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1 Introduction to medical terminology
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The suffix -OTOMY means surgical
surgical incision -
Felipe Espinoza suffers from pain in her joints. The medical term for this condition is
arthralgia -
Mrs. Atkins developed an abnormal passage leading from the bladder to the vagina. Her physician describes this as being a(n)
fistula -
Greg Brewster is scheduled to have his tonsils removed. The medical term for this procedure is a(n)
tonsillectomy -
The medical term _________ means the study of all aspects of diseases.
pathology -
Which combining form means pus?
PY/O -
Which suffix describes a surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid?
-centesis -
The study of the ears, nose and throat.
otorhinolaryngology -
The act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward
supination -
Word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term
acronym
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