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1
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Hypercapnia

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Excessive carbon dioxide

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Eupnea

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Normal breathing

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Dyspnea

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Difficult breathing

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Hemoptysis

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Blood spitting; To cough up blood or blood-stained sputum

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5
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What prefix means excessive?

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hyper-

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What prefix means insufficient?

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hypo-

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7
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What combining form means straight?

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orth/o

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8
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What medical term means: Narrowing of trachea

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tracheostenosis

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What medical term means chest pain?

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Thoracalgia

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10
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What suffix means breathing?

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-pnea

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11
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What medical term means lack of sense of smell?

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Anosmia

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12
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What medical term means: Not breathing

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Apnea

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13
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Combining form for pleaural?

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pleur/o

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14
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Which of the following medications improves the ability to cough up mucus?

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expectorant

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16
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Which term means pleural pain?

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pleurodynia

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17
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What is the other name for whooping cough?

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pertussis

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18
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What does TB mean?

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Tuberculosis

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19
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The respiratory membrane consists of:

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walls of alveoli and capillaries

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20
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The combining form that means dust is?

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coni/o

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21
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The combining form that means coal is?

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anthrac/o

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22
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A combining form that means lung or air is?

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pneum/o; pneumon/o (put both)

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23
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The combining form aer/o means?

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air

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24
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A medical term that means lack of (sense of) smell is?

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anosmia

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25
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The combining form that means trachea is?

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trache/o

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26
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A medical term that means pertaining to the larynx is?

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laryngeal

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27
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The combining form that means pharynx is?

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pharyng/o

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28
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A medical term that means instrument to view inside a bronchus is?

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bronchoscope

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29
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A medical term that means pertaining to the pharynx is?

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pharyngeal

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30
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A medical term that means insufficient oxygen is?

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hypoxia

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31
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The suffix that means chest is?

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-thorax

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32
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The combining form that means bronchiole is?

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bronchiol/o

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33
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A medical term that means no voice is?

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aphonia

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34
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A medical term that means chest pain is?

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thoracalgia

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35
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True or false, CPR is a technique for removing a foreign body from the trachea or pharynx?

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False

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36
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A technique for removing a foreign body from the trachea or pharynx is called the?

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Heimlich maneuver

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37
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True or false, A pulmonary embolism may cause an infarct in the lung tissue?

A

True

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38
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The paranasal sinuses are located within the ________.

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Facial bones

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39
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External respiration refers to the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the?

A

Alveoli and bloodstream

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40
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The combining form that means trachea is?

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trache/o

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41
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A medical term that means insufficient oxygen is?

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Hypoxia

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42
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The combining form that means dust is?

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coni/o

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43
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A medical term that means surgical repair of the voice box is?

A

laryngoplasty

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44
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What term means voice box?

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Larynx

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45
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A medical term that means instrument to view inside a bronchus is?

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bronchoscope

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46
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A medical term that means not breathing is?

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apnea

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47
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A medical term that means instrument to measure oxygen is?

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oximeter

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48
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A combining form that means nose is?

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rhin/o; nas/o (Must put both)

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49
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A medical term that means chest pain is?

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thoraclgia

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50
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-thorax means?

A

Chest

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51
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52
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Thoracalgia means?

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Chest pain

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53
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The combining form that means lobe is?

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lob/o

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54
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lob/o means?

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lobe

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55
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What is the combining form for air?

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aer/o

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56
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A medical term that means puncture pleura to withdraw fluid is?

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pleurocentesis

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57
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-centesis means?

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58
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pleur/o means?

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pleural

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59
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sept/o means?

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wall

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60
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What suffix means smell?

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-osmia

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61
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What is the combining form for pus?

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py/o

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62
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What combining form means breathing?

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spir/o

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63
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What is the combining form for wall?

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sept/o

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64
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py/o meaning?

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Pus

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65
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What combining form means breathing?

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spir/o

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66
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What combining form means trachea?

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trache/o

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67
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What combining form means cough?

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tuss/o

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68
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-phylaxis meaning?

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protection

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69
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-phonia meaning?

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voice

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70
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-capnia meaning?

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carbon dioxide

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71
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What two combining forms mean nose?

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rhin/o, and nas/o

72
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combining form for larynx?

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laryng/o

73
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coni/o meaning?

A

dust

74
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cyan/o meaning?

A

blue

75
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anthrac/o meaning?

A

coal

76
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alveol/o meaning?

A

alveolus

77
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bronchi/o meaning?

A

bronchus

78
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bronchiol/o meaning?

A

bronchiole

79
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bronchi/o meaning?

A

bronchus

80
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bronch/o meaning?

A

bronchus

81
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What two combining forms mean bronchus?

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bronchi/o and bronch/o

82
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-phylaxis meaning?

A

protection

83
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pnea meaning?

A

breathing

84
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What suffix means spitting?

A

-ptysis

85
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mucus combining form?

A

muc/o

86
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diaphragm combining form?

A

diaphragmat/o

87
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diaphragmat/o meaning?

A

diaphragm

88
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alveolus combining form?

A

alveol/o

89
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atel/o meaning?

A

It means incomplete

90
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cyst/o meaning?

A

sac

91
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What term means nosebleed?

A

epistaxis

92
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audit/o means?

A

hearing

93
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lingu/o means?

A

tongue

94
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-al means?

A

pertaining to

95
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-orty means?

A

pertaining to

96
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The pharynx is roughly a five-inch-long tube consisting of three parts:

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nasopharynx, laryngopharynx, and oropharynx

97
Q

What is another term for adenoids?

A

pharyngeal tonsils

98
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What is another term for pharyngeal tonsils?

A

adenoids

99
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What is the opening of the eustachian called?

A

auditory tube

100
Q

What medical term means: creating opening into vein to withdraw blood?

A

phlebotomy

101
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What is the medical term that means surgical repair of a hernia; also called herniorrhaphy?

A

hernioplasty

102
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Histology means?

A

Studies of tissues

103
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-logy means?

A

study of

104
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HIV is also called the?

A

retrovirus

105
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Cutaneous membrane is another term for?

A

skin

106
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A
107
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surgical removal of larynx?

A

laryngectomy

108
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-itis means?

A

inflammation

109
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inflammation of larynx causing difficulty in speaking?

A

laryngitis

110
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surgical repair of larynx?

A

laryngoplasty

111
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-plegia means?

A

paralysis

112
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acoustic means?

A

pertaining to hering

113
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What is a muscular structure located between the pharynx and the trachea?

A

larynx

114
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What does the larynx contain?

A

vocal cords

115
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A flap of cartilaginous tissue is called the?

A

epiglottis

116
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What provides protection against food and liquid being inhaled into the lungs?

A

epiglottis

117
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is the central region of the chest cavity between the lungs?

A

mediastinum

118
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-ism means?

A

state of

119
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True or false: A combining form consists of a word root and combining vowel?

A

True

120
Q

Which of the following is not the type of information provided by a prefix?:
procedure
location of an organ
number of parts
time

A

procedure

121
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The windpipe is called the?

A

trachea

122
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path/o means?

A
123
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cis/o means?

A

to cut

124
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Which combining form is spelled incorrectly?
Nephr/o
Dermat/o
Hemat/o
Opthalm/o

A

Opthalm/o

125
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dis- meaning?

A

apart

126
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A surgeon reports the details of a surgery in a

A
127
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Report given by pathologist who studies tissue removed from patient (e.g., bone marrow, blood, or tissue biopsy)

A

pathologist’s report

128
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Results of diagnostic tests performed on patient, principally from clinical lab (e.g., blood tests) and medical imaging (e.g., X-rays and ultrasound)

A

Diagnosists report

129
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The suffix -otomy means to surgically remove.
True
False

A

False. To surgically remove is -ectomy. To cut is -otomy

130
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To cut suffix?

A

-otomy

131
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To surgically remove suffix?

A

-ectomy

132
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Reports from various treatments and therapies patient has received, such as rehabilitation, social services, or respiratory therapy

A
133
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Record of patient’s care throughout the day; includes vital signs, treatment specifics, patient’s response to treatment, and patient’s condition

A

Nurse’s notes

134
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A History and Physical is written each time a specialist evaluates a patient, true or false:

A

False.
Specialists only do consultation reports, not a history or physical report.

135
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The suffix -scope means instrument for measuring.
True
False

A

False.
An instrument for measuring is -meter

136
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-scope?

A

instrument for viewing

137
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What suffix means instrument for measuring?

A

-scope

138
Q

enter/o meaning?

A

small intestine

139
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The combining form enter/o means inside.
True
False

A

False

140
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The combining form cardi/o means heart.
True
False

A

true

141
Q

Which healthcare setting provides treatment in a private office setting?

A

physician’s office

142
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What does not require hospitilization?

A

ambulatory care

143
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provides supportive treatment for terminally ill patients?

A

hospice

144
Q

Which suffix means excessive, abnormal flow?

A

-rrhage

145
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-rrhea

A

discharge

146
Q

-rrhapy

A

suture

147
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

148
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The pleural cavity contains the heart.
True
False

A

False. Pleural cavity contains only the lungs

149
Q

What cavity contains the heart?

A

pericardial cavity

150
Q

The female reproductive system produces sperm for reproduction.
True
False

A

false

151
Q

The term apex refers to the bottom or lower part of an organ.
True
False

A

false.
Apex= tip/summit

152
Q

Medical term for the bottom or lower part of an organ?

A

base

153
Q

Which term means pertaining to internal organs?

A

visceral

154
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term that means pertaining to the heart?

A

cardial

155
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What term means pertaining to the peritoneum?

A

peritoneal

156
Q

What term means pertaining to the tail?

A

Caudal

157
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A suffix that means process of measuring is?

A

-metry

158
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A prefix that means outward is?

A

ex-

159
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A suffix that means dilation is?

A

-ectasis

160
Q

A suffix that means disease is?

A

-pathy

161
Q

A combining form that means eye is?

A

ophthalm/o; ocul/o
MUST PUT BOTH FOR CREDIT

162
Q

stigmat/o meaning?

A

point

163
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blephar/o meaning?

A

eyelid

164
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A medical term that means pertaining to the heart and blood vessels is?

A

cardiovascular

165
Q

The combining form that means pelvis is?

A

pelv/o

166
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A medical term that means pertaining to the peritoneum is?

A

peritoneal

167
Q

The combining form that means genital region is?

A

pub/o

168
Q

The combining form that means muscle is?

A

muscul/o; my/o (put both)

169
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What does -retro mean?

A

backward

170
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my/o meaning?

A

muscle

171
Q

Pathology meaning?

A
172
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-rrhexis meaning?

A

rupture

173
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Medical term that means muscle pain?

A

myalgia

174
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my prefix=

A

muscle

175
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myotonia means?

A

muscle tone

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