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1
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What are purple or red spots appearing on the skin from hemorrhaging?

A

Petechia

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2
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Root word for sharp.

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acu/o

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3
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Root word that means food or meal.

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cib/o

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4
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What are the 5 “rights” of delegation?

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Right task
Right circumstances
Right supervision
Right person
Right direction/communication
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5
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What is another name for a laxative?

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Purgative

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What are the actions or reactions of persons or things in response to external or internal stimuli called?

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Behavior

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7
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A fracture in which a bone is sticking through the skin.

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Compound fracture

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What is a communication between parties to a confidential relation (as between physician and patient) such that the recipient cannot be legally compelled to disclose it as a witness?

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Privileged communication

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9
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The swelling and irritation of a fluid-filled sac that acts as a cushion between a muscles, tendons, and bones.

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Bursitis

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10
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The anterior and largest part of the brain, consisting of two halves or hemispheres and serving to control voluntary movements and coordinate mental actions.

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Cerebrum

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11
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Relating to the tongue and pharynx with accordance of transmitting impulses of taste, some sensation of the viscera, and secretion from glands?

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Glossopharyngeal

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A usually brief written message or report from one person or department in a company or organization to another

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Memorandum

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13
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What is the term for a food or drink that contains no lactose?

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Alactasia

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14
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What is an excess of serous fluid in the pleural cavity?

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Hydrothorax

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15
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Childbirth, the process of delivering the baby and placenta from the uterus to the vagina to the outside world. Also known as labor and delivery.

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Parturition

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What is the term for the endoscopic visualization and examination of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum?

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Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

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17
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What is a cystic tumor of a tendon?

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Ganglion

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18
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What is the surgical repair of the nose?

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Rhinoplasty

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19
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What is the impairment of vision related to aging?

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Presbyopia

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20
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What is the surgical puncture into the pleural space to withdraw fluid or air?

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Pleurocentesis

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21
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What is the surgical removal of one or both of the adrenal glands?

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Adrenalectomy

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22
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What is a genetic disorder characterized by progressive atrophy of skeletal muscles known as?

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Wedding-Hoffman disease

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23
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What is the root word for inner ear?

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Labyrinth/o

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24
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What is the inflammation of the prostate gland?

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Prostatitis

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25
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What is the surgical removal of all or part of the large intestine?

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Colectomy

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26
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What is the thin, watery discharge from the nose?

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Rhinorrhea

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27
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What are the 3 functions of the female genitalia?

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Produce female hormones
Provide an environment for the development of a baby
Give birth to a baby

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28
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What is the repair of half the stomach?

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Hemigastroplasty

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29
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What is the medical term for pertaining to the ileum and the cecum?

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Ileocecal

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30
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What is the medical term for the secretion of large amounts of urine?

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Diuresis

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31
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What is the medical name for the hormone that simulates body growth?

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Somatotropin

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32
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What is the medical term for the loss of urinary bladder control?

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Incontinence

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33
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What is the inflammation and swelling of the tendons and median nerve that passes under the carpal ligament?

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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34
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What is the prefix for large?

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Macro-

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35
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What is an abnormally large, raised or thickened scar called?

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Keloid

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36
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What is it called when a surgeon removes as much of a tumor as possible?

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Debulking surgery

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37
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What is a mechanical device used to assist with or substitute or a patient’s breathing?

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Ventilator

38
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What is the effect of one medication being increased when taken in combination with another medication?

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Potentiation

39
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What is the medical term that means to pertain to within the skin?

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Intradermal

40
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What is the surgical removal of all or part of the prostate?

A

Prostatectomy

41
Q

What is the sum of all the chemical change that take pace in the body?

A

Metabolism

42
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What is the medical term for the inflammation of the pancreas?

A

Pancreatiis

43
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What is the surgical connection of two vessels or other tubular structures called?

A

Anastomosis

44
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What is used in conjunction with grading to further identify the characteristics of malignant tumors?

45
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What is the medical term for paleness?

46
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What is the medical term for nerve cell?

47
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What does the suffix version mean?

48
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What is abnormal muscle tone or prolonged muscle contractions called?

49
Q

What is the medical term for pertaining to the tail or downward?

50
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What is the medical term for inflammation of the adrenal glands?

A

Adrenalitis

51
Q

What is a malignant tumor of one or both testes?

A

Testicular carcinoma

52
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What is the medical term for severe itching?

53
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What is the medical term for abnormal cloudiness of the lens?

54
Q

What is the root word for the nose?

55
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What does the root muc/o mean?

56
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What is the medical term for pain in many joints?

A

Multiarthroalgia

57
Q

What is the yellow discoloration of the skin?

58
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What is the loss of hair or baldness?

59
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What is the suffix for hemorrhaging?

A

-(r)rhagia

60
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What is the inflammation around the heart called?

A

Pericarditis

61
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What is an accumulation of fluid in the scrotum or along the spermatic cord?

62
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What is a malignant tumor r neoplasm of the prostate gland?

A

Prostate cancer

63
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What is the term for excessive thirst?

A

Polydipsia

64
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What is the softening of the nails?

A

Onychomalacia

65
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What is the drug used to treat cancer?

A

Chemotherapy

66
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What is the medical term for skinlike or resembling skin?

67
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What is the increased muscular movement and physical activity?

A

Hyperkinesia

68
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What is the wasting or decrease in size of an organ or tissue?

69
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What is the enlargement of the bones of the extremities and face?

A

Acromegaly

70
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What is a chronic pain illness characterized by widespread muscular aches, pains, and stiffness?

A

Fibromyalgia

71
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What is the medical term for a kidney tumor?

72
Q

What does gyn/o or gynec/o mean?

73
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What is the inflammation of a vein in the presence of blood clot formation called?

A

Thrombophlebitis

74
Q

What is the medical term that means to turn backward?

A

Retroversion

75
Q

What is the root word for to eat?

76
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What is the surgical fixation of the urethra?

A

Urethropexy

77
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What is pertaining to dilating the pupils?

78
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What routes deliver medication through mucous membranes?

A

Parenteral Routes

79
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What is the medical term for the excessive discharge of sebum?

80
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What does “CST” stand for?

A

Contraction stress test

81
Q

When implantation does not occur, the endometrium is shed in a bloody discharge called?

82
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What is the medical term for difficult speaking?

83
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What is the inflammation of the testes?

84
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What is an abnormal chest sound caused by congested or spasmodic bronchi?

85
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What is the enlargement of the adrenal glands?

A

Adrenomegaly

86
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What is the structure that connects the two hemispheres of the brain?

A

Corpus Callosum

87
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What is the root word for few or diminished amount?

88
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What is the lacking muscular coordination, especially voluntary muscle movement?

89
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What is an inflamed hair follicle; a boil?

90
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What is the medical term used for pertaining to through the skin?

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Percutaneous

91
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What is the tumor of connective tissue?

92
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What are the substances that cause cancer or help cancer grow?

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Carcinogens

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