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What is the suffix for procedure to aspirate fluid?
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-centesis
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-ectasia/-ectasis
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dilation
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-ectomy
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excision or removal
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-edema
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swelling
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-emesis
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vomiting
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Atel/o is a combining form which means imperfect. A word meaning imperfect dilation, then, would be
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Atelectasis or Atelectasia
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Append/i is the combining form for appendix. Removal of the appendix would be
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Appendectomy
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If hemat/o means blood, then means vomiting up blood.
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hematemesis
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procedure to aspirate amniotic fluid would be called an
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amniocentesis
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Edema is a word for
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swelling
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-emia
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blood
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-genic / -genesis
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beginning / producing
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-gram
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Record
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-graph
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instrument
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-graphy
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Process of recording
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Write the word amni/o + -centesis
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amniocentesis
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Amni/o is a root which refers to the sac surrounding the fetus. Centesis means
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procedure to aspirate fluid
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An appendectomy is ____________ of the appendix
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excision OR removal
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Diction refers to a choice of words. A book pertaining to words is a
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dictionary
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Hypoglycemia is an abnormally diminished amount of glucose in the
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blood
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Rect/o is a combining form meaning rectum. Write a word which means a rectal hernia
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rectocele
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Hyper- means excessive or increased. A term for excessive vomiting would be
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hyperemesis
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Combine the following roots: ech/o + cardi/o + -gram
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echocardiogram
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Lipase is a kind of
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enzyme
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Cry/o means cold. A word pertaining to the producing of cold temperatures would be
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cryogenic
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