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Medical Terminology

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Term
Definition
What does each letter in SOAP stand for?   show
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What is the definition of Root?   show
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show Ending that gives essential meaning to the term  
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show Added to the beginning of a term when needed to further modify (placed at beginning of a word)  
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show To join a root to any suffix beggining with a consonant; to join 2 roots together; to join 2 roots together even when the second root begins with a vowel  
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When DON'T you use a combining vowel?   show
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What is are 2 examples of a Subjective section of a health record?   show
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show The Objective part of a health record tells you about the data collected during the health care providers interaction with the patient.  
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What is the importance of the Assessment part of the health record?   show
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show The plan lays out what the provider recommends what to do about the patients current status. This may include medicine or home remedies, help from another health provider, surgery, or waiting to see if the problem will improve on its own.  
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show Anatomic Position  
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show Out to the side  
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What position does medial mean?   show
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Ventral/anteral/anterior mean in body positions?   show
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Dorsal/posterior body position means?   show
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show Towards the top  
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Caudal body position means?   show
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What does it mean when a patient is in a "Prone" body position?   show
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show Lying down on back  
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Unilateral means?   show
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Bilateral means?   show
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When a patients body is split from left to right, what is the name of the plane?   show
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When a patients body is split from upper body to lower body, what is the name of the plane?   show
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When a patients body is split from front to back, what is the name of the plane?   show
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show Review of Systems  
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Abbreviation of PMHx means?   show
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Abbreviation of FHx means?   show
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Abbreviation of NKDA stands for?   show
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Abbreviation of PE means   show
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show Patient  
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show years old  
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show History of  
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Abbreviation of PCP stands for   show
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show Follow up  
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Abbreviation of SOB stands for   show
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show Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat  
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What does PERRLA stand for   show
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show No Acute Distress  
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show CardioVascular  
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show Regular Rate and Rhythm  
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CTA means what in a medical chart   show
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show Well Developed, well nourish  
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show Alert & Oriented  
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show Within Normal Limits  
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show Not Otherwise Specified  
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NEC   show
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When Administering medicine, PO stands for   show
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NPO on a chart stands for   show
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When administering medicine, PR means   show
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When administering medicine, IM means   show
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show subcutaneous (under the skin)  
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show Intravenous  
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show Central Venous Line  
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show Peripherally inserted central catheter  
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show Instructions short  
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What are the 2 languages that were used to describe Medical Terminology language?   show
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show muscle  
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show Skin  
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show skin  
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Root word vascul/o means   show
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Root word vas/o means   show
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Root word pneumon/o means   show
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Root word pneum/o means   show
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Root word pulmon/o means   show
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Root word my/o means   show
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Root word angi/o means   show
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show blood  
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Root word hem/o means   show
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show skin  
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show instrument used to measure  
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-metry   show
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-scope   show
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-scopy   show
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show instrument used to produce a recording  
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-graphy   show
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-gram   show
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-centesis   show
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show before  
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show after  
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show again  
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contra-   show
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show against  
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show before, on behalf of  
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show down, away from  
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a-   show
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show not  
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ante-   show
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show fast  
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-ium   show
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-icle   show
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show pertaining to  
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-ac   show
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show condition  
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show pertaining to  
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-logy   show
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-logist   show
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show specialist  
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-iatrist   show
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-iatrics   show
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show resembling  
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show presence of  
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show hernia  
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-penia   show
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show flow  
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show loosen, break down  
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show drooping  
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show rupture  
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Using SOAP a description of the problem in the patients own words   show
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Using SOAP data collected to assist in understanding the nature of the problem   show
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Using SOAP cause of the problem   show
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show Plan  
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show Prescription  
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show Radiology Report  
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show Pathology Report  
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show Daily Hospital Note/Progress Note  
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Documents a patients emergency department visit   show
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show Admission Summary  
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Documents a Surgery   show
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Documents a patient visit in an office setting   show
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Documents sent to a PCP usually by a specialist to give an opinion on a more challenging problem   show
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show Discharge summary  
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show Medical professionals can communicate clearly and quickly with each other using a common language, and patients can be comforted and assure that the medical professional understands their symptoms and is in control of the diagnosis and treatment process  
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show Eponym  
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show Break down and understand new words  
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show Coronary Care Unit  
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ECU   show
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show Emergency Department  
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PICU   show
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show Neonatal Intensive Care Unit  
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show Surgical Intensive Care Unit  
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show Post Anesthesia Care Unit  
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show Differential Diagnosis  
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"Abrupt" means   show
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show To have a fever  
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show Not feeling well  
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show To listen  
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"Palpation" means   show
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"Idiopathic" means   show
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show The risk of dying  
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show Waiting for  
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Integumentary system   show
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ABCDE   show
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AK   show
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Bx   show
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show culture and sensitivity  
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Derm   show
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ID   show
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show subcutaneous  
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show Subcutaneous  
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show Wrinkle  
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The roots onych/o and ungu/o both mean:   show
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Which of the following roots means thick?   show
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show (thick) skin  
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show macule, macula  
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show fishy (scaly) skin  
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Which of the following roots means fat?   show
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show pil/o, trich/o  
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What is the correct pronunciation for the term alopecia?   show
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Translate the term onychopathy as literally as possible.   show
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show ichthy (scaly) + osis (condition) = a condition of the skin that is dry and scaly  
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Identify the correct breakdown of the term epidermal into its component parts.   show
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show Antihistamine  
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Which medical term means incision into a nail?   show
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ABCDE is a mnemonic device for remembering steps in analysis and means   show
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show intradermal = intra (inside) + derm (skin) + al (pertaining to) = pertaining to inside the skin.  
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show osteitis  
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Build a medical term from the information provided. wrist inflammation   show
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show costectomy  
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inflammation of the tendon   show
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show bursitis  
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show arthritis  
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show hypotonia  
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show Myomalacia  
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show myotonia  
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show arthroscope  
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show nerves  
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crani/o   show
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show mind  
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show sleep  
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-mania   show
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cerebr/o   show
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esthesi/o   show
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-paresis   show
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myel/o   show
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show brain  
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-plegia   show
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mening/o   show
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LP   show
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show positron emission tomography  
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show Transcient ischemic attack  
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show amyotrophic lateral sclerosis  
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show electroencephalography  
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show Level of Consciousness  
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PNS   show
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show Stroke  
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show epilepsy  
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show narcolepsy  
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loss or decline in mental function   show
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show postictal  
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time before a seizure   show
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procedure used to examine blood vessels in the brain   show
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a stroke where the blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel   show
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show ischemic stroke  
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show cerebral embolism  
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show cerebral thrombosis  
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Translate the root/suffix asthenia.   show
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Which root refers to the membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord?   show
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show gangli/o  
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show myel/o  
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show encephal (brain) + algia (pain) = brain pain  
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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term apathy?   show
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show poly (many) + neur (nerve) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of multiple nerves  
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show Neuralgia  
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show Craniostenosis  
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show Craniectomy  
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show kleptomania.  
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show syn (with, together) + esthesia (feeling, sensation) = together sensation; condition where one sensation is experienced as another  
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show Cephalodynia  
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Build a medical term that means "excessive bleeding inside the brain."   show
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A patient experiencing an abnormal sensation, usually numbness or tingling in the skin, is experiencing:   show
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