
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| show | Addison’s disease
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| show | Goiter
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| -uria | show 🗑
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| show | Thirst
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| show | To eat; swallow
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| Pancreato- | show 🗑
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| show | Sugar;glucose
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| -emia | show 🗑
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| Calco- | show 🗑
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| show | Secrete within
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| show | Fat
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| Dermato-; cutaneo- | show 🗑
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| show | Sweat
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| show | Nails
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| Myco- | show 🗑
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| show | Hair
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| show | Hairy
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| show | Lice
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| show | Diabetes mellitus
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| show | Diabetes insipidus
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| ADH | show 🗑
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| TSH | show 🗑
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| PTH | show 🗑
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| show | growth hormone
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| show | Fasting blood sugar
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| show | Hemoglobin A1C; a blood test that shows the average blood glucose level of the patient over the past 3-4 months
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| MM | show 🗑
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| SCC | show 🗑
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| show | Basal cell carcinoma
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| SLE | show 🗑
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| show | Abnormal condition of lacking sweat in response to heat
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| show | Profuse sweating related to heat and/or exertion of the body’s response to emotional or physical distress
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| show | Baldness
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| Onychomycosis | show 🗑
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| show | ‘Hidden’ toenail; ingrown toenail
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| Albinism | show 🗑
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| show | Autoimmune condition in which the body attacks the melanocytes
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| show | Presence of excessive body hair
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| show | BPH
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| A surgical incision into the urethra for relief of a stricture is a/an _______. | show 🗑
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| The abbreviation for the condition that cause genital warts is | show 🗑
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| The abbreviation for a bacterial infection that usually begins in the bladder and can affect all parts of the urinary system is | show 🗑
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| An inflammation of the urethra is __________. | show 🗑
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| show | ESRD
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| TURP is the abbreviation for _____________________. | show 🗑
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| show | Oophorectomy
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| The disorder characterized by the presence of stones in the kidney is known as __________. | show 🗑
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| A dangerous condition in which a fertilized egg is implanted and begins to develop outside of the uterus is _____________. | show 🗑
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| Which term means excessive urination? | show 🗑
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| show | Discharge
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| show | Pyosalpinx
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| Which term has a word part that means hidden? | show 🗑
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| What does the suffix- gravida mean? | show 🗑
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| show | To repair an undescended testicle
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| show | Fallopian tube
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| show | Urinalysis
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| Which term means inflammation of the bladder? | show 🗑
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| A patient with bladder cancer has a portion of their bladder removed in a procedure called _____. | show 🗑
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| What does the suffix -pareunia mean? | show 🗑
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| show | Oligospermia
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| Which term contains a suffix that means inflammation? | show 🗑
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| show | Primi-
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| show | Hernia
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| What does the combining form in nephropathy mean? | show 🗑
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| show | Hemodialysis
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| show | The patient urinates frequently during the night
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| show | The uterus drops the vagina
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| Which term contains the word part that means pertaining to? | show 🗑
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| The combining form in ureterolith indicates that this stone is located within the___. | show 🗑
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| Which combining form means urinary bladder? | show 🗑
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| show | The uterus discharges whitish mucus.
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| show | ectomy
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| Which combining form means egg? | show 🗑
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| Which term has the word part that means surgical fixation? | show 🗑
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| show | Cryptorchidism
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| show | Meatotomy
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| show | Nephrolithiasis
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| show | Cryptorchidism
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| What occurs during hyperemesis gravidarum? | show 🗑
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| What does nephr/o mean? | show 🗑
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| show | hyster/o
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| What is an inflammation of a fallopian tube? | show 🗑
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| show | Dysuria
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| What condition is a result of twisting of the spermatic cord leading into the testicle? | show 🗑
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| What does the combining form in the term cystocele mean? | show 🗑
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| show | Hypo-
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| Nancy Lawless is scheduled for an oophorectomy. What does this term mean? | show 🗑
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| What term means an inflammation of the lining of the vagina? | show 🗑
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| show | Cystocele
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| show | Cystocele
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| show | orchi/o
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