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Painful menstruation
dysmenorrhea
inflammation of the stomach and intestines
gastroenteritis
What is the correct medical term for low oxygen in the body and high carbon dioxide in the body
Hypoxia and hypercapnia
A patient has a gunshot wound to the RUQ. What does RUQ mean.
Right upper quadrant
Medical word for middle ear infection
Otitis media
She hears a word that sounds like this:
eh DEE mah, spell it
edema
Chest pain
angina pectoris
A boy sat on a log and got bit by a snake on the buttocks. The back side is called the?
posterior
What does PID stand for
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Commonly known as a spinal tap, what is the medical word?
lumbar puncture
She sounds out a word like this, what is the word?
ser ROH siss, spell it
cirrhosis
What does the abbreviation CBC stand for
Complete Blood Count.
What does the medical term pruritus mean
itching
OB-GYN is what type of doctor
Obstetrician is the doctor for pregnancy, GYN is gynecologist is the doctor for women's diseases
What does the suffix "hepat" stand for
liver
intravenous
What does the abbreviation CVA stand for
Cerebrovascular accident
This prefix means "after"
post
What does GERD stand for
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
What does the Cardiomyopathy mean?
Disease of the heart muscle
Removal of a breast
mastectomy
Medical term for chronic rash
Urticaria
What is the medical word for "surgical removal of the gallbladder"
Cholecystectomy
Inflammation of the dermis and connective tissue is what disease
Cellulitis
What does nephrectomy mean?
removal of a kidney