A Versus B

Question 1

scoliosis vs lordosis

Answer 1

scoliosis: spine curves from side to side in a shaple-S rather than being straight

lordosis:An increased curve toward the front of your body in your lower back or neck area

Question 2

brady vs tachy

Answer 2

brady: the heart sometimes beats too slowly

tachy: the heart sometimes beats too quickly

Question 3

pathy vs trophy

Answer 3

pathy: disease

trophy: nourishment, development

Question 4

AB vs AD

Question 5

vein vs artery

Answer 5

veins: carry blood towards the heart.

Arteries: carry blood away from the heart

Question 6

abbreviation vs combining vowel

Answer 6

abbreviation: eg:BP=blood pressure

combining vowel: eg: Oste/o = Bone. Arthr/o = Joint.

Question 7

RBC (eryth) vs WBC (leuk)

Answer 7

RBC: red blood cell

WBC: white blood cell

Question 8

amenorrhea vs dysmenorrhea

Answer 8

amenorrhea: The absence of menstruation

dysmenorrhea: painful menstruation

Question 9

phasia vs phagia

Answer 9

phasia: Suffixes meaning speech

phagia: eating, ingestion, devouring

Question 10

plasia vs neoplasm

Answer 10

plasia: Suffixes meaning formation, growth, proliferation

neoplasm: any abnormal tissue growth that results in a benign (= harmless) or malignant (= likely to result in death if not treated) tumour:

Question 11

Polyphagia

Polydipsia

polyuria

Answer 11

Polyphagia: extremely hunger

Polydipsia: extremely thirsty

polyuria: more pee than normal