Combining Forms
Suffixes
Prefixes
Abbreviations
Diagnostic Terms
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What is the Combining Form Aneurysm/o?
widened blood vessel
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What is the suffix phylaxis?
protection
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What is the prefix Brady?
slow
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What is the abbreviation Hgb?
hemoglobin
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What is Down Syndrome?
a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome
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What is the combining form Xen/o?
foreign
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what is the suffix asthenia?
weakness
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What is the prefix Iso?
same, equal
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What is the abbreviation Fx?
fracture
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What is type l diabetes?
caused by failure of the pancreas to release enough insulin,
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What is the combining form Spondyl/o?
vertebrae
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What is the suffix clasia?
surgical break
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What is the prefix Syn?
union, together, joined
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What is the abbreviation Na?
sodium
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What is a sprain?
when the joints and ligaments are hurt.
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What is the combining form Kal/i?
potassium
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What is the suffix lepsy?
seizure
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What is the prefix Pachy?
thick
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What is the abbreviation mg/dl?
milligrams per deciliter
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what is Alzheimer's Disease?
a progressive form of presenile dementia, causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior
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what is the combining form Encephal/o?
brain
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What is the suffix Opia?
vision
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What is the prefix Ante?
before, in front of
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What is the abbreviation CSF?
cerebral spinal fluid
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What is Atherosclerosis?
a disease where plaque builds up inside your arteries.
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