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Lymphoid tissue located behind the mouth is called the?
Tonsils
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The combining form that means chest is?
Thorac/o
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The combining form that means lung is?
Pulmon/o
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The prefix that means all, total is?
Pan-
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The suffix -rrhagia is defined as a?
Rapid flow of blood
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The suffixes that mean pertaining to are?
–Ar, -Ary, -Eal
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A patient admitted with an inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi also could be said to have?
Laryngotracheobronchitis
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Pus in the chest (pleural space) is known as?
Pyothorax
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The term that means dilation of the bronchi is?
Bronchiectasis
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Air in the chest (pleural space) causing collapse of the lung is called?
Pneumothorax
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Stretching of lung tissue caused by the alveoli becoming distended and losing elasticity occurs in?
Emphysema
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An excision of a lobe (of the lung) is called a?
Lobectomy
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Which of the following terms is spelled incorrectly spirometry, laryngoscopy, spirometer, capnometer, oxometer?
Oxometer isspelled oximeter
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The term that means nasal discharge is?
Rhinorrhea
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The accident victim received a blunt trauma to the chest, which caused blood in the chest cavity or a?
Hemothorax
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The physician informed the patient that he did not have a heart attack and that was not the cause of his chest pain or?
Thoracalgia
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The urine-producing unit within the urinary system is the?
Nephron
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Urine is carried from the kidneys to the bladder by the?
Ureters
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The combining form that means water is?
Hydr/o
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The suffix that means suturing, repairing is?
-Rrhaphy
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The term that means excessive development of the kidney is?
Nephrohypertrophy
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The abnormal accumulation of urine in
the bladder because of an inability to urinate is called?
Urinary Retention
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The term lithotripsy is defined as?
Surgical crushing of a stone
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A radiographic image of the urinary tract with contrast media instilled through the urethra via a cystoscope is called a(n)?
Retrograde urogram
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The term enuresis is defined as?
Involuntary urination
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IVU is the abbreviation for a radiographic image of the?
Urinary tract (intravenousurogram)
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The patient’s UA showed a presence of
pus, which is called?
Pyuria
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Sperm have their beginning in the?
Seminiferous Tubules
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The combining form that means glans
penis is?
Balan/o
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The combining form that means male is?
Andr/o
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The combining form that means testis,
testicle is?
Orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o, test/o
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The term balanorrhea is defined as?
Discharge from the glans penis
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The term anorchism is defined as?
State of absence of testis
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The term that means enlarged veins of
the spermatic cord is?
Varicocele
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The creation of artificial openings
between ducts is called?
Vasovasostomy
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The term that means excision of the
prostate gland is?
Prostatectomy
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A physical examination in which the physician palpates the prostate gland to screen for BPH and prostate cancer is called?
Digital rectal examination
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The term spermatolysis is built from
which of the following combinations of word parts?
Word root/combining vowel/ suffix
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Human papillomavirus is also called?
(HPV) venereal warts
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The surgeon, who incised the prostate gland to remove a stone, performed a?
Prostatolithotomy
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The connection of the uterus to the
outside of the body is the?
Vagina
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The narrow lower portion of the uterus
is called?
Cervix
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The prefix peri- means?
Surrounding
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The suffix -salpinx is defined as?
Uterine tube(fallopian tube)
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The term that means an excision of the
uterus is?
Hysterectomy
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A surgical repair of a weakened vaginal
wall performed to correct a cystocele and a rectocele is called?
Anterior and posterior colporrhaphy (A&P repair)
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The term that means a visual
examination of the vagina (and cervix) is?
Colposcopy
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The study of women (a branch of
medicine dealing with disorders of the female reproductive system) is?
Gynecology
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An instrument used to open a body
cavity for visual inspection is a?
Speculum
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