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The medical term for the time when menstruation begins is?
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Menarche
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The medical term for when menstruation stops is?
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Menopause
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The medical term for paralysis from the waist down is?
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Paraplegia
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The medical term for moving a body part away from the body?
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abduction
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The medical term for moving a body part toward the midline of the body is?
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adduction
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The medical term for tube feeding is?
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gavage
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The common term for a decubitus ulcer: a pressure sore?
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bed sore
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Removal of synovial fluid from a joint is called?
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arthrocentesis
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A condition seen in infancy due to a deficiency in vitamin D characterized by softening of...
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Rickets
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Abnormal S-shaped lateral curavature of the spine is called?
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Scoliosis
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What is the name of the structure in the heart which distributes the electical impulse to the...
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Purkinje fibers
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The temperature taken at the armpit is the?
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Axillary temperature
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What is a break in a bone (without penetration) of the sin surface over the fracture site called?...
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closed fracture
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Inflammation of the eyelid is called?
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blepharitis
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