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A bone doctor is called an ______________
ORTHOPEDIST
Of the cerebrum of the brain
A _________hemorrhage
CEREBRAL
What is the prefix meaning milk
GALACT/O
An operation to remove part or all of the stomach
GASTRIC RESECTION
Hardening of the arteries is called
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
What is a heart doctor called
CARDIOOLOGIST
What is the coughing up of blood called
HEMPTYSIS
A gruffness; a throaty harshness or having a dry harsh voice is called
HOARSENESS
What are inflamed testes called
EPIDIDYMITIS
What are immature bone cells called
OSTEOBLASTS
Medical term meaning milk
LACT/O
What is a sheet or band of tough, fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages at a joint or supporting an organ
LIGAMENT
Medical term meaning breast
MAMM/O
Another medical term for breast
MAST/O
A sound due to vibrations from the flow of blood through the heart or great vessels. Usually heard with a stethoscope
MURMUR
What is the medical term for a nosebleed
EPISTAXIS
What is medical term meaning ovary
OOPHO/O
What is another term for ovary
OVARI/O
What is a rapid heart rate called
TACHYCARDIA
The hearts natural pacemaker located in the right atrium. Electrical impulses originate here and travel through the heart, causing it to beat
SINOATRIAL VALVE
What is a slow heart rate called
BRADYCARDIA
The strong membrane around bone is called
PERIOSTEUM
The soft tissue by which muscles attach to bone
TENDON
The inflammation of a vein with blood clot formation inside the vein at the site of the inflammation
THROMBOPHLEBITIS
What is a tumor of the liver called
HEPATOMA
What is a visual examination of the bladder called
CYSTOSCOPY
