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Abbreviations
100

Higher than normal

hyper

100

retroperitoneal 

retro-

100

sub-

under, beneath 

100

number of bones in the human body

206

100

drsg 

dressing 

200

against, or opposite 

contra 

200

Hypotension 

Hypo

200

per-

through 

200

What is the medical term for a sideways curvature of the spine which most commonly occurs in young adults during a growth spurt?

scoliosis

200

FUO

Fever of Unknown Origin 

300

bad, difficult or abnormal 

dys-

300

abnormal 

ab-

300

trans-

across

300

His name lives on in the form of an oath of ethics taken by medical practitioners. Which ancient Greek physician is known as the "Father of Medicine"?

Hippocrates 

300

gallbladder

GB

400

slow

brady-

400

endoscopy 

endo-

400

peri-

around

400

First published in 1858, what textbook was based on dissections performed on unclaimed corpses. Its name was later used for a medical tv drama.

gray's anatomy 

400

CHF

Congestive Heart Failure 

500

over, on, upon

epi-

500

distal

dis-

500

olig-

small or scant 

500

Which medical term comes from the Greek word for “without breathing” and is included in the name of a condition where a person experiences brief pauses in breathing while they’re asleep?

apnea

500

CPR

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation