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1. A letter linking a suffix and a root, or linking two roots is called a combining vowel.. Is this a true or false statement???
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2. The combination of a root and a combining vowel is known as the combining form.. Is this a true or false statement???
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3. Aden/o means????
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4. Arthr/o means?
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5. What does cyt/o mean???
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6. Word endings are called???
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7. Study of the heart???
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8. Process of visual examination of a joint???
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9. Gastr/o means???
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10. Hemat/o means???
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11. Leuk/o means???
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12. Inflammation of the stomach????
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13. Inflammation of the small intestine???
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14. Study of the kidneys????
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15. What is a leukocyte???
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16. What is an erythrocyte???
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17. What does ren/o mean???
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18. What does rhin/o mean????
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19. What does ophthalm/o mean???
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20. Renal means kidney.. Is this a true or false statement????
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21. Science of tumors???
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22. What does renal mean???
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23. The suffix that means pain???
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24. The suffix for blood condition????
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25. The suffix for record???
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26. The suffix that means cell???
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27. The suffix that means inflammation???
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28. The suffix that means incision???
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29. The suffix that means produced by???
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30. The suffix that means removal, excision, resection???
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31. The suffix that means abnormal condition???
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32. Instrument to visually examine???
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33. The suffix that means process???
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34. What does the suffix algia mean???
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35. What does the suffix cyte mean???
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36. What does the suffix itis mean???
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37. What does the suffix -pathy mean???
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38. What does the suffix ectomy mean???
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39. What does the suffix -scope mean???
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40. What does the suffix gram mean???
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41. What does the suffix -emia mean???
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42. What does the suffix -ion mean???
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43. Tumor in the liver???
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44. The medical term for bladder infection???
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45. The medical term for cancer of the white blood cells????
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46. What does the suffix epi mean???
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47. The suffix endo means???
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48. The suffix re- means???
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49. The suffix retro- means??
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50. The suffix pro means???
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51. Epi means???
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52. Hypo means???
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53. Auto means???
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54. Endo means???
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55. Peri- means???
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56. Sub means???
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57. Trans means???
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58. Dia- means??
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59. Pro- means??
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60. Re- means???
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61. What does subhepatic mean???
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62. What is hyperglycemia???
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63. Hypoglycemia means???
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64. The health conditions the patient has????
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65. Outcome of the treatment
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66. Under the liver???
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67. The membrane surrounding the heart???
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68. High blood sugar???
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69. Under the skin???
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70. Process of cutting back???
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71. Low blood sugar???
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72. Low level of RBC's or hemoglobin
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73. Study of the urinary tract???
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74. Study of women and women's diseases???
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75. Study of blood????
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76. Study of tumors???
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77. Study of the kidneys???
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78. Study of nerves???
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79. Treatment of children???
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80. Study of x-rays using diagnostic imaging????
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81. Study of the heart???
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82. Study of disease???
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83. Study of glands that secrete hormones???
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84. Cerebrovascular Accident is the medical term for what???
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85. What is encephalitis???
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86. What does transhepatic mean???
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87. What does hypogastric mean??
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88. Electr/o means???
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89. Cystoscope is an instrument used to examine the bladder.. Is this a true or false statement????
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90. Means gland???
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91. Means joint???
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92. Means electricity???
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93. Means cancer???
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94. Means cell???
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95. The foundation of a word ???
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96. Hepat/o means????
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97. Endocrine glands secrete hormones.. Is this a true or false statement????
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98. Cardi/o means???
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99. Bi/o means???
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100. Cyt/o means???
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101. Means bladder???
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102. Inflammation of a gland???
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103. Tumor that is cancerous???
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104. Process of visually examining the urinary bladder???
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105. Inflammation of the skin???
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106. Science of  cells???
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107. Nephr/o means???
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108. Means stomach????
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109. Means blood???
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110. Means kidney???
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111. Means white???
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112. Means nerve????
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113. Means liver???
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114. Red blood cell???
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115. What is gastritis???
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116. What does oste/o mean???
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117. What does psych/o mean???
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118. Means clotting???
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119. Means x-rays???
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120. Means bone???
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121. Means nose???
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122. Means disease???
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123. Resection and ectomy mean the same thing.. Is this a true or false statement???
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124. Retro- means????
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125. Exocrine glands secrete hormones to the outside of the body.. Is this a true or false statement?????
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126. Derm/o or dermat/o???
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127. -al and -ic mean???
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128. Pertaining to the head???
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129. Record of the electricity of the heart???
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130. Neur/o means???
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131. Means small intestine???
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132. Means female, women???
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133. Means knowledge??
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134. What is a hematoma???
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135. What does path/o mean???
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136. Means mind???
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137. What does the suffix -tomy mean???
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138. The suffix auto means???
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139. The suffix trans means???
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140. Hyper means???
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141. Ex, exo- means???
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142. Epigastric means???
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143. Above the stomach????
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144. Cephal/o means????
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145. Means cerebrum???
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146. Pertaining to the cerebrum???
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147. Record of the electricity of the brain????
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148. What is cytology???
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149. Gnos/o means???
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150. Pain of the nerves????
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151. What does onc/o mean???
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152. Surgical removal of a kidney???
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153. What are thrombocytes???
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154. The medical term for pain in the joints????
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155. The suffix sub means???
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156. Means inflammation???
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157. Cis/o means??? ex. incision
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158. What does the suffix -osis mean???
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159. A- , an- means???
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160. Study of the stomach and intestines????
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161. Carcin/o means???
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162. Means life???
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163. Word beginnings are called???
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164. What does erythr/o mean???
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165. Incision into a bone???
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166. The suffix that means disease condition???
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167. What does the suffix genic mean???
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168. The suffix ex, exo- ???
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169. Means brain???
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170. White blood cell is called???
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171. Tumor of flesh???
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172. The suffix hypo means???
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173. Cerebr/o means???
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174. Encephal/o means????
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175. Means head???
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176. What is dermatitis ????
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177. Pertaining to being produced by treatment???
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178. Process of viewing living tissue???
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179. What is enteritis???
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180. Means urinary tract???
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181. Means flesh????
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182. The medical word for diseases of the intestine???
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183. The suffix hyper means????
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184. Means heart???
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185. Process of viewing life???
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186. What does cerebral mean???
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187. What is an electroencephalogram???
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188. Mass of blood???
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189. What does ur/o mean???
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190. Means to cut???
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191. What does hypodermic???
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192. Means science of????
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193. Means treatment, physician???
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194. Do resection and ectomy mean the same thing???
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195. The suffix a-, an- means???
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196. The medical term for abnormal condition of white blood cells???
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197. The suffix peri means???
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198. Means record???
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199. Inflammation of a bone??
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200. Means eye???
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A letter linking a suffix and a root, or linking two roots is called a...
The combination of a root and a combining vowel is known as the...
Aden/o means????
Arthr/o means?
What does cyt/o mean???
Word endings are called???
Study of the heart???
Process of visual examination of a joint???
Gastr/o means???
Hemat/o means???
Leuk/o means???
Inflammation of the stomach????
Inflammation of the small intestine???
Study of the kidneys????
What is a leukocyte???
What is an erythrocyte???
What does ren/o mean???
What does rhin/o mean????
What does ophthalm/o mean???
Renal means kidney.. Is this a true or false statement????
Science of tumors???
What does renal mean???
The suffix that means pain???
The suffix for blood condition????
The suffix for record???
The suffix that means cell???
The suffix that means inflammation???
The suffix that means incision???
The suffix that means produced by???
The suffix that means removal, excision, resection???
The suffix that means abnormal condition???
Instrument to visually examine???
The suffix that means process???
What does the suffix algia mean???
What does the suffix cyte mean???
What does the suffix itis mean???
What does the suffix -pathy mean???
What does the suffix ectomy mean???
What does the suffix -scope mean???
What does the suffix gram mean???
What does the suffix -emia mean???
What does the suffix -ion mean???
Tumor in the liver???
The medical term for bladder infection???
The medical term for cancer of the white blood cells????
What does the suffix epi mean???
The suffix endo means???
The suffix re- means???
The suffix retro- means??
The suffix pro means???
Epi means???
Hypo means???
Auto means???
Endo means???
Peri- means???
Sub means???
Trans means???
Dia- means??
Pro- means??
Re- means???
What does subhepatic mean???
What is hyperglycemia???
Hypoglycemia means???
The health conditions the patient has????
Outcome of the treatment
Under the liver???
The membrane surrounding the heart???
High blood sugar???
Under the skin???
Process of cutting back???
Low blood sugar???
Low level of RBC's or hemoglobin
Study of the urinary tract???
Study of women and women's diseases???
Study of blood????
Study of tumors???
Study of the kidneys???
Study of nerves???
Treatment of children???
Study of x-rays using diagnostic imaging????
Study of the heart???
Study of disease???
Study of glands that secrete hormones???
Cerebrovascular Accident is the medical term for what???
What is encephalitis???
What does transhepatic mean???
What does hypogastric mean??
Electr/o means???
Cystoscope is an instrument used to examine the bladder.. Is this a...
Means gland???
Means joint???
Means electricity???
Means cancer???
Means cell???
The foundation of a word ???
Hepat/o means????
Endocrine glands secrete hormones.. Is this a true or false...
Cardi/o means???
Bi/o means???
Cyt/o means???
Means bladder???
Inflammation of a gland???
Tumor that is cancerous???
Process of visually examining the urinary bladder???
Inflammation of the skin???
Science of  cells???
Nephr/o means???
Means stomach????
Means blood???
Means kidney???
Means white???
Means nerve????
Means liver???
Red blood cell???
What is gastritis???
What does oste/o mean???
What does psych/o mean???
Means clotting???
Means x-rays???
Means bone???
Means nose???
Means disease???
Resection and ectomy mean the same thing.. Is this a true or false...
Retro- means????
Exocrine glands secrete hormones to the outside of the body.. Is this...
Derm/o or dermat/o???
-al and -ic mean???
Pertaining to the head???
Record of the electricity of the heart???
Neur/o means???
Means small intestine???
Means female, women???
Means knowledge??
What is a hematoma???
What does path/o mean???
Means mind???
What does the suffix -tomy mean???
The suffix auto means???
The suffix trans means???
Hyper means???
Ex, exo- means???
Epigastric means???
Above the stomach????
Cephal/o means????
Means cerebrum???
Pertaining to the cerebrum???
Record of the electricity of the brain????
What is cytology???
Gnos/o means???
Pain of the nerves????
What does onc/o mean???
Surgical removal of a kidney???
What are thrombocytes???
The medical term for pain in the joints????
The suffix sub means???
Means inflammation???
Cis/o means??? ex. incision
What does the suffix -osis mean???
A- , an- means???
Study of the stomach and intestines????
Carcin/o means???
Means life???
Word beginnings are called???
What does erythr/o mean???
Incision into a bone???
The suffix that means disease condition???
What does the suffix genic mean???
The suffix ex, exo- ???
Means brain???
White blood cell is called???
Tumor of flesh???
The suffix hypo means???
Cerebr/o means???
Encephal/o means????
Means head???
What is dermatitis ????
Pertaining to being produced by treatment???
Process of viewing living tissue???
What is enteritis???
Means urinary tract???
Means flesh????
The medical word for diseases of the intestine???
The suffix hyper means????
Means heart???
Process of viewing life???
What does cerebral mean???
What is an electroencephalogram???
Mass of blood???
What does ur/o mean???
Means to cut???
What does hypodermic???
Means science of????
Means treatment, physician???
Do resection and ectomy mean the same thing???
The suffix a-, an- means???
The medical term for abnormal condition of white blood cells???
The suffix peri means???
Means record???
Inflammation of a bone??
Means eye???
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