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level questions: level 3

Question	Answer
duodeno is the root for?	the first part of the small intestine
electro is the root for?	electricity
encephalo is the root for?	brain
entero is the root for?	intestine
erythro is the root for?	red
esophago is the root for?	food tube
gastro is the root for?	stomach
gingivo is the root for?	gum
glyco is the root for?	sugar
gnoso is the root for?	knowledge
gyneco is the root for?	women
hepato is the root for?	liver
laryngo is the root for?	larynx (voice box)
leuko is the root for?	white
pain in a muscle or group of muscles ?	myalgia
related to measures ?	metric
specialty of the study of bones ?	orthopedics
a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated ?	anesthetist
state of insufficient production of thyroid hormones ?	hypothyroidism
abnormal enlargement of the liver ?	hepatomegaly
kidney tumor ?	nephroma
examination of a body ?	autopsy
abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel ?	stenosis
any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue ?	sclerosis
a disorder or a disease of the heart muscle ?	cardiomyopathy
condition of not breathing ?	apnea
deficiency in number of RBC ?	anemia
before birth?	antenatal
against living microorganisms ?	antibiotic
away from normal ?	abnormal
to draw towards the midline of the body ?	adduct
abnormally slow heartbeat ?	bradycardia
passing through ?	diameter
excessive watery stool ?	diarrhea
difficult respiration ?	dyspnea
painful or difficult urination ?	dysuria
glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream ?	endocrine glands
glands that secrete hormones to a free surface of the body by ducts ?	exocrine glands
normal relaxed breathing ?	eupnea
excision of half of the stomach ?	hemigastrectomy
abnormally high blood pressure ?	hypertension
abnormally low blood pressure ?	hypotension
large enough to be visible with the naked eye ?	macroscopic
an abnormal enlargement of the colon ?	megacolon
consisting of many cells ?	multicellular
the tissue that surround the bone ?	periosteum
after birth ?	postnatal
before birth ?	prenatal
an early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur ?	prodrome
surgical removal ?	resection
behind the uterus ?	retrouterine
beneath(under) the tongue ?	sublingual
the act of transporting liquid /blood to a patient ?	transfusion
a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional) ?	palpation
the feeling of the heart beat too fast ?	palpitation
(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes ? (crack-like sore of the skin )	fissure
an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface ?	fistula
the invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism ?	infection
localized response to an injury or destruction of tissue ?	inflammation
torn, ragged wound ?	laceration
a pathologic change of the tissue due to a disease or injury ?	lesion
the combining form for fungus ?	myco
the combining form for bone marrow and spinal cord ?	myelo
rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward ?	supination
the formation of discharge or pus ?	suppuration
kidney stone ?	calculus
name of a heel bone ?	calculus
spasm of smooth muscle around uterus and bladder ?	colic
spasm of smooth muscle around intestine ?	colic
normal tensing and shortening of muscle from nerve impulse ?	contraction
abnormal, fixed position of permanently flexed muscle ?	contracture
of or relating to a bladder (especially the urinary bladder) ?	vesical
small fluid-filled blister on the skin ?	vesicle
gland that surround the urethra in male ?	prostate
lying in a face-down position ?	prostrate
the combining form for the artery is ?	arterio
the combining form for plaque or fatty substance is ?	athero
funnel-shaped area in kidney ?	pelvis
hipbone with sacrum coccyx ?	pelvis
whitening of the eye ?	scler
scler/o meaning ?	hardening
cysto is a combining form for ?	urinary bladder
cysto is a combining form for ?	filled sac or pouch
abnormal condition of skin ?	dermatosis
communication between the first and second part of small intestine ( anastomosis )?	duodenojejunostomy
inflammation of the stomach and small intestines ?	gastroenteritis
communication between two unconnected parts of the large intestine (anastomosis ) ?	colocolostomy
of or relating to the brain and the blood vessels that supply it ?	cerebrovascular
painful intestine ?	dysentery
pertaining to both sides ?	bilateral
painful menstruation ?	dysmenorrhea
lack of menstrual flow ?	amenorrhea
normal menstrual flow or discharge ?	menorrhea
excessive bleeding ?	hemorrhage
suture of an artery ?	arteriorrhaphy
rupture of a muscle ?	myorrhexis
abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation ?	menorrhagia
tailbone ?	coccyges
pointed ends of an organ ?	apices
a supplementary part of an organ ?	appendices