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133 Cards in this Set
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Define endorsement.
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An approval or sanction.
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Define Reciprocity.
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A practice of cooperation where a state grants a license to practice medicine to a physician already licensed in another state.
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What could result in a physician getting their license revoked?
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severe misconduct, unprofessional misconduct, commission of a crime, or incapacity to perform one's duties.
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Define standard of care.
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the ordianry skills and care that medical practicioners such as physicians, nurses, physician assistants, medical assistants, and phlebotomists must use, as determined by their state license and/or certification.
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The "reasonable person standard", is also referred to as _____?
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The Prudent Person Rule.
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What is the Prudent Person Rule?
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A physician must provide information to a reasonable prudent person befoer he or she undergoes treatment or a procedure.
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What Act protects pateint confidentality?
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HIPPA.
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What does HIPPA stand for?
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Helath Insurance Portability and Accounting Act of 1996.
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What does "guardian ad litem" mean?
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for an adult to act in the court on behalf of a child in litigation.
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What is the Good Samaritan Law?
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state laws that help to protect from liability healthcare professionals and ordinary citizens who provide emergency care to an accident victim.
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What does "respondeat superior" mean?
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let the master answer.
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Why is the term respondeat superior used?
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it is used for the workers of the physician; any thing that they do that is negligent, results in liability to the physician.
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What is risk management?
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A practice used to minimize the chances for accidents and issues at work.
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the prefix a- means?
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without, or absence of.
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the prefix ab- means?
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away from.
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what does the prefix bi- mean?
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two.
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what does th eprefix endo- mean?
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within.
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hyper- means what?
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excessice, abnormally high, above.
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hypo- means?
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deficient, abnormally low, below.
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what does intra- mean?
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within.
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post- means ?
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to follow after.
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The prefix pre- means?
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to come before.
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sub- means?
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under, beneath, or below.
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What does intra- mean?
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within.
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Intra/ven/ous means what?
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pertaining to within a vein.
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the prefix anti- means?
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against, or opposite of.
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anticompulsive is a drug used to stop____.
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convulsions.
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con- means ?
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with, together, or jointly.
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The term contra- means ?
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counter, or aginst.
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What does contraception mean?
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against conception.
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Meta- means ?
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after or change.
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metabolism means?
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process by which foods are changed into elements the body can use.
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the prefix ambi- means?
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both.
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a woman who has given birth for the ___ time is ___
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1.second
2.bipara |
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the term di- means ?
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double.
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diplegia is ?
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plegia, or paralysis of two limbs.
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Dipl- means?
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double.
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Diplopia is ?
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percieving one image as two.
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the prefix hemi- means ?
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half.
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Define Hemiplegia.
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paralysis of half the body; in other words, paralysis on one side of the body.
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mono- means?
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one.
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Define monoplegia.
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paralysis of one mucle or limb.
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the prefix multi- means?
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many more than one or numerous.
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Define Multiple Myeloma.
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a disease of the bone marrow in which multiple myelomas , which are small tumors are found in bone marrow of multiple different bones.
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the prefix nulli- means?
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none.
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nullipara means?
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the condition of never giving or having birth.
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nulligravada means?
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Never have been pregnant.
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the prefixes oli- and oligo- mean ?
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little.
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Define oliguria.
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the secretion of less than 400 mL of urine in a 24-hr. period.
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Define oligospermia.
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a condition when the body produces little sperm.
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The prefix pan- means what?
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all.
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what does pandemic mean?
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a disease prevalant in a specific area.
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Define pansinusitis.
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Inflammation of all the paranasal sinuses on one or both sides of the nose.
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the term poly- means?
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excessive, over, many
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polyphagia is what?
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excessive eating.
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What is polydipsia?
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excessive thirst.
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Polyuria is what?
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excessive excretion of urine.
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Polyarteritis is what?
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the inflammation of many medium sized and small sized arteries where they branch.
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the prefix primi- means?
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first.
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a woman who has given birth for the ___ time is ____.
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1.first
2.primipara |
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define primigravada.
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first time pregnancy.
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quadri- and tetra- mean what?
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four.
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the prefix for half or partial is ?
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semi-.
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semiconcious is what?
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partially concious.
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tri- means ?
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three.
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tripara means?
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a woman who has given birth three times.
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the prefix uni- means ?
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one.
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Unipara means?
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birth to one child.
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if you abduct you are going ____from the bodies midline
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away.
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if you adduct, you are going ___ from the bodies midline.
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towards.
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ana- means ?
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up, toward
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anatomy means ?
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the process of cutting up.
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the prefixes pre- and ante- mean what?
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before, or to come before.
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prenatal and antenatal mean what?
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to come before birth.
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the prefix dia- means?
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through.
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dialysis means?
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to loosen through.
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the prefix dis- means?
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apart, or away.
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ec- and ecto- mean ?
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outside, or out.
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define ectopic pregnancy.
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when an fertilized egg lies up somewhere outside of the uterus.
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what does endogastric mean?
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within the stomach.
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in the term dislocation, the prefix dis- indicates?
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the dislocated part is away from the body.
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the prefixes ep- and epi- mean ?
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upon, above, over, or on top of.
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the epidermis is the ____layer of the dermis layer.
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outermost.
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eso- means?
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inward.
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esotropia means ?
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when the eye deviates inward.
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the prefixes ex- and exo- mean?
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outside or away from.
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Exotropia is what?
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when the eye deviates away from its normal position.
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the prefix extra- means?
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outside.
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infer- means?
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below.
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inferior directs to a place that is ____.
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below.
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the prefix inter means?
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between.
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Intervertebral is a position ____ the ____
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1.between
2.vertebrae |
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intra- means?
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within.
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intradermal refers to ?
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within the layers of the skin.
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the prefix para- means ?
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alongside or abnormal.
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define paracusis.
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a abnormal hearing disorder.
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peri- means ?
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around.
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____is the membrane that covers around the heart.
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pericardium.
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define postpartum.
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to follow after birth.
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hypo- and sub- both mean?
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below, beneath.
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the deepest layer of the dermis is what?
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hypodermis ( subcutaneous layer)
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super- and supra- mean ?
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above.
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sym- and syn- mean?
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together or joined.
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a syndrome is a group of ___ that occur ____
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1.symptoms.
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the prefix a- means?
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without, or absence of.
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aseptic means?
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sterile.
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asymptomatic means?
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to not have symptoms.
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define anoxia.
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without oxygen.
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brady- means ?
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slow.
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bradycardia means?
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condition of a slow heart.
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define bradykinesia.
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condition of decreasing movement.
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circum- means ?
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around.
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circumcision is what type of cut?
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a cut around the penis to remove the foreskin.
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the prefix dys- means?
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bad, abnormal, painful, or difficult.
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dyslexia is what?
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impaired reading, spelling, and writing ability.
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eu- means ?
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normal, or good.
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heter and hetero both mean?
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different.
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define heterotropia.
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when both eyes are oriented in different directions.
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define hyperthyroidism.
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a condition of excessive levels of thyroid hormones in the body.
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define hypothyroidism.
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abnormally low levels of thyroid hormone in the body.
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define hypocalcemia.
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abnormally low levels of calcium in the body
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the prefix macro- means?
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large.
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define macrocephaly.
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process of a large head.
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the prefix mal- means?
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bad.
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what is malabsorption mean?
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bad absorption.
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micro- means ?
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small.
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the prefix neo- means?
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new.
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neonate refers to what?
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a newborn, specifically a baby who is within the first 28 days of life.
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the prefix pseudo means?
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false.
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what does psuedocyesis mean?
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false pregnancy.
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tachy means ?
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rapid and fast.
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tachycardia is what?
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a heart rate that is usually defined as more than 100 BPM in adults.
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the prefix trans- has for meanings.
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1.through
2.across 3.cross 4.across |