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Hepatitis means...
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Inflammation of the liver
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The abbreviation PT stands for...
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Prothrombin time
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What is the word used to describe the break down of red blood cells?
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Hemolysis
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The ability of the body to maintain equilibrium or "steady state" is called...
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Homeostasis
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The combining form "erythro" means...
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Red
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The singular form of vena cavae is...
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Vena cava
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The pleural (more than 1) form of lumen is...
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Lumina
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What word means large cell?
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Macrocyte
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What word means "controlling blood flow"?
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Hemostasis
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Which pair of letters is each letter pronounced separately?
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"pn" as in dyspnea
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The "e" is pronounced separately in...
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Syncope
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Oxia is a...
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Suffix
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In the term "bicuspid" bi- is a...
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Prefix
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The letter "c" has the sound of "s" in the term...
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Hypoglycemia
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IM stands for...
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Intramuscular
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Diff. stands for...
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Differential
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RBC stands for...
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Red Blood Cell
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RPR stands for...
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Rapid plasma regain
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EEG stands for...
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Electroencephalogram
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DOB stands for...
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Date of birth
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ASO stands for...
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Antistrepolysin O
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Rx stands for...
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Prescription
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FUO stands for...
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Fever of unknown origin
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NPO stands for...
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Nothing by mouth
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ESR stands for...
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Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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O & P stands for...
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Ova & parasites
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PKU stands for...
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Phenylkonuria
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LD stands for...
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Lactic dehydrogenase
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The meaning of the word root "derm" is...
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Skin
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The meaning of the word root "cardi" is...
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Heart
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The meaning of the word root "arteri" is...
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Artery
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The meaning of the word root "glyc" is...
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Sugar
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The meaning of the word root "cyte" is...
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Cell
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The meaning of the word root "osteo" is...
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Bone
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The meaning of the word root "phleb" is...
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Vein
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The meaning of the word root "hepat" is...
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Liver
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The meaning of the word root "hem" is...
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Blood
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The meaning of the word root "onco" is...
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Tumor
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The meaning of the word root "thromb" is...
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Clot
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The meaning of the word root "sclera" is...
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Hard
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The meaning of the word root "pulmon" is...
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Lung
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The meaning of the word root "vas" is...
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Vessel
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The meaning of the prefix "brady" is...
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Slow
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The meaning of the prefix "a/an" is...
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Without
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The meaning of the prefix "anti" is...
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Against
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The meaning of the prefix "dys" is...
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Difficult
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The meaning of the prefix "poly" is...
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Many
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The meaning of the prefix "homo" is...
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Same
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The meaning of the prefix "hypo" is...
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Low, under
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The meaning of the prefix "micro" is...
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Small
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The meaning of the suffix "-itis" is...
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Inflammation
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The meaning of the suffix "-algia" is...
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Pain
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The meaning of the suffix "-gram" is...
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Record, writing
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The meaning of the suffix "-cyte" is...
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Cell
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The meaning of the suffix "-emia" is...
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Blood condition
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The meaning of the suffix "-pathy" is...
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Disease
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The meaning of the suffix "-logist" is...
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Specialist
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The meaning of the suffix "-oma" is...
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Tumor
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The meaning of the suffix "-lysis" is...
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Breakdown, destruction
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The meaning of the suffix "-osis" is...
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Condition
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The meaning of the suffix "-tomy" is...
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Cutting, incision
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The meaning of the suffix "-stasis" is...
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Stopping, controlling
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The meaning of the suffix "-penia" is...
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Deficiency
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The meaning of the suffix "-rrhage" is...
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Bursting, forth
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