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The abbreviation Sx means:


A) scan.
B) sign.
C) symptom.
D) social.
E) serial.

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Use -logist to build a word that means study of cells: ____________________.

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A complete,living entity capable of independent existence is called a(n) :


A) human.
B) organism.
C) human being.
D) creature.
E) man.

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Which plane divides the body into right and left halves?


A) Coronal
B) Lateral
C) Midsagittal
D) Frontal
E) Horizontal

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Which term means abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity?


A) Bloat
B) Edema
C) Ascites
D) Distension
E) Enlargement

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Which term means inflammation of the membrane that surrounds the abdominal cavity and its organs?


A) Gastritis
B) Hepatitis
C) Enteritis
D) Peritonitis
E) Esophagitis

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Which term means surgical joining of two ducts or blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other?


A) Aneurysm
B) Ablation
C) Diverticulum
D) Anastomosis
E) Anaplasia

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Match the combining forms with their meanings. -groin


A) cephal/o
B) chrom/o
C) cyan/o
D) cyt/o
E) gastr/o
F) hist/o
G) inguin/o
H) jaund/o
I) kary/o
J) later/o
K) leuk/o
L) lumb/o
M) medi/o
N) melan/o
O) morph/o
P) pelv/i
Q) poster/o
R) proxim/o
S) son/o
T) spin/o
U) thorac/o
V) tom/o
W) umbilic/o
X) ventr/o
Y) viscer/o
Z) xer/o

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MRI uses a magnetic field,rather than an x-ray,to produce an image.

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Infusion therapy is also called:


A) brachytherapy.
B) teletherapy.
C) radiation therapy.
D) IV therapy.
E) biological therapy.

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Which term means establishing the cause of a disease?


A) Prognosis
B) Diagnosis
C) Idiopathic
D) Pathology
E) Symptom

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Match the medical terms with their definitions. -fungal infection of the body


A) abduction
B) adduction
C) adhesion
D) auscultation
E) coccyx
F) diagnosis
G) excisional
H) fluoroscopy
I) hernia
J) homeostasis
K) incisional
L) inflammation
M) infracostal
N) mycosis
O) plantar
P) prognosis
Q) prone
R) radiology
S) resection
T) superior
U) symptom
V) thoracic
W) ultrasonography
X) umbilical
Y) ventral
Z) xerosis

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Use somat/o to build a word that means pertaining to the body: ____________________.

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Which term refers to the neck?


A) Sacral
B) Coccygeal
C) Cervical
D) Thoracic
E) Lumbar

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Match the medical terms with their definitions. -division of the spine,commonly called the tailbone


A) abduction
B) adduction
C) adhesion
D) auscultation
E) coccyx
F) diagnosis
G) excisional
H) fluoroscopy
I) hernia
J) homeostasis
K) incisional
L) inflammation
M) infracostal
N) mycosis
O) plantar
P) prognosis
Q) prone
R) radiology
S) resection
T) superior
U) symptom
V) thoracic
W) ultrasonography
X) umbilical
Y) ventral
Z) xerosis

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Which term means scraping of a body cavity with a spoon-shaped instrument?


A) Biopsy
B) Ablation
C) Curettage
D) Incision and drainage
E) Laser surgery

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The CF jaund/o means:


A) yellow.
B) blue.
C) white.
D) green.
E) red.

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The upper-right abdominopelvic region beneath the ribs is called the:


A) right lumbar region.
B) epigastric region.
C) right inguinal region.
D) right hypochondriac region.
E) umbilical region.

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The abbreviation for biopsy is Bx.

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Which term means a stable internal environment?


A) Homostasis
B) Hemostasis
C) Homeostasis
D) Homophil
E) Homotypic

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