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The CF varic/o means: | Dilated vein |
The CF home/o means: | Same, alike |
The presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside the uterus is called: | Endometriosis |
An enlargement of the thyroid gland is called: | Thyromegaly |
An abnormal condition of low sodium in the blood is called: | Hyponatremia |
The CF kal/i means: | Potassium (an electrolyte) |
The suffix -spadias means: | Slit, fissure |
The suffix -gen means: | Forming, producing, origin |
The "afterbirth" consists of the: | Placenta |
What term means an excessive growth of body hair, especially in women? | Hirsutism |
An abnormal condition of pancreatic stones is called: | Panceatolithiasis |
The combinf form (CF) colp/o means: | vigina |
The CF hyster/o means: | Uterus (womb) |
The CF gynec/o means: | Woman, female |
The neck of the uterus is called the: | Cervix uteri |
The CF toxic/o means: | Poison |
The combining form (CF) adren/o means: | Adrenal glands |
Which term means excessive glucose in the blood? | Hyperglycemia |
The suffix -tocia means: | Childbirth, labor |
The suffix -emia means: | Blood condition |
The combining forms (CFs) orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, and test/o means: | Testis (plural, testes) |
The CF galact/o means: | milk |
The CF olig/o means: | Scanty |
The CF oophor/o means: | Ovary |
Failure of the testes to descend into the scrotal sac prior or at birth is called: | Cryptorchidism |
The CF andr/o means: | Male |
The procedure to incise and remove a pancreatic stone is called: | Pancreatolithotomy |
The prefix eu- means: | Good, normal |
The CF gon/o means: | Seed (ovum or spermatozoon) |
Swelling or herniation of the sac surrounding the testes is called: | Scrotomegaly |
Excessive development of mammary tissue in males is called: | Gynecomastia |
The CF balan/o means: | Glans penis |
The CF thyr/o means: | Thyroid gland |
In which condition are sodium blood levels lower than normal? | Hyponatremia |
The suffix -ism means: | Condition |
The suffix -cide means: | Killing |
The suffix -cyesis means: | Pregnancy |
The CF vas/o means: | Vessel; vas deferens; duct |
What is the term for menstrual pain and tension? | Dysmenorrhea |
The prefix exo- means: | Outside, outward |
Which surgical procedure involves incision of the thyroid gland? | Thyrotomy |
A deficiency in spermatozoa in semen is called: | Oligospermia |
The CF glyc/o means: | Sugar; sweetness |
The CF crin/o means: | Secrete |
The congenital absence of one or both testes is called: | anorchism |
The CF combining form calc/o means: | Calcium |
The suffix -gravida means: | Pregnant woman |
The suffix -para means: | To bear (offspring) |
Inflammation of the seminal vesicle is called: | Vesiculitis |
An elevated potassium level in the blood is called: | hyperkalemia |