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Medical Terminology
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Nerve

What is Neur/o

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Rapid or fast

What is Tachy-

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Surgical creation of an opening

What is -ostomy

100

Bradycardia

What is a slow heart rate

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Proximal

What is towards the trunk

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Prone

What is lying face down on your stomach 

100

ABC

Airway, breathing, circulation 

200

Heart

What is Cardi/o

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Under or below normal

What is Hypo-

200

Inflammation

What is -itis

200

Hypoglycemia 

What is low blood sugar

200

Medial

What is towards the midline

200

Left lateral recumbent

What is lying on your left side

200

BVM

What is Bag-valve mask

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Vommit

What is emesis

300

Against or opposite

What is Contra-

300

Pertaining to breathing

What is -pnea

300

Hematuria 

What is blood in the urine 

300

Anterior

What is the front of the body

300

Supine

What is lying face up on your back

300

CVA

What is cerebral vascular accident 

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Blood

What is hem(at)/o

400

Slow

What is Brady-

400

Paralysis

What is -plegia

400

Tachypnea

What is fast breathing

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Superficial

What is closest to the surface of the skin

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Semi-Fowler's position

What is sitting up at a 45 degree angle

400

MVA

What is motor vehicle accident 

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Liver

What is Hepat/o

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Over, excessive or high

What is Hyper-

500

Pertaining to speach

What is -phasia

500

Hyperemesis

What is excessive vomiting

500

Dorsal

What is the back surface of the body

500

Recovery position

What is lateral recumbent

500

HTN

What is hypertension 

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Lungs

What is Pulmon/o

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Within

What is end (o)

600

Pertaining to pain

What is -algia

600

Thoracic

What is pertaining to the thorax

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Inferior

What is away from the head or lower than another location

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Anatomical position

What is standing upright with palms facing forward

600

ROSC

What is return of spontaneous circulation