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Medical language is made up of primarily (but not exclusively) of words taken from which two ancient languages? |
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The diagnostic imaging process called magnetic resonance is frequently called MRI. |
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Thinking of medical language as sentences to be translated instead of words to be memorized allows one to: |
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Break down and understand new words |
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In medical terminology, what is a root? |
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The foundation or subject of the term |
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Which root would be used in medical terms pertaining to suffering or disease? |
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What is the meaning of the prefix poly-? |
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Translate the root xer/o. |
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Which medical term means against histamine? |
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Which of the following roots is part of the lower gastrointestinal tract? |
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What root refers to the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach? |
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What root refers to the large intestine? |
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Translate the root stomat/o. |
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Which combination of roots refers to the gallbladder, a small organ located under the liver that stores bile? |
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Identify and define the root in the term glossoplasty. |
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Identify and define the root in the term sialolith. |
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Which medical term means "excessive vomiting"? |
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Translate the medical term gastromalacia as literally as possible |
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A person's belly button is in which region of the abdomen? |
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Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term pancreatoduodenectomy into its component parts |
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The muscular wave-like movement to transport food through the digestive system is called |
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Difficulty in swallowing is |
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The combining term for the first part of the large intestine is |
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The small sac under the liver that stores bile is the |
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Ridges on the hard palate and wall of the stomach: |
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The S-shaped portion of the large bowel is the |
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The hormone produced by the pancreas is |
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The digestive juice made by the liver and stored in the gallbladder is called |
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The blind sac hanging from the initial part of the colon |
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The tube connecting the throat to the stomach and is a common passage for food and air is the: |
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A ring of muscles is called |
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The study of the cause of disease is called |
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Icterus, or the yellow coloring of the skin is called |
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defecation/elimination of wastes |
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Enlarged veins in or near the anus that may cause pain and bleeding: |
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The semifluid mass of partly digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter and into the small intestine is: |
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A strong and flexible organ in the mouth that aids in speech and moves food during chewing and swallowing: |
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder |
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Which disease of the liver is caused by chronic alcohol abuse? |
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The small, round mass of chewed food at the moment of swallowing is called a |
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When the upper part of your stomach bulges through the large muscle separating your abdomen and chest, it is called a(n) |
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