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Ch 1 Q1-50

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The word pod- means   foot  
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The suffix- phagia means   eating  
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Onycho- is a combing form that means   nail  
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Coreo- is a combining form that means   pupil  
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A combining form that means "umbilicus" or "navel" is   Omphalo-  
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Ex- is a prefix that means   outside  
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"Antefebrile" means   before fever  
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A word that means "suture of the region over the stomach" is   Epigastrorrhaphy  
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An "antipyretic" is an agent that works against   fever  
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A lateral curvature of the spine is a deformity called   scoliosis  
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The side of the body containing the backbone is   posterior  
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The cavity containing the heart and lungs is the   Thoracic cavity  
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A condition of the body that is abdormal and presents a group of clinical signs and laboratory findings is known as a/an   disease  
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A nerve that carries an impulse toward the brain is a/an   afferent nerve  
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Levels of organization of the body range from atomic to organismic. Which is the basic structural unit of the body?   cell  
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A word to indicate the splitting open a wound is   dehiscence  
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The scar left by a healed wound is a   cicatrix  
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A bluish discoloration of the skin is   cyanoderma  
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Enlargement of the heart is   megalocardia  
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Low blood pressure is known as   hypotension  
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A herniation or projection of brain tissue from it's natural cavity is   an encephalocele  
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A combining word meaning softening is   malaco-  
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A combing form meaning joint   arthro-  
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A combining form meaning development is   -trophy  
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A suffix meaning repair is   -plasty  
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A word that means "incision into the skull" is   craniotomy  
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Swirling water baths are a form of   hydrotherapy  
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The sticking together of tissues that are normally seoerated is referred to as   adhesion  
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A discharge from the nose is   rhinorrhea  
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Excision of the gallbladder is called a   cholecystotomy  
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Inflammation of the middle ear is   otitis media  
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A word that means "surgical tapping of the chest to remove fluids" is   thoracocentesis  
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A disease of the periodontal area symptomized by the flow of pus is   pyorrhea  
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Pus-forming bacteria are also described as   pyogenic  
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A darkly pigmented malignant mole of the skin is a   melenoma  
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A collection of air in the chest cavity is   pneumothorax  
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A hemorrhage of the bladder is   cystorrhagia  
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A word meaning "suturing of the eye-lids" is   blepharorrhaphy  
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Making a new opening between the ureter and bladder is   uretercystostomy  
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Enlargement of the kidney is   nephromegaly  
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A part of the urinary tract that collects urine in the kidney is the   renal pelvis  
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A term used to describe a prolapse of the uterus is   hysteroptosis  
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Destruction or breakdown of fat is called   lipolysis  
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A word that means "inflammation of many joints" is   polyarthritis  
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A word that means "working together" is   synergetic  
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Macrodactylia means   very large fingers or toes  
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Diathermy means   generating heat through tissues  
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A myelocele is a   herniation of the spinal cord  
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Surgical crushing of a nerve is   neurotripsy  
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Symptoms indicating an approaching disease are its   prodrome  
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