Question 1

The suffix -emia means

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Blood

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hematemesis

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condition of urine

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erudite

Question 2

The medical term for expanding or opening wider is

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dilate

Question 3

The abbreviation for urinalysis is

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UA

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UN

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U/A

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urino

Question 4

The medical term for group of cells with the same function is

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tissue

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artery

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hormone

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system

Question 5

The medical term for the basic unit of body structure is

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cell

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vein

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tissue

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organ

Question 6

The abbreviation for below or low is

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hypo

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hyper

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HUC

Question 7

The medical term for the time when menstruation begins is

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menarche

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puberty

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period

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meopause

Question 8

The abbreviation for gastrointestinal is

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GI or G.I.

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GTT or gtt

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GYN or gyn

Question 9

The medical term for an involuntary movement is

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reflex

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stretching

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growth

Question 10

The medical term for paralysis from the waist down

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paraplegia

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quadraplegia

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disater

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coma

Question 11

The medical term for paralysis from the neck down is

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quadriplegia

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hemiplegia

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stroke

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paraplegia

Question 12

The medical abbreviation for by mouth is

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po

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pc

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pom

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bm

Question 13

The abbreviation for dressing is

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dsg

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DSM

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ds

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DSS

Question 14

The medical term for paralysis on one side of the body is called__________

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hemiplegia

Question 15

The medical term for circular movement around a central point is

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rotation

Question 16

The medical term for turning the palm forward, as applied to the hand is

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supination

Question 17

The medical term for a decrease in size or a wasting is

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atrophy

Question 18

The medical term for straightening of a body part is

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extension

Question 19

The abbreviation for postprandial blood sugar is

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PPBS

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POST or P

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PP

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PRE

Question 20

The medical term for moving a body part away from the body is

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abduction

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adduction

Question 21

The medical term for bending a body part is

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flexion

Question 22

The medical term for turning the palm backward is

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pronation

Question 23

The medical term for bending backward is

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dorsiflexion

Question 24

The medical term for the abnormal shortening of a muscle

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contracture

Question 25

The medical term for moving a body part toward the midline of the body is

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adduction

Question 26

The abbreviation for laboratory is

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lab

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L

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LBB

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lbt

Question 27

The abbreviation for discontinue is

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d/c

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DX

Question 28

The abbreviation for bedtime or hour of sleep is

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hs

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ht

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BSC

Question 29

The abbreviation for above or high is

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hyper

Question 30

The abbreviation for hour is

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hr or h

Question 31

The abbreviation for electroencephalogram is

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EEG

Question 32

The abbreviation for Papanicolaou smear is

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pap smear

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