neo
new
FDA
Food and Drug Association
poly
many
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AMA
American Medical Association
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Organization
The currency “yen” is used in this country
Japan
HMO
Health Maintenance Organization
HIPPA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
This artist is known for cutting off part of his ear and painting Starry Night
Vincent van Gogh
WHO
World Health Organization
PPO
Preferred Provider Organization
emesis
vomit
This 13th-century leader created one of the largest empires in history, stretching from Eastern Europe to Asia
Genghis Khan
This river flows through the Grand Canyon
Colorado River
DEA
Drug Enforcement agency
This desert covers most of northern Africa
Sahara Desert
DRG
Diagnostic Related Group
The longest-running Broadway show of all time is this Andrew Lloyd Webber musical
The Phantom of the Opera
myco/o
fungus
-rrhea
abnormal flow
The process by which plants convert sunlight into energy is called this
photosynthesis
-ptosis
drooping or prolapse
The human body’s largest internal organ
the liver
-rrhexis
rupture
onc/o
tumor
This branch of biology deals with the classification of organisms
taxonomy
py/o
pus
hist/o
tissue
The smallest bone in the human body is found in this part of the body
the ear