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A condition that is caused by an agent external to the body is
infection
trauma
asymmetrical
exogenous
Smooth muscle is found in the
ligaments holding bone to bone
cardiac muscles
skeletal muscles
muscles of the intestines
The medical term that means pertaining to organs is correctly spelled
viscaral
visseral
viseral
visceral
The suffix -pepsia refers to
spitting
disease
swallowing
digestion
The vowel most commonly used in the combing form of a word is
e
u
a
o
The word part -tome is a
word root
suffix
combining vowel
prefix
The suffix that refers to the person who studies or treats is
-ist
-iatry
-osis
-esis
A vessel that is open and without occlusion or plugging is
lumen
enucleated
latent
patent
The term that refers to something being closed or closing is
occulsion
arrest
patent
decompensation
When creating the plural for the word bursa, the proper spelling would be
bursae
bursas
bursea
bursai
The study of the cause of a disease is the
diagnosis
oncology
prognosis
etiology
Most of the medical terms that describe diseases of the body organs came from the
Greek
Latin
German
French
The term DOB is not pronounced "dob" but "d.o.b." This is an example of
initalism
eponym
acronym
abbrevation
The wrist is ___ to the elbow, away from the point of attachment
distal
lateral
proximal
cephalic
The abbreviation for the armpit is
mcg
ax
g
ac
The patient's brief report of what is wrong or why they are seeking medical help is identified as the
Hx
CC
PHI
Dx
