Suffixes | Combining Forms | Medical Terms | Pathology of the Skin (integumentary system | Miscellanous |
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What is -pathy or path/o
any disease, suffering, feeling or emotion
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What is skin?
dermato, derm/o or cutane/o
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What hypercalcemia?
a condition of having abnormally high concentration of calcium in the blood
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What is alopecia?
Partial or complete loss of hair that occurs mostly on the head
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What is polyphagia?
Describes the excessive hunger
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What is -ologist, -iatrist, or -ist
means specialist
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What is adren/o?
adrenal glands
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What is dura mater?
thick, tough, outermost membrane of the meninges is known as the________
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What is a debridement?
The procedure for the removal of dirt, damaged tissue, and cellular debris.
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What is Shaken baby syndrome?
The condition of a child being violently shaken by someone is known as what syndrome? The action can cause brain injury, fractures, blindness, death, etc
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What is -itis
inflammation
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What is acr/o?
extremities
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What is encephalitis?
inflammation of the brain
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What is pruritus?
The medical term of itching
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What is varicella
What condition is known as chickenpox?
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What is -megaly
enlargement
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What is somat/o?
body
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What is Croup?
an acute respiratory infection of children and infants is characterized as
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What is rhytidectomy?
Which procedure is also known as a facelift?
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What is cataract?
What is the loss of transparency of the lens of the eye called?
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What is -phagia
eating
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What is glyc/o?
glucose,sugar
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What is azoospermia?
The absence of sperm in the semen
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What is necrotizing fasciitis
Severe infection caused by Group A strep bacteria which are also known as flesh-eating bacteria
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What is lordosis?
abnormal condition of the lumbar spine is also known as swayback
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