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mi- and hemi- mean whole |
False It means half |
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The diagnostic term Thrush is usually a fungus infection of the |
c. Throat or the Vagina |
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Hidr/o- and Suder/i- mean oil |
False it means sweat |
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Gero- or Geronto- mean old |
True |
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Gravido- means pregnant or heavy |
True |
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Steno- and Strieto- mean to close |
True |
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Herpet/o- means to creep |
True |
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The medical term Glosso/patchy means |
Disease of the tongue |
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Bulimo- means hungry or excessive appetite |
True |
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The pelvic floor (anus to vagina or scrotum) in both males and females is called the |
Perineum |
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Ar- means fast |
False it means relating to |
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The Endocrine and Nervous Systems are referred to as |
b. Master Body Systems |
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-gnosis means knowledge |
True |
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Polio- means white |
False it means gray |
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The term Ascariasis refers to parasitic worms that migrate through the lungs in the larval stage primarily to the ___________. The eggs passed on to the next individual through contact with the feces (hands, water, or food) |
Intestines |
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A Chiropractor specializes in the repositioning of bones with adjustments in order to relieve nerve and tissue pressure caused by bone |
b. Subluxations |
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A "Tonometer" measure pressure within the |
b.Eye |
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-asthenia means strength |
False it means weakness |
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Galacto- and Lacto- mean sugar |
True |
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The term that means pertaining to the flow force of urine within the urinary tract is |
Uro/dynamics "urine/work" |
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Pneumonia can be caused by |
d. All of the above |
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The diagnostic term Colo/scop/y literally means |
a.Procedure of viewing and examining the large intestine |
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A procedure of making a record of muscle activity is called |
b.Electro/myo/graph/y |
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The surgical term that actually means "surgically breaking joint apart" is |
Arthro/clasia |
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The anatomical term Thymus literally means |
Flowers, spirit or soul |
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Colo- means big intestine or large intestine |
True |
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Psycho- and -noia mean mind |
True |
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The blood vessel that carries blood containing oxygen and nutrients away from the heart to the body tissues (except the lungs) is the |
c. Aorta |
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E- means out or outward |
True |
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The combining forms that mean movement or motion are |
a. Kinesio- and -praxia |
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Lingu- and Glosso- mean tongue |
True |
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Strepto- means chain (twisted-chain). |
True |
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Kypho- means laterally crooked |
False it means hunchback |
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The procedural term that means visual examination inside a joint is |
b. Arthroscop/y |
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The medical term that means discharge of amnionic fluid from the uterus during pregnancy is |
Amniorrhea |
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The muscle term peroneus means |
Pin |
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Osm/o- and Olfact/o- mean nose |
True |
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Procto- means to probe |
False it means rectum or anus |
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Oligo- means scanty, slight, or few |
True |
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Pod- and podo- mean child |
False it means foot or foot-shaped |
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Volvo- and volvul/o- mean to twist or roll |
True |
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Culdo- means blind pouch or sac |
True |
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Pharmac/o- means drug |
True |
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Os- means mouth or mouth-like opening |
True |
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Myco- and Tinea means fungus |
True |
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The sphincter (that which binds together) muscle at the end of the digestive tract is the |
Anus |
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Vito- and Bio- mean to record |
False it means life |
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The diagnostic term Keratitis actually means |
Inflammation of the eyes cornea |
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The diagnostic term that means skin or tissue bruise is |
c. Contusion |
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Peri- means through or across |
False it means around |
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Colpo- means penis |
False it means vagina |
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The medical term stomato/gastric means |
Pertaining to the mouth and stomach |
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Cranio- means head |
False it means skull |
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Cholecysto- means gall bladder |
True |
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Crypto- means cold |
False it means hidden |
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Steato-, Lipo-, and Adipo- mean fat |
True |
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CP means cerebral palsy |
True |
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Meno- and menstro- mean weekly |
False it means monthly |
|
An ankle sprain is often characterized by |
c. Hematoma formation, with ligaments that are stretched, partially or fully torn |
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-physis means growth |
True |
|
The medical term Huntington Chorea is characterized by |
Shaking or bizarre involuntary movement with de/mentia "away/mind" |
|
The suffix -ician or in Phys/ician (is natural/_____) literally means |
One who |
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-e means instrument |
True |
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Candidi- means glowing white |
True |
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-orrhaphy means to suture or sew |
True |
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Rub-, rubello-, and rubero- means rusty |
False it means red |
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The diagnostic term for an increase amount of spinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain is |
a. Hydrocephalus |
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The diagnostic term "In/continent" literally means _____ and is seen with the lack of control of the bladder and/or rectum. |
c. Not contained |
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Cataracto- means waterfall or cloudy |
True |
|
White Blood Cells (WBCs) are called |
Leukocytes |
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Thoraco-, Pecto-, and Stetho- mean rib |
False it means chest |
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Palpebro- means ear |
False it means eyelid |
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The diagnostic term Pyloric Stenosis literally means |
c. Condition of narrowing the gate keeper |
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Surg/i- and surg/o- mean working by hand |
True |
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A diagnostic term for a nosebleed is usually |
Epistaxis |
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A form of depression often seen immediately after childbirth is |
A form of depression often seen immediately after childbirth is Post/pardum |
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Sagitto- means arrow or arrow-like |
True |
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Lineo- and Spleno- mean spleen |
True |
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Ceru-, cera-, and cerumeno- mean fat |
False it means wax |
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Meso- and medi- mean side or edge |
False it means middle |
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The combining form cheil/o- means |
Lip |
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Contra- means to speed up or rush |
False it means against |
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Post- means after or behind |
True |
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Sphygmo- means pulse |
True |
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Scolio- means swayback |
False it means twisted or crocked |
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The combining form that means vision or sight is |
Opt/o |
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Spondylo- means organ or intestine |
False it means vertebra |
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Brady- means short |
False it means slow |
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Aneurysm means vein |
False it means weak area in the wall of an artery |
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Salpingo- means tube or canal |
True |
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An auto/pathic condition is a disease that |
Starts automatically with no apparent cause "within patient" |
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Bacillo- means rod or rod-shaped |
True |
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Onycho- and unguino- mean skin |
False it means nail |
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My- and myos- mean ligaments and tendons |
False it means muscle |
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-y, -ation, and -ing mean procedure of or process of |
True |
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VO means verbal order |
True |
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-crine means to secrete |
True |
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Ana- means to combine |
True |
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Pyelo- means pelvis (of kidney or organ) |
True |
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-lapse and -ptosis means fall, slip, or droop |
True |
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Homo- and homeo- mean same |
True |
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Meningo- and meningio- mean membrane |
True |
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Balano- means glans clitoris or glans penis |
True |
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Ortho- means large or huge |
False it means straight, normal, correct |
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The muscular, hollow organ that temporarily holds the urine is the |
bladder |
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