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show Abdomen puncture  
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Translate the root enter/o.   show
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show Sigmoid/o means "sigmoid colon," the portion of the large intestine at the end before the rectum.  
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Translate the root stomat/o.   show
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What medical term refers to an abnormal opening between the rectum and the exterior perianal skin?   show
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show Enuresis means "involuntary urination."  
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show Cystoptosis breaks into cyst (bladder) + pt (drooping) + osis (condition) = downward displacement of the bladder.  
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show Cystourethrocele breaks into cysto (bladder) + urethro (urethra) + cele (hernia) = hernia of the bladder and urethra.  
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Which of the following is NOT true about the abbreviation BPH?   show
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show Uremia breaks into ROOT: ur (urine) + SUFFIX: emia (blood condition) = urine in the blood.  
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What is a hernia or prolapse of the urethra into the vagina?   show
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show The root fet/o comes from a Latin word that means "offspring" and in current medical usage refers to an unborn child after the eighth week of pregnancy.  
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show NPO stands for nihil per os and means "nothing by mouth."  
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Which of the following roots is part of the lower gastrointestinal tract?   show
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show Hepatopexy breaks into hepato (liver) + pexy (fixation) = surgical fixation of the liver.  
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Which medical term means "gallbladder pain"?   show
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show Eupepsia breaks into eu (good) + peps (digestion) + ia (condition) = good digestion.  
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show Cholelithotripsy breaks into chole (bile) + litho (stone) + trips (rub) + y (procedure) = crushing of bile (gall) stones.  
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show An/o means "anus," the sphincter or muscle at the end of the intestines that allows for the passage of feces.  
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