Define Medical Terminologies for the Following Flashcards

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The suffix -emia means
Blood
The medical term for expanding or opening wider is
Dilate
The abbreviation for urinalysis is
UA
The medical term for groups of cells with the same function is
Tissue
The medical term for the basic unit of body structure is
Cell
The abbreviation for below or low is
Hypo
The medical term for the time when menstruation begins is
Menarche
The medical term for the time when menstruation stops is
Menarche
The abbreviation for gastrointestional is
GI or G.I
The medical term for an involuntary movement is
Reflex
The medical term for paralysis from the waist down is
Paralegia
The medical term for paralysis from the neck down is
Quadriplegia
The medical abbreviations for by mouth is
Po
The abbreviation for dressing is
Dsg
The medical term for paralysis on one side of the body is
Hemiplegia