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What is the root meaning fat?
adip/o
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What is the root meaning tissue?
histo
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Define the term nosocomial infection
A disease acquired in a hospital setting
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If you are an epidemiologist, what do you do?
study the outbreaks of disease
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How is Hepatitis B spread?
by bloodborne transmission
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What is the root meaning gland?
aden/o
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What is the root meaning fat?
adip/o
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Define the term abdominal cavity
The area that contains the major organs of digestion
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If you are a cytologist, what do you do?
analyze and study cells
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What cavity are the lungs housed in?
thoracic cavity
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What is the root meaning head?
cephalo
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What is the root meaning specialist?
-ologist
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Define the term epigastric
Area above the stomach
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If you are a histologist, what do you specialize in?
tissue function, composition, and structure
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True or False: the iliac region is the hip bone area
TRUE
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What is the root (suffix) meaning control?
-stasis
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What is the root meaning lower part of the body?
caudo
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Define the term hypochondriac
below the ribs
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What does GP stand for?
general practitioner
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True or False: endocrine glands secrete substances into ducts.
FALSE
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What is the root meaning formation?
-plasia
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What is the root meaning within?
endo
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Define the term adenocarcinoma
malignant tumor of glandular tissue
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Who is the person that works in a laboratory and analyzes tissue samples ?
a pathologist
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What does HD stand for?
Huntingtons Disease
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