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Arthr is an example of a

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Word root

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A word root for bone is

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Oste

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A patient who has a prenatal visit sees her practicioner

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Before the birth of the child

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Patient has a surgical procedure known as a arthotomy. You know that the joint was

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Incised

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Surgical repair of the eardrum

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Tympanoplasty

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Enlargement of the heart

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Cardiomegaly

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Hypertrophied scar means

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Overdeveloped

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Lithotripters function is to ___ stones

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Crush

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Sam and Jane took their 4 year old son to their ___ for his annual check up

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Pediatrician

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What does not mean below or under

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Dys

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The basketball played was back for yet another visual examination of the knee joint. He was there for an

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Arthroscopy

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The combining form that means tumor is

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Onco

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Myelo is a combing form for the

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Bone marrow and spinal cord

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Back to front is

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Posterioanterior

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Bilateral pains

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Both sides of the body

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Prone position is lying on your

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Belly

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Ren/o is the same as

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Nephr/o

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What suffix does not mean pertaining to

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-ia

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Loss of bone mass resulting in in the bones being fragile and at risk for fracture is

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Osteoporosis

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The term dorsal means

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Towards the back

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The term that means pertaining to he middle

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Medial

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Term that means towards the head

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Cephalad

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Lateral means movement toward

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Side

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The suffix -ad means

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Towards

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Idiopathic means
Pertaining to a disease of unknown origin
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Balanoplasty is defined as
The surgical repair of the glans penis
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A psychoneurotic disorder characterized by prolonged refusal to eat is called
Anorexia nervosa
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Excision of half of the colon is called
Hemicolectomy
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Surgical repair of the stomach
Gastroplasty
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Inflammation of the gums
Gingivitis
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Gastroenterocolitis means inflammation of the
Stomach, intestines, colon
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Combining form for liver
Hepat/o
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Combining form for rectum
Proct/o
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Combining form for tongue
Gloss/o
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Combining form that means mouth
Stomat/o
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The uvula is part of
The soft palate
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The suffix -pepsia means
Digestion
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Inflammation of the gallbladder
Cholecystitis
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The term that means incision into the abdomen
Laparotomy
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Visual examination of the rectum
Proctoscopy
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Taking a piece of tissue for microscopic study done through endoscopy or aspiration is
Biopsy
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An abnormal back flow of urine from the bladder to the ureter
Vesicoureteral reflux
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Stricture refers to
Narrowing
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Synonym for proteinuria is
Albuminuria
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Extreme constipation and intestinal obstruction
Obstipation
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Presence of stones in the gallbladder
Cholethiasis
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Intense sensation of the need to urinate immediately
Urgency
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Individual who is not able to release urine
Urinary retention
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Release of air from the stomach to the mouth
Eructation
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The mix of food, gastric juices, and hydrochloric acid in the intestinal tract
Chyme
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The tube that connects the oral cavity with the esophagus
Pharynx
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Drugs that are applied directly on the skin
Topical
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Inflammation of the hair follicles, which may be superficial or deep, acute or chronic is
Folliculitis
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Bilirubin present on urinalysis may indicate
Liver disease
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An instrument to crush calculi in the urinary bladder
Lithotriptor
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Removal of kidney stone
Nephrolithotomy
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The term omphalitis is defined as inflammation of the
Umbilicus
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Premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall
Abruptio placentae
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Combining form that means head
Cephal/o
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Combining form pseud/o is defined as
False
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Combining form that means milk
Lact/o
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The term amenorrhea is defined as
Absence of menstrual discharge
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The term for sagging breasts
Mastoptosis
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The term mastitis means inflammation of the
Breasts
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Term that means inflammation of the vagina
Colpitis
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The term that means painful menstrual discharge
Dysmenorrhea
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Blood in the Fallopian tube
Hematosalpinx
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The word root salpin- means
Fallopian tube
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The process that renders an individual unable to produce offspring is
Sterilization
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A condition of scanty sperm or ___ was the probable cause of the couples infertility
Oligospermia
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Trans is defined as
Through
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Undescended testes
Cryptochidism
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Male sterilization
Vasectomy
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Circumcision
Surgical removal of the prepuce
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Another term for embryotocia is
Abortion
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Suturing of the tongue
Glossorrhaphy
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Cardiomyopathy
Disease of the heart muscle
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Hardening of the arteries
Arteriosclerosis
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Ischemia
Deficiency of blood flow
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Thoromb/o is defined as
Clot
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Combining for angi/o is defined as
Vessel
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A blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrient-containing blood away from the heart
Artery
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Combining form that means heart
Cardi/o
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Prefix that means rapid, fast
Tachy
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Term that means abnormal reduction in the number of blood cells
Hematocytopenia
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The ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall
Aneurysm
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The abnormal growing together of two surfaces that normally are separate
Adhesion
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Cardiology means
Study of the heart
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Hemostasis is defined as
Stoppage of bleeding
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Puncture of a vein to remove blood, instill a medication, or start an intravenous infusion
Venipuncture
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Dysparuenia means painful or difficult
Intercourse
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Surgical puncture to remove amniotic fluid
Amniocentesis
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HPV is also known as
Venereal warts
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Episiotomy is defined as
Incision of the vulva
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A patient that has burns on her back has lesions on the ___ aspect of the body
Posterior
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Suturing of the tongue
Glossorrhaphy
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Bilateral pains hurts on
Both sides of the body
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Inflammation of the gallbladder
Cholecystitis

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