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-ic

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Pertaining to

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Acr

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Extremities

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Ventr

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Belly (front)

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Toward

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Super

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Above

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Plasm

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Growth (substance or formation)

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-ior

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Pertaining to

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Proxim

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Near (the point of attachment of a body part)

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Medi

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Middle

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Infer

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Below

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Dist

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Away (from the point of a attachment of a body part)

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Poster

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Back, behind

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Later

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Side

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Dors

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Back

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Cephal

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Head (upward)

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Anter

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Front

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Caud

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Tail. ( downward)

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Neur

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Nerve

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Onc

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Tumor

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Lip

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Fat

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My

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Muscle

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Hist

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Tissue

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Cyt

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Cell

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Epitheli

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Epithelium

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Carcin

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Cancer

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Path

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Disease

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Sarc

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Flesh, connective tissue

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Stasis

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Control, stop

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Viscer

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Internal organs

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-genic

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Producing, originating, causing

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Meta-

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Beyond

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Neo-

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New

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-logist

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One who studies and treats (specialist, physician)

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-logy

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Study of

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-oid

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Resembling

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-oma

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Tumor

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Cutane

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Skin

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Cyan

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Blue

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Derm

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Skin

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Erythr

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Red

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Melan

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Black

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Onych

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Nail

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Dermat

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Skin

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Leuk

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White

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Myc

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Fungus

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Xanth

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Yellow

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Intra-

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Within

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Epi-

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On, upon, over

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-tomy

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Cut into, incision

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Hypo-

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Below, deficient, under

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Per-

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Through

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Sub-

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Below, under

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Aden

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Gland (node when combined with the WR lymph)

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Angi

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(Blood) vessel

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Thromb

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(Blood) clot

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Femor

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Femur (upper leg bone)

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Crani

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Cranium (skull)

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Cost

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Rib

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Chondr

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Cartilage

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Carp

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Carpals (wrist)

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Burs

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Bursa

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Arthr

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Joint

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Tachy-

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Rapid, fast

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Brady-

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Slow

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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Splen

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Spleen

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Phleb

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Vein

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-penia

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Abnormal reduction in number

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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Lymph

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Lymph

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Electr

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Electrical activity

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-graph

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Instrument used to record

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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Cardi

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Heart

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Arteri

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Artery

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Ven

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Vein

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Ili

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Ilium

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Ischi

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Ischium

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Kinesi

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Movement, motion

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Kyph

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Hump

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Spondyl

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Vertebra, spine, vertebral column

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Lord

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Bent forward

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Stern

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Sternum (breast bone)

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Necr

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Death

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Ten

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Tendon

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Oste

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Bone

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Tendin

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Tendon

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Phalang

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Phalanges (any bone of the fingers or toes)

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Troph

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Development

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Pub

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Pubis

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Vertebr

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Vertebra, spine, vertebral column

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Rachi

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Vertebra, spine, vertebral column

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-asthenia

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Weakness

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Scoli

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Crooked curved

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-desis

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Surgical fixation, fusion

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-malacia

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Softening

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-schisis

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Split, fissure

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Inter-

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Between

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Cephal

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Head (upward)

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Myel

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Spinal cord

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Pleg

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Paralysis

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Poli

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Gray matter, gray

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Cerebr

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Cerebrum, brain

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Encephal

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Brain

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Mening

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Meninges

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Phas

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Speech

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Psych

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Mind

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Hemi-

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Half

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Poly-

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Many, much

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Quadr

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Four

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114
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Medical terms composed of word parts are:

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Of Greek and Latin origin

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A medical term that is an eponym is:

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Derived from the name of a person

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A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase is:

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An acronym

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The medical term magnetic resonance imaging is:

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A term taken from modern language

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118
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The medical term arthritis is an example of:

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A term built from word parts

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119
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The word part placed at the end of a word to modify it’s meaning is a:

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Suffix

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A word root is the word part that:

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Is the core of the word

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The word part that links a word root to a suffix is the:

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Combining vowel

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In the medical term hepatitis, the word part -itis is a:

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Suffix

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In the medical term arthritis, the word part arthr is a:

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Word root

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In the medical term thermometer, the word part that is the combining vowel is:

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O

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In the medical term arthropathy, the word root is

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Arthr

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When a word root and a suffix are being connected, a combining vowel is generally not used if:

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The suffix begins with a vowel

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The word part that does not alter the meaning of a medical term is:

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Combining vowel

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Medical terms built from word parts are defined by:

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The meanings of the word parts

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129
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The word part arthr means:

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Joint

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130
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The word part that means “disease” is:

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-pathy

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131
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The medical term osteitis means inflammation of the :

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Bone

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132
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The word part that completes the medical term meaning inflammation of the bone and joint oste/ /arthr/itis is:

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O

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The combining vowel connects the root to the _______or to another root.

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Suffix

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134
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The ________ is attached to the beginning of the word root to modify it’s meaning.

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Prefix

135
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The cell is best described as:

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the basic unit of all living things

136
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Nerve tissue is best described as:

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coordinating body activities by conducting impulses to and from the brain

137
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A group of two or more kinds of tissue that together perform special body functions is called:

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an organ

138
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The space in the body containing the urinary bladder, certain reproductive organs, part of the large intestine, and the rectum is the:

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pelvic cavity

139
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The _____ cavity houses the heart, aorta, lungs, esophagus, and trachea.

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thoracic

140
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The word root cyt means:

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cell

141
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The word root meaning “tissue” is:

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hist

142
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In the medical term sarcoma, the word root means:

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connective tissue

143
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The word part that completes the medical term meaning “pertaining to the formation of cells,” _______/o/genic, is:

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cyt

144
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The suffix -logist means:

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one who studies and treats (specialist)

145
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The meaning of the medical term lipoid is:

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resembling fat

146
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The _____ system defends against foreign materials.

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lymphatic

147
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The word root my means:

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muscle

148
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A group of organs that work together to perform complex body functions is called a:

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system

149
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The medical term for muscle disease is:

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myopathy

150
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The term lipoma means:

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tumor composed of fat

151
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The term epithelial means:

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pertaining to the epithelium

152
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The basic function of the _____ system is to cover and protect the body.

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integumentary

153
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The _____ system transports oxygen and nutrients.

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cardiovascular

154
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The _____ cavity houses the stomach, intestines, kidneys, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen

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abdominal

155
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Cytology is the:

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study of cells

156
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All of the following are types of tissue except:

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viscera

157
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Bone and fat are examples of _______ tissue.

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connective

158
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To which body system(s) do the testes and the uterus belong?

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reproductive

159
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The word part that completes the medical term meaning “substance that causes cancer,” carcin/o/________, is:

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gen

160
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The medical term meaning “new growth of abnormal tissue” is:

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neoplasm

161
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The medical term that describes a growth that tends to be invasive and spread is:

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malignant

162
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The suffix that means “tumor” or “mass” is:

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-oma

163
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A benign tumor that originates in muscle tissue is called:

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a myoma

164
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The meaning of the medical term neoplasm is:

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new growth

165
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The meaning of the medical term metastasis is:

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beyond control (spread of disease from one organ to another)

166
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A neuroma is a:

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benign tumor composed of nerve tissue

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The abbreviation of the term that means identification of the disease is:

A

Dx

168
Q

METS is the abbreviation of:

A

metastasis

169
Q

If the symptoms of a disease have lessened or disappeared, the disease is:

A

in remission

170
Q

The abbreviation of the medical term that uses ionizing radiation to control malignant cells is:

A

XRT

171
Q

_____ is the use of drugs to treat cancer.

A

chemotherapy

172
Q

The abbreviation Px represents the physician’s prediction as to the probable outcome of disease, commonly called the:

A

prognosis

173
Q

The medical term arthritis means “inflammation of”:

A

a joint

174
Q

The word part that completes the medical term meaning “inflammation of the bone and joints,” ________/o/arthr/itis, is:

A

oste

175
Q

The basic unit of all living things is:

A

the cell

176
Q

A group of two or more kinds of tissue that together perform special body functions is called:

A

an organ

177
Q

Histology is the:

A

study of tissues

178
Q

The four types of tissue are nerve, connective, muscle, and:

A

epithelium

179
Q

The medical term meaning “substance that causes cancer” is _____.

A

carcinogen

180
Q

The medical term that describes a growth that tends to be invasive and spread is:

A

malignant

181
Q

The meaning of suffix in the medical term metastasis is:

A

control, stop, standing still

182
Q

When directional terms are applied, it is assumed that the body is in the standard neutral position of reference, known as the:

A

anatomic position

183
Q

The abbreviation of the term that means “pertaining to the back and to the front” is:

A

PA

184
Q

The word root meaning “back” or “behind” is:

A

poster

185
Q

In the medical term ventral, the word root means:

A

belly (front)

186
Q

The word part that completes the medical term meaning “toward the head,” _______/ad, is:

A

cephal

187
Q

In reference to human beings, the term ventral is interchangeable with the term:

A

anterior

188
Q

The medical term mediolateral means “pertaining to the”:

A

middle and to the side

189
Q

The terms frontal, coronal, sagittal, and transverse refer to:

A

anatomic planes

190
Q

Imaginary vertical and horizontal lines drawn through the umbilicus form the:

A

abdominopelvic regions

191
Q

The horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions is the:

A

transverse plane

192
Q

The vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides, is the:

A

sagittal plane

193
Q

The coronal plane is also called the:

A

frontal plane

194
Q

The medical term meaning “to the right and left of the umbilical region” is:

A

lumbar regions

195
Q

The term umbilical region refers to:

A

around the navel (umbilicus)

196
Q

The term that describes the region to the right and left of the epigastric region is:

A

hypochondriac

197
Q

The term epigastric region refers to:

A

directly above the umbilical region

198
Q

The medical term referring to the area that contains the right lobe of the liver, the gallbladder, part of the pancreas, portions of the small and large intestines, and the right kidney is the:

A

right upper quadrant

199
Q

The medical term referring to the area that contains portions of the intestinal tract, the left ureter, the left uterine (fallopian) tube and ovary in women, and the left spermatic duct in men is the:

A

left lower quadrant

200
Q

The thin outer layer of skin is called:

A

epidermis

201
Q

The layer of skin that lies beneath the epidermis and is composed of connective tissue is called:

A

dermis

202
Q

A physician who specializes in studying and treating diseases of the skin is called a _____/o/_____.

A

dermat/o/logist

203
Q

Hair and nails are _____ structures of the skin.

A

accessory (appendages)

204
Q

The medical term that means “pertaining to within the skin” is:

A

intradermal

205
Q

The meaning of the medical term hypodermic is:

A

pertaining to under the skin

206
Q

The medical term meaning “pertaining to through the skin” is:

A

percutaneous

207
Q

_____ is inflammation affecting the skin of the extremities.

A

acrodermatitis

208
Q

The medical term that means “abnormal condition of the nail” is:

A

onychosis

209
Q

A(n) _____ is a torn, ragged-edged wound.

A

laceration

210
Q

What is the medical term for an epithelial tumor arising from the epidermis that seldom metastasizes and is common in individuals who have had excessive sun exposure?

A

basal cell carcinoma

211
Q

When the extremities appear blue, the condition is called:

A

acrocyanosis

212
Q

A lesion is:

A

any visible change in tissue resulting from injury or disease

213
Q

The medical term for a mole is:

A

nevus

214
Q

The abbreviation of the medical term meaning “a malignant growth that develops from scalelike epithelial tissue” is:

A

SqCCa

215
Q

The abbreviation of the medical term for the most commonly occurring malignant skin condition is:

A

BCC

216
Q

The medical term for a malignant growth that develops from scalelike epithelial tissue and has significant potential for metastasis is:

A

squamous cell carcinoma

217
Q

The meaning of the medical term biopsy is:

A

view of life (removal of living tissue to be viewed under a microscope)

218
Q

Bx is the abbreviation for:

A

biopsy

219
Q

A(n) _____ biopsy uses a surgical blade or razor to remove the epidermis and a small portion of the dermis.

A

shave

220
Q

If a term ends in the suffix -a, the plural would be formed with:

A

-ae

221
Q

If a term ends in the plural suffix -nges, the singular form ends in:

A

-nx

222
Q

When a term ends in -ax, the plural is formed by adding:

A

-aces

223
Q

The plural form of thrombus is:

A

thrombi

224
Q

Basal cell carcinoma is _____.

A

an epithelial tumor arising from the epidermis that seldom metastasizes and is common in individuals who have had excessive sun exposure

225
Q

The _____ is/are the largest lymphatic organ.

A

spleen

226
Q

The transparent, usually colorless, tissue fluid is called:

A

lymph

227
Q

The medical term referring to the white blood cells that fight infection is:

A

leukocytes

228
Q

One of the primary lymphatic organs is located behind the sternum between the lungs and is called the:

A

thymus gland

229
Q

_____ carry blood containing oxygen and other nutrients away from the heart to the body cells.

A

arteries

230
Q

The medical term referring to the liquid portion of the blood in which elements of cells are suspended and that contains some of the clotting factors is:

A

plasma

231
Q

The _____ filter(s) lymph to keep substances such as bacteria and other foreign agents from entering the blood.

A

lymph nodes

232
Q

The function of the cardiovascular system is to:

A

transport nutrients and oxygen to the cells and to carry carbon dioxide and waste products to the lungs and kidneys for elimination

233
Q

The word root hem means:

A

blood

234
Q

_____ are blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart.

A

veins

235
Q

The three functions of the lymphatic system are to provide defense against infection, maintain blood volume and pressure, and _____.

A

transport excess fluid to the blood

236
Q

A word root for vein is:

A

phleb

237
Q

The type of blood cell that helps blood clot is called:

A

thrombocyte

238
Q

A _____ is a blood specialist.

A

hematologist

239
Q

The medical term for a localized collection of blood within tissue is:

A

hematoma

240
Q

The medical term for inflammation of a vein accompanied by a (blood) clot is:

A

thrombophlebitis

241
Q

The word part that completes the medical term meaning hardening of the arteries, arteri/o/_________, is:

A

-sclerosis

242
Q

In the medical term cardiomegaly, the suffix means:

A

enlargement

243
Q

Term that means disease of the heart.

A

cardiopathy

244
Q

The correct translation of the medical term lymphadenitis is:

A

inflammation of lymph glands

245
Q

Commonly known as a heart attack, _____ is the death (necrosis) of a portion of myocardial muscle.

A

myocardial infarction

246
Q

In the medical term thrombocytopenia, the suffix means:

A

abnormal reduction in number

247
Q

Type the medical term that means deficiency in white blood cells.

A

leukocytopenia

248
Q

The abbreviation of the term for the condition that reduces blood flow through the coronary arteries to the myocardium, causing the heart to be deprived of necessary oxygen and nutrients is:

A

CAD

249
Q

Embolism means:

A

sudden blocking of an artery by foreign material

250
Q

Distended or tortuous veins usually found in the lower extremities are called:

A

varicose veins

251
Q

Type the term that means rupture of an artery.

A

arteriorrhexis

252
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

253
Q

The medical term for the ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall is:

A

aneurysm

254
Q

The instrument used to measure blood pressure is called:

A

sphygmomanometer

255
Q

Pressure exerted by the blood against the blood vessel walls is called:

A

blood pressure

256
Q

A stethoscope is used to:

A

listen to internal body sounds

257
Q

The medical term meaning process of radiographic imaging of a blood vessel (after injection of contrast medium) is:

A

angiography

258
Q

The meaning of the medical term venogram is:

A

radiographic image of the veins (after an injection of dye)

259
Q

The medical term referring to an examination that uses a flexible tube that is passed into the heart and blood vessel to determine the condition of the heart and surrounding blood vessels is:

A

cardiac catheterization

260
Q

The abbreviation of the name of the surgical procedure that brings new blood supply to heart muscles by detouring around blocked arteries is:

A

CABG

261
Q

The abbreviation of the medical term referring to the record of the electrical activity of the heart is:

A

ECG

262
Q

An arteriogram is:

A

radiographic image of an artery

263
Q

This procedure diverts blood past a blocked artery in the heart:

A

coronary artery bypass graft

264
Q

The medical term for a localized collection of blood within tissue is:

A

hematoma

265
Q

Platelets are also called:

A

thrombocytes

266
Q

The largest lymphatic organ in adulthood, located in the left side of the abdominal cavity between the stomach and the diaphragm, is called the:

A

spleen

267
Q

The medical term for inflammation of a vein accompanied by a (blood) clot is:

A

thrombophlebitis

268
Q

The meaning of the medical term cardiomyopathy is:

A

disease of the heart muscle

269
Q

The medical term referring to the tough but flexible band of fibrous connective tissue that attaches one bone to another at a joint is:

A

ligament

270
Q

The medical term that means pertaining to between the vertebrae is:

A

intervertebral

271
Q

The structure that forms the union between bones and can allow movement is called:

A

joint

272
Q

The firm connective tissue in joints that covers the contacting surfaces of bones is called:

A

cartilage

273
Q

The word root for the organ made up of hard connective tissue with a dense outer layer and a spongy inner layer is:

A

oste

274
Q

The tissue composed of specialized cells with the ability to contract to produce movement is called:

A

muscle

275
Q

The abbreviation for the medical condition caused by compression of the median nerve by a wrist ligament as it passes between that ligament and the bones and tendons of the wrist is:

A

CTS

276
Q

The meaning of the medical term muscular dystrophy is:

A

group of hereditary diseases characterized by degeneration of muscle and weakness

277
Q

The medical term describing the rupture of intervertebral disk cartilage, which allows the contents to protrude through it and put pressure on the spinal nerve roots, is:

A

herniated disk

278
Q

Hypertrophy is:

A

excessive development

279
Q

The abbreviation of the medical term referring to a broken bone is:

A

fx

280
Q

The disease in which an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood causes sodium urate crystals to be deposited in the joints is:

A

gout

281
Q

If you suffer from softening of the cartilage in your knee, you have a condition called:

A

chondromalacia

282
Q

Rachischisis is:

A

a fissure of the vertebral column

283
Q

What is tenalgia?

A

pain in a tendon

284
Q

The medical term for “wrist drop.”

A

carpoptosis

285
Q

Term that literally means condition of being without growth or development.

A

atrophy

286
Q

Term for pain in the joints.

A

arthralgia

287
Q

The medical term arthrocentesis refers to:

A

surgical puncture of a joint to remove fluid

288
Q

Surgical repair of a joint is:

A

arthroplasty

289
Q

Electromyography records:

A

strength of muscle contraction

290
Q

The medical term that refers to the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of diseases and abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system is:

A

orthopedics

291
Q

The word root that completes the medical term for surgical repair of cartilage, chondr/o/_____, is:

A

plasty

292
Q

The medical term meaning excision of a rib is:

A

costectomy

293
Q

The medical term for the visual examination of a movable joint is:

A

arthroscopy

294
Q

The surgical fusion of a joint is called:

A

arthrodesis

295
Q

A bone scan is a procedure in which a radioactive substance is placed within the body to enable visualization of a bone by way of an image produced by the emission of radioactive particles. What kind of procedure is a bone scan?

A

nuclear medicine

296
Q

Incision into the vertebral column is called:

A

rachiotomy

297
Q

Tenorrhaphy is the procedure used to _____ a tendon.

A

suture

298
Q

What is an arthrogram?

A

radiographic image of a joint

299
Q

Type the term for the surgical puncture of a joint for the purpose of removing fluid.

A

arthrocentesis

300
Q

Type the term for a medical doctor who specializes in diseases and abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system.

A

orthopedist

301
Q

What is the abbreviation for the bones of the neck?

A

C1-C7

302
Q

The medical term describing a rupture of intervertebral disk cartilage, which allows the contents to protrude through it and put pressure on the spinal nerve roots, is:

A

herniated disk

303
Q

The largest portion of the brain, divided into right and left hemispheres, is called the:

A

cerebrum

304
Q

The ventricles are:

A

spaces within the brain that contain cerebrospinal fluid

305
Q

The three layers of membrane that cover the brain and spinal cord are called:

A

meninges

306
Q

The inner section, or core, of the spinal cord consists of _____ (poli)

A

gray matter

307
Q

The _____ has nerves that extend to the outlying, or peripheral, parts of the body.

A

PNS

308
Q

The word root for the largest portion of the brain is:

A

cerebr

309
Q

CNS is the abbreviation of the medical term for the:

A

system including the brain and spinal cord

310
Q

Term for the hard protective membrane closest to the skull.

A

dura mater

311
Q

The medical term that means protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord (through the vertebral column) is:

A

meningomyelocele

312
Q

Alzheimer disease is characterized by

A

early dementia, confusion, restlessness, and impaired memory

313
Q

The medical term that means interruption of blood supply to the brain caused by cerebral thrombosis, cerebral embolus, or cerebral hemorrhage is:

A

cerebrovascular accident

314
Q

The medical term seizure refers to:

A

an episode of sudden, uncontrolled bursts of electrical activity in the cerebrum

315
Q

Type the medical term that means pain in many muscles.

A

polymyalgia

316
Q

A violent blow, spinning or shaking of the brain is a(n) _____.

A

concussion

317
Q

Hydrocephalus is a(n):

A

increased amount of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain

318
Q

Parkinson disease is a(n):

A

chronic degenerative disease of the central nervous system

319
Q

Gradual occlusion of a blood vessel may be signaled by the occurrence of temporary neurologic disturbances known as:

A

transient ischemic attack

320
Q

__________ is the radiographic examination of the blood vessels in the brain after the injection of contrast medium.

A

cerebral angiography

321
Q

The term for a radiographic examination of the spinal canal after the introduction of dye in the CSF that makes the spinal cord and fluid easier to see:

A

myelography

322
Q

Electro_____ is the process of recording the electrical activity of the brain.

A

encephalography

323
Q

This diagnostic imaging procedure is preferred for diagnosing strokes because it can detect strokes within minutes of their onset:

A

magnetic resonance imaging

324
Q

A radiographic image of the spinal cord is called a(n):

A

myelogram

325
Q

Term that means instrument used for recording electrical impulses of the brain.

A

electroencephalograph

326
Q

Term that is abbreviated EEG.

A

electroencephalogram

327
Q

Term for the diagnostic radiographic procedure used to visualize blood vessels in the neck and brain, cerebral _____.

A

angiography

328
Q

The part of the brain that controls skeletal muscle, contains the centers for sight and hearing, and enables mental activities is the:

A

cerebrum

329
Q

What is the arachnoid?

A

the delicate middle layer of the meninges

330
Q

The medical term for the protrusion (hernia) of the meninges (through a defect in the skull or vertebral column) is:

A

meningocele

331
Q

The medical term dysphasia refers to:

A

the condition of difficult speaking

332
Q

The medical term meaning paralysis of half (right or left side) of the body is:

A

hemiplegia

333
Q

Poliomyelitis is a(n):

A

viral disease that can cause neck stiffness

334
Q

Type the term that means a manner or style of walking.

A

gait

Medical Terminology (2 decks)

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