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Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Abduction

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Away from midline of the body

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Toward the midline of the body

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Adduction

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3
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Supine

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Dorsal recumbent

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Pertaining to the front of the body

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Anterior

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5
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Pertaining to the side of the body

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Lateral

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6
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Near the point of attachment to the body

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proxim/o

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7
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Upper, above

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super/o

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8
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Farthest point

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dist/o

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9
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Pertaining to head

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cephalo/o

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10
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Pertaining to the skull

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crani/o

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11
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Excision of breast lesion w/ surrounding tissue

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Lumpectomy

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12
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Removal of breast tissue, muscle, & lymph nodes

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Radical Mastectomy

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13
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Removal of breast tissue & axillary lymph nodes

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Modified radical mastectomy

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14
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Performed in radiology where the mass is identified with a wire

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Wire localization

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15
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First set of nodes closest to the cancerous tumor

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Sentinel lymph nodes

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16
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Chrondr/o

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Cartilage

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17
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oste/o

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Bone

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18
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arthr/o

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Joint

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19
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metacarp/o

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Hand bones

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20
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tendo/o

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Tendon

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21
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Eyelid

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blephar/o

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22
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Tear duct

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dacry/o

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23
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Cornea

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kerat/o

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24
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Retina

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retin/o

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25
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Iris

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irid/o

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26
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Hernia

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-cele

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27
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Difficulty breathing

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-dyspnea

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28
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Swelling

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-edema

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29
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Inflammation of

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-itis

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30
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Vomiting

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-emesis

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31
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Enlargement

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-megaly

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32
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Disease

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-pathy

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33
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Bursting forth

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-rrhage

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34
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Tumor

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-oma

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35
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Flow, discharge

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-rrhage

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36
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Placenta tears away from the uterine wall

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abruptio placentae

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37
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Pregnancy outside the uterus

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ectopic

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38
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Placenta forms in the lower portion of the uterus and blocks the birth canal

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placenta previa

39
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Lack of a normal body opening

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atresia

40
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Protrusion of the rectum into the vagina

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Rectocele

41
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Pertaining to the neck, cervix

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cervic/o

42
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Pertaining to the abdomen

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lapar/o

43
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Pertaining to the bladder

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cyst/o

44
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Pertaining to female

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gynec/o

45
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Pertaining to vagina

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colp/o

46
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Abnormal passageway that forms between two structures

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fistula

47
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Benign tumor of the uterus

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fibroid

48
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Removal of a cyst on the ovary

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Ovarian cystectomy

49
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Removal of the ovary

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Oophorectomy

50
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Removal of the fallopian tube

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Salpingectomy

51
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Also called the fallopian tube

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Mitral valve

52
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Resting heart rate below 60 bpm

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bradycardia

53
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Irregular heart beat

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arrhythmia

54
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Exchange of oxygen & carbon dioxide occurs here

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alveoli

55
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Condition caused by oxygen deficiency

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Cyanosis

56
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Congenital condition caused by the septum, between the atria, failing to close, allowing blood to flow back & forth

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Atrial septal defect

57
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Pain in a limb, usually the leg, caused by poor circulation

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claudication

58
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Clot composed of blood, air, or fat that moves through the vascular system

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embolism

59
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Stationary clot

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thrombus

60
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Abnormally low blood flow to tissues

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ischemia

61
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Congenital condition caused by an opening between the pulmonary artery & the aorta that failed to close before birth

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Patent ductus arteriosus

62
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Congenital defect that consists of 4 separate cardiac diseases: pulmonary stenosis, ventricular septal defect, incorrect position of the aorta, & ventricular hypertrophy

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tetralogy of Fallot

63
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High blood pressure

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Hypertension

64
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Low blood pressure

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Hypotension

65
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Bulging of an arterial wall

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Aneurysm

66
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Cutting into

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-otomy

67
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Fixation of

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-pexy

68
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Surgical repair

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-plasty

69
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Puncture to remove fluid

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-centesis

70
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Many

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poly-

71
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Presence of air or gas in the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall, causing collapse of the lung

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Pneumothorax

72
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Presence of gas or air in the abdominal cavity

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Pneumoperitoneum

73
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Temporary loss of breathing

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apnea

74
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Surgical puncture & drainage of the pleural cavity

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thoracocentesis

75
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Surgical removal of the lung or a segment of the lung

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pneumonectony

76
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Pertaining to the brain

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encephal/o

77
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Pertaining to the covering of the brain& spinal cord

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mening/o

78
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Pertaining to pain

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-algia

79
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Pertaining to speech

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-phasia

80
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Pertaining to neurological tissue

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gli/o

81
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Syndactyly refers to:

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Webber fingers

82
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Which suffix means surgical puncture to remove fluid?

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-centesis

83
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Bunion

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Hallux valgus

84
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Definition of otosclerosis

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Bony overgrowth of stapes

85
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Medical term for nosebleed:

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Epistaxis

86
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Medical term for nosebleed:

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Epistaxis

87
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Oophor/o is the root word for which anatomical structure?

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Ovary

88
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What does the term chole/ refer to?

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Bile

89
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The term mentoplasty refers to surgery of:

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Chin

90
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dys- means:

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Difficult

91
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What does the term ‘os’ mean?

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Opening

92
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What does the suffix -ectomy mean?

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Excision

93
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What does the term -scopy mean?

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