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A localized response to an injury or the destruction of tissues is known as
Inflammation
An eponym is a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first.
True:
An eponym is a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first
An eponym is a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first
The combining form pyel/o means fever or fire.
False:
The combining form pyel/o means renal pelvis, which is part of the kidney. See pyel/o, py/o, and pyr/o
The combining form pyel/o means renal pelvis, which is part of the kidney. See pyel/o, py/o, and pyr/o
Which term means a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease?
Prognosis
Which term means the rupture of a muscle?
myorrhexis
The suffix -necrosis means tissue death.
True:
The suffix -necrosis means tissue death. See Suffixes Related to Pathology
The suffix -necrosis means tissue death. See Suffixes Related to Pathology
A surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove excess fluid is known as
Abdominocentesis
Gastrosis means pertaining to the stomach.
False:
Gastrosis means any disease of the stomach (gastr means stomach, and -osis means abnormal condition or disease). See Suffixes Meaning "Abnormal Condition or Disease"
Gastrosis means any disease of the stomach (gastr means stomach, and -osis means abnormal condition or disease). See Suffixes Meaning "Abnormal Condition or Disease"
Which combining form means plaque or fatty substance?
Arther/o
The medical term___ describes any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus.
Mycosis
The study of disorders of the newborn
neo/nat/ology
The combining form poli/o means gray.
True
The term meaning pertaining to a virus is...
Viral
The suffix -gram means a picture or record
True
The medical term for the frequent flow of loose or watery stools is...
Diarrhea