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1
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The suffix -emia means _______.

A

blood

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2
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The medical term for expanding or opening wider is _____.

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dilate

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3
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The abbreviation for urinalysis is ________.

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UA

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4
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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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5
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The medical term for the basic unit of body structure is ______.

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cell

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6
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The abbreviation for below or low is _______.

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hypo

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7
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The medical term for the time when menstruation begins is _______.

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menarche

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8
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The medical term for the time when menstruation stops is _________.

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menopause

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9
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The abbreviation for gastrointestinal is _________.

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GI or G.I.

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10
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the medical term for an involuntary movement is ______.

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reflex

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11
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The medical term for paralysis from the waist down is _________.

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paraplegia

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12
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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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16
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The medical term for circular movement around a central point is ________.

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rotation

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17
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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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19
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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 the 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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22
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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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24
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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 or h
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The abbreviation for electroencephalogram is _________.
EEG
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The abbreviation for Papanicolaou smear is _________.
pap smear
34
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
37
The medical term for sugar in the urine is _______.
glucosuria
38
The common term for a decubitus ulcer; a pressure sore is ________.
bedsore
39
The abbreviation for temperature, pulse, and respiration is ________.
TPR
40
The word element phlebo means ______.
vein
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The word element pneumo means ________.
air, lungs
42
The work element adeno means _______.
gland
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The word elements algia, algesia refer to ________.
pain
44
The word element cardio means ________.
heart
45
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 work element renal means ______ ,
kidney
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The word element post means _______.
after
52
The work element osis means ________.
condition of
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The work element rhino means _______.
nose
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The work element stomato means _________.
mouth or the ostium uteri
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The work element super means _______.
above
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The abbreviation for toxic shock syndrome is ______.
TSS
57
Erythema refers to ______.
red skin
58
The opposite of deep is
superficial
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High blood pressure is referred to as _______.
hypertension
60
Neoplasm refers to _______.
new growth
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The abbreviations carb mean
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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