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| Progressive opacification of the lens |
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| A respiratory disorder characterized by recurring episodes of paroxysmal dyspnea (difficulty breathing) |
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| The disease or condition that is named after a healthcare professional evaluates a patient's signs, symptoms and history |
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| A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease or disorder |
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| Developing slowly and lasting for a long time |
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| T/F Diagnoses may be described as either acute or chronic |
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| An objective finding of a disease state (fever, high blood pressure) |
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| A subject report of a disease (pain, itching) |
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| Terms that are named after a person or place associated with the term |
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| Named after Alois Alzheimer (German Neurologist) the disease is a progressive mental deterioriation |
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| a body part named after Greek mythology whose one weak spot was this area of the body. |
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| The ___ ___ is the particular tendon that attaches the calf muscle to the heel bone (calcaneus). |
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Alzheimer Disease |
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Achilles tendon |
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| Coronary artery bypass graft |
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| transurethral resection of the prostate (a surgical procedure that removes the prostate through the urethra) |
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| inflammation of the tongue |
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| pertaining to two languages |
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| pertaining to under the tongue |
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| what is the method for deciphering the meaning of a term |
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| Instrument used to view the eye |
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| Surgical repair of the nose |
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If the suffix starts with a vowel, a combining vowel is not needed to join the parts |
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If the suffix starts with a consonant, a combining vowel is needed to join the two word parts |
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If a combining form ends with the same vowel that begins a suffix, one of the vowels is dropped. |
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If two or more combining forms are used in a term, the combining vowel is retained between the two, regardless of whether the second combining form begins with a vowel or a consonant. |
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Sometimes when two or more combining forms are used to make a medical term, special notice must be paid to the order in which the combining forms are joined. Ex. esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Thus the term reflects the direction from which the scope travels through the body. |
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| _____ can usually be grouped according to their purpose. |
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