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1
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joint (w.r)

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arthr

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bone (w.r)

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osteo

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inflammation (suffix)

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-itis

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enlargement (suffix)

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-megaly

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disease (suffix)

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-pathy

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between (prefix)

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inter-

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within (prefix)

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intra-

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medical term = pertaining to the liver

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hepatic

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medical term = pertaining to within the vein

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intravenous

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10
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define cardiomegaly

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enlargement of the heart

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What is the basic unit of all living things?

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cell

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Give the word the means a group of organs that work together to perform complex body functions.

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organ system

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Which cavity would you expect to find the patient’s heart?

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pericardial cavity

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combining form for cell.

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cyto

suffix = -cyte

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combining form for muscle.

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myo

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combining form for internal organs

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viscer/o

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combining form for blood

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hemo

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18
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combining form for fat

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lipo

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19
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define combining form crypt/o

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hidden

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20
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define combining form necr/o.

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death

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combining form bi/o

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life

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combining form onc/o

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tumor

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combining form for knowledge

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-gnolo

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combining form for self

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auto-

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combining form for white

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leuko

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combining form for red.

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erthyro

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combining form for blue

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cyano

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What does the suffix –genic mean?

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producing, originating, causing

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What does the suffix –logist mean?

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one who studies and treats

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30
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What does the suffix –sarcoma mean?

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malignant tumor

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What does the suffix –plasia mean?

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condition of formation, development, growth

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32
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What does the suffix –stasis mean?

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to control/stop

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33
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Write a medical term that means enlargement of the liver.

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hepatomegaly

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34
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What does leukocytosis mean?

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increase in white blood cell count

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35
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What does lipoid mean?

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resembling fat

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36
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What does leukocyte mean?

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WBC

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37
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What does histology mean?

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study of tissues

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38
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What is necrosis?

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condition of cell death

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39
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lipoma

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tumor composed of fat

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40
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sarcoma

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tumor of connective tissue

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41
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liposarcoma

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malignant tumor fat

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myoma

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tumor of muscle

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43
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melanoma

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black tumor

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44
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melanocarcinoma

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cancerous black tumor

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45
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neuroma

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tumor of nerves

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46
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metastasis

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beyond control

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47
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how to describe benign and malignant

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benign - non-cancerous
malignant - progressively worse can lead to death

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48
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palliative

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comfort care

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49
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remission

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absence or improvement of signs and symptoms

50
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what is XRT

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radiation therapy
treatment of cancer w/ a radioactive substance

51
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brachytherapy

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radiation is placed within or close to the area being treated,

52
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neoadjuvant therapy

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cancer treatment that precedes other treatment,

53
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adjuvant therapy

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use of chemotherapy after or in combination with another form of cancer treatment

54
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biological therapy

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treatment of cancer with the use of man-made biological response modifiers

55
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define hematology

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study of blood

56
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define autopsy

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view of self after post-mortem

57
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define microbiology

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study of small life

58
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define specimen

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sample of blood, urine, or body tissue

59
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define c&s

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test performed on a sample to determine the presence of pathogenic bacteria.

60
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define CBC count

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61
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define chemistry panel

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series of tests performed on a blood sample that give information regarding multiple systems

62
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med term for feverish

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ferbile

63
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pertaining to the head

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cephalic

64
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med term meaning above

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superior

65
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med term meaning below

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inferior

66
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medical term meaning instrument used to record

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-graph

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Medical term meaning instrument used to view/exam

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-scope

68
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Medical term meaning instrument used to measure

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-meter

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Medical term meaning process of recording

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-graphy

70
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What does proximal mean?

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near point of attachment

71
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What does –scopy mean?

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process of view/examining

72
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What does –ic/-ac/-ous mean?

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pertaining to

73
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What does distal mean?

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away from point of attachment

74
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What does anterior mean?

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front

75
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List the term that means pertaining to the back?

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posterior

76
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Describe where the right lumbar region is?

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right of the umbilical region, near waist

77
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Describe where the epigastric region is?

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superior to the umbilical region

78
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Describe where the left iliac region is?

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right of the hypogastric region

79
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lying on side

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lateral recumbent

80
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lying down in any position

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recumbent

81
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lying on back, facing upward

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supine

82
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semi-sitting position w/ slight elevation of the knees

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fowler

83
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patient is assumed to be placed lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn behind, parallel to the back

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SIMS

84
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lying on abdomen, facing downward

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prone

85
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a CT is often used to examine?

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Bones, heart, lungs, vessels, abdominal organs

86
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a PET is often used to examine?

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Brain, heart, vessels

87
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a MRI is often used to examine?

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Brain, spine, joints, biliary system (gallbladder and bile ducts)

88
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PA

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posteroanterior

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RUQ

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right upper quadrant

90
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LLQ

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left lower quadrant

91
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MRI

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magnetic resonance imaging

Brooks, Myrna LaFleur; Brooks, Danielle LaFleur; Levinsky, Dale M. Exploring Medical Language E-Book (p. 231). Elsevier Health Sciences. Kindle Edition

92
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prefix - without or not

A

a-

93
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prefix that means many or much

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poly-

94
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Prefix that means below, deficient, incomplete?

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hypo-

95
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What does the prefix hyper- mean?

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above/excessive

96
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What does the prefix eu- mean?

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normal/good

97
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What does the prefix neo- mean?

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new

98
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What does the combining form atel/o mean?

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incomplete/imperfect

99
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What does the combining form py/o mean?

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pus

100
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Suffix for excision?

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-ectomy

101
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suffix for measurement

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-metry

102
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suffix for surgical repair

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-plasty

103
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Suffix for dilation, expansion, stretching out?

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-ectasis

104
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Suffix for in the blood?

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-emia

105
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suffix for breathing?

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-pnea

106
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root word nose?

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naso

107
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inflammation of the larynx?

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laryngitis

108
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incomplete expansion of the lung?

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atelectasis

109
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blood in the chest cavity

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hemothorax

110
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pneumonia

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diseased state of lung

111
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tracheostenosis

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narrowing of the trachea

112
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excessive bleeding from the nose

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epistaxis or rhinorrhagia

113
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word root for fungus

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myco-

114
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deprivation of oxygen for tissue use

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asphyxia

115
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PSG

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polysomnography

process of recording many tests during sleep

116
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VQ SCAN

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nuclear medicine scan that uses radioactive material to examine airflow

117
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-ectomy

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surgical removal, excision

118
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-otomy

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cut into, incision

119
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-stomy

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creation of an artificial opening

120
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-plasty

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surgical repair

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