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33 Cards in this Set
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The largest bone in the body is the?
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FEMUR
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An example of a "ball and socket" joint is the?
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HIP
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Muscles are attached to bones by?
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TENDONS
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When a muscle contracts, it becomes?
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SHORTER AND THICKER
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The general meaning of "corpus"?
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BODY
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Which of the following is the term for an abnormally low white blood cell count?
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LEUKOPENIA
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An area of dead myocardial tissue is called?
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AN INFARCT
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The term "lithiasis" means?
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ABNORMAL CONDITION OF STONES
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Menarche refers to which of the following?
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BEGINNING OF MENSTRUATION
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Adipose tissue is made of which of the following?
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FAT CELLS
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Which of the following terms refers to the ability to breathe comfortably only when in an upright position?
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ORTHOPNEA
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Which of the following is the term for abnormally large breasts in men?
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GYNECOMASTIA
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Which of the following terms means drainage from the nose?
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RHINORRHEA
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The combining form "cephal/o" refers to?
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HEAD
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The prefix pertaining to fingernail is?
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onych-
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Inflammation of a sweat gland is known as?
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HIDRADENITIS
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The prefix meaning outside or outer is?
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exo-
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The prefix "brady" means?
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SLOW
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The patient's complaint of painful menstrual periods will be documented in the medical record as?
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DYSMENORRHEA
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Which of the following suffixes refers to eating?
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"phagia"
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Which of the following terms refers to pain?
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ARTHRALGIA
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Which of the following is the definition for aphagia?
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INABILITY TO SWALLOW
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Which of the following suffixes means "incision into"?
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-tomy
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Which of the following is the CORRECT spelling for the plural bronchus?
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BRONCHI
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Which of the following is the plural form of the medical term that means chest?
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THORACES
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The notation "sudq" indicates an area between
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DERMIS AND MUSCLE
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OS is a standard aggregation for
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LEFT EYE
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Instructions to take a medication pc means?
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AFTER MEALS
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K is the symbol for?
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POTASSIUM
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Which of the following is the chemical symbol for iron?
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Fe
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Which of the following is the term for reconstruction of the eardrum?
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TYMPANOPLASTY
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Colporrhaphy is the repair of the?
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VAGINA
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Which of the following terms describes surgical fixation of the uterus and they suspended position?
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Hysteropexy
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