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The suffix -emia means

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Blood

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The medical term for expanding or opening wider is

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Dilate

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The abbreviation for urinalysis is

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UA

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The medical term for groups of cells with the same function is

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Tissue

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The medical term for the basic unit of body structure is

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Cell

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The abbreviation for below or low is

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Hypo

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The medical term for the time when menstruation begins is

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Menarche

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The medical term for the time when menstruation stops is

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Menopause

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The abbreviation for gastrointestinal is

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GI or G.I.

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The medical term for an involuntary movement is

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Reflex

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The medical term for paralysis from the waist down is

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Paraplegia

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The medical term for paralysis from the neck down is

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Quadriplegia

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13
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The medical abbreviation for by mouth is

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PO

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14
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The abbreviation for dressing is

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DSG

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15
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The medical term for paralysis on one side of the body is

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Hemiplegia

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The medical term for circular movement around a central point is

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Rotation

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The medical term for turning the palm forward, as applied to the hand is

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Supination

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18
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The medical term for a decrease in size or a wasting is

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Atrophy

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The medical term for straightening of a body part is

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Extension

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20
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The abbreviation for postprandial blood sugar is

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PPBS

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21
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The medical term for moving a body part away from the body is

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Abduction

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The medical term for bending a body part is

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Flexion

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23
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The medical term for turning the palm backward is

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Pronation

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The medical term for bending backward is

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Dorsiflexion

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The medical term for the abnormal shortening of a muscle is
Contracture
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The medical term for moving a body part toward the midline of the body is
Adduction
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The abbreviation for laboratory is
Lab
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The abbreviation for discontinue is
D/C
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The abbreviation for bedtime or hour of sleep is
HS
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The abbreviation for above or high is
Hyper
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The abbreviation for hour is
Hr/h
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The abbreviation for electroencephalogram is
EEG
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The abbreviation for Papanicolaou smear is
Pap smear
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The abbreviation for cancer is
CA
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The medical term for loss of appetite is
Anorexia
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The medical term for tube feeding is
Gavage
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The medical term for sugar in urine is
Glucosuria
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The common term for a decubitus ulcer; a pressure sore is
Bedsore
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The abbreviation for temperature, pulse, and respiration is
TPR
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The word element phlebo means
Vein
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The word element pneumo means
Air, lungs
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The word element adeno means
Gland
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The word elements algia, algesia refer to
Pain
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The word element cardio means
Heart
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The word element cranio means
Skull
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The word element ectomy means
Surgical removal
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The word element emesis means
Vomiting
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The word element cise means
Cut
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The word element centesis means
Puncture
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The word element renal means
Kidney
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The word element post means
After
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The word element osis means
Condition of
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The word element rhino means
Nose
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The word element stomato means
Mouth or Ostium Uteri
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The word element super means
Above
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The abbreviation for toxic shock syndrome is
TSS
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Erythema refers to
Red skin
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The opposite of deep is
Superficial
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High blood pressure is referred to as
Hypertension
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Neoplasm refers to
New growth
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The abbreviation carb means
Carbohydrate
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The abbreviation for chief complaint is
CC
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The abbreviation for grain is
gr

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