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Peri-

answer

Around

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Xer/o

answer

Dry

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Supra-

answer

Above or Excessive

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Tri-

answer

3

question

Schiz/o

answer

Split or Division

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Dys-

answer

Painful, Difficult, or Faulty

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Meso-

answer

Middle

question

Melan/o

answer

Black

question

Hist/o

answer

Tissue

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Retro/o

answer

Backward or Behind

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Myc/o

answer

Fungus

question

Squam/o

answer

Scale

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Xanth/o

answer

Yellow

question

Cost/o

answer

Rib

question

Purpur/o

answer

Purple

question

Phren/o

answer

Diaphragm

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Phob/o

answer

Exaggerated Fear or Sensitivity

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Leuk/o

answer

White

question

Phas/o

answer

Speech

question

Lord/o

answer

Bent

question

Laryng/o

answer

Larnyx

question

Thorac/o

answer

Chest

question

Thromb/o

answer

Clot

question

Brachi/o

answer

Arm

question

Sarc/o

answer

Flesh

question

Rhin/o

answer

Nose

question

Kinesi/o

answer

Movement

question

Ankyl/o

answer

Crooked or Stiff

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Hem/o

answer

Blood

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Erythr/o

answer

Red

question

Scoli/o

answer

Twisted

question

Splen/o

answer

Spleen

question

My/o

answer

Muscle

question

Or/o

answer

Mouth

question

Cardi/o

answer

Heart

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Sphygm/o

answer

Pulse

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Ather/o

answer

Fatty Paste

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Cyt/o

answer

Cell

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Crani/o

answer

Skull

question

Arteri/o

answer

Artery

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Pulmon/o

answer

Lung

question

Coron/o

answer

Circle or Crown

question

Aort/o

answer

Aorta

question

Blast/o

answer

Germ or Bud

question

Phleb/o

answer

Vein

question

Phag/o

answer

Eat or Swallow

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Brady-

answer

Slow

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Thym/o

answer

Thymus Gland

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Immun/o

answer

Safe

question

Chondr/o

answer

Cartilage

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Plas/o

answer

Formation

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Lymph/o

answer

Clear Fluid

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Micro-

answer

Small

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Pneum/o

answer

Air or Lung

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Morph/o

answer

Form

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Oste/o

answer

Bone

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Capn/o

answer

Carbon Dioxide

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Epi-

answer

Upon

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Ox/o

answer

Oxygen

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Sinus/o

answer

Sinuses

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Pector/o

answer

Chest

question

Esthesi/o

answer

Sensation

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Onchy/o

answer

Nail

question

Lex/o

answer

Word or Phrase

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Mening/o

answer

Meningies

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Bi-

answer

2

question

Narc/o

answer

Stupor or Sleep

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Neur/o

answer

Nerve

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Cervic/o

answer

Neck or Cervix

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Malaise

answer

A general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify.

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Prophylaxis

answer

Action taken to prevent disease, especially by specified means or against a specified disease.

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Febrile

answer

Fever symptoms

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Mortality

answer

The state of being subject to death.

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Systemic

answer

Of or relating to a system, especially as opposed to a particular part.

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Etiology

answer

The cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition.

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Acute

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Of abrupt onset

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Fissure

answer

A deep fold that involves the entire thickness of the brain wall

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Benign

answer

Not Cancerous

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Ecchymosis

answer

The escape of blood into the tissues from ruptured blood vessels marked by a livid black-and-blue or purple spot or area

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Xeroderma

answer

A disease of the skin characterized by dryness and roughness and a fine scaly desquamation.

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Gangrene

answer

Death of body tissue due to a lack of blood flow or a bacterial infection

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Alopecia

answer

Hair Loss/ Baldness

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Biopsy

answer

Sample cells or tissues for examination to determine the presence or extent of a disease.

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Anterior-posterior

answer

Front to Back

question

Antibiotic

answer

A drug used to treat bacterial infection

question

Skin grafting

answer

A piece of skin that is surgically removed from a donor area to replace skin in a defective or denuded area

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Short bones

answer

Bones of the hands, wrists, feet, and ankles

question

Keloid

answer

A thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue and occurring especially after burns or radiation injury.

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Synovial Fluid

answer

A transparent viscid lubricating fluid secreted by a membrane of an articulation, bursa, or tendon sheath

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Abduction

answer

The movement of a limb away from the midline of the body.

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Crepitus

answer

Grating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under the skin and joints or a crackling sensation

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Anti-inflammatory

answer

Substance or treatment that reduces inflammation or swelling

question

Bunion

answer

An inflamed swelling of the small fluid-filled sac on the first joint of the big toe accompanied by enlargement and protrusion of the joint

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Arthralgia

answer

Joint pain

question

Epicardium

answer

Topmost layer of the heart

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Sprain

answer

A stretching or tearing of ligaments

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Normal sinus rhythm

answer

Normal heart rate

question

Heart valves

answer

Any of the valves that control blood flow to and from the heart and that include the atrioventricular valves, the aortic valve, and the pulmonary valve

question

Myocardial infarction

answer

Heart attack

question

Fracture

answer

A break in bone or cartilage

question

Auscultation

answer

Internal sounds of the body using an instrument (stethoscope)

question

Amputation

answer

Removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery

question

Endarterectomy

answer

Surgical procedure used to reduce the risk of stroke, by correcting stenosis (narrowing) in the common carotid artery or internal carotid artery

question

Diaphoresis

answer

Profusely sweating

question

Immunity

answer

The quality or state of being immune

question

Varicose veins

answer

Veins that have become enlarged and twisted (usually in the legs)

question

Vasodilator

answer

Drug that widens blood vessels

question

Septicemia

answer

Invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganism

question

Immunosuppression

answer

The partial or complete suppression of the immune response of an individual

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Lymph nodes

answer

Small, bean-shaped organs located throughout the lymphatic system

question

Partial thromboplastin time

answer

Medical test that characterizes blood coagulation, also known as clotting

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Bone marrow aspiration

answer

The removal of a small amount of this tissue in liquid form for examination

question

Hypolipidemic

answer

Producing or resulting from a decrease in the level of lipids in the blood

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Anticoagulant

answer

An agent that is used to prevent the formation of blood clots.

question

Autologous blood

answer

Blood donation involving one individual as both donor and recipient

question

Metastasis

answer

The process by which cancer spreads from the place at which it first arose as a primary tumor to distant locations in the body

question

Laryngitis

answer

An inflammation of the larynx

question

Adenoidectomy

answer

Surgical removal of the adenoids

question

Glottis

answer

Opening between the vocal folds

question

Dyspnea

answer

Difficulty breathing

question

Obstructive lung disorder

answer

Condition blocking the flow of air moving out of the lungs

question

Pneumonia

answer

Inflammation of one or both lungs, with dense areas of lung inflammation

question

Cyanosis

answer

Bluish discoloration, especially of the skin

question

Meningitis

answer

Inflammation of the meninges

question

Pneumonectomy

answer

Surgical excision of an entire lung or of one or more lobes of a lung

question

Bronchodilator

answer

An agent that causes an increase in the caliber of a bronchus or bronchial tube

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Hallucination

answer

a perception of something with no external cause usually arising from a disorder of the nervous system (as in delirium tremens or in functional psychosis without known neurological disease) or in response to drugs

question

Hypothalamus

answer

The area of the brain that secretes substances that influence pituitary and other gland function and is involved in the control of body temperature, hunger, thirst, and other processes that regulate body equilibrium.

question

Cranial nerves

answer

12 paired nerves that arise from the lower surface of the brain with one of each pair on each side and pass through openings in the skull to the periphery of the body

question

Paralysis

answer

Loss of voluntary movement (motor function)

question

Dyslexia

answer

Learning disorder characterized by difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words

question

Astereognosis

answer

Inability to identify an object by active touch of the hands without other sensory input, such as visual or sensory information.

question

Glioma

answer

A brain tumor that begin in a glial, or supportive, cell, in the brain or spinal cord

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Quadriplegia

answer

Paralysis of all four limbs, both arms and both legs, as from a high spinal cord accident or stroke

question

Sleep apnea

answer

Temporary stoppage of breathing during sleep, often resulting in daytime sleepiness

question

Mania

answer

excitement of psychotic proportions manifested by mental and physical hyperactivity, disorganization of behavior, and elevation of mood; specifically

question

Bipolar disorder

answer

Causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).

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Motor nerves

answer

A neuron that passes from the central nervous system or a ganglion toward or to a muscle and conducts a nerve impulse that causes movement

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Discectomy

answer

The surgical removal of herniated disc material that presses on a nerve root or the spinal cord

question

Psychotropic

answer

Any medication capable of affecting the mind, emotions, and behavior.

question

Ecchymosis

answer

E-c-c-h-y-m-o-s-i-s

question

Dorsiflexion

answer

D-o-r-s-i-f-l-e-x-i-o-n

question

petechia

answer

P-e-t-e-c-h-i-a

question

Defibrillation

answer

D-e-f-i-b-r-i-l-l-a-t-i-o-n

question

Osteoporosis

answer

O-s-t-e-o-p-o-r-o-s-i-s

question

Ischemia

answer

I-s-c-h-e-m-i-a

question

Stethoscope

answer

S-t-e-t-h-o-s-c-o-p-e

question

Lymphadenopathy

answer

L-y-m-p-h-a-d-e-n-o-p-a-t-h-y

question

Atelectasis

answer

A-t-e-l-e-c-t-a-s-i-s

question

NSAID

answer

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

question

DJD

answer

Degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis)

question

EPS

answer

Extrapyramidal symptoms

question

prn

answer

when necessary

question

MI

answer

Myocardial infarction, otherwise known as a heart attack

question

CHF

answer

Congestive Heart Failure

question

EEG

answer

electroencephalogram

question

TIA

answer

Transient ischemic attack (stroke)

question

LP

answer

Lumbar Puncture

question

AKA

answer

Above-the-knee amputation

question

andr/o

answer

male

question

pancreat/o

answer

pancreas

question

dips/o

answer

thirst

question

ket/o

answer

ketone bodies

question

glyc/o

answer

glucose

question

thyr/o

answer

thyroid gland

question

crin/o

answer

to secrete

question

blephar/o

answer

eyelid

question

vitre/o

answer

glassy

question

kerat/o

answer

hard or cornea

question

aque/o

answer

aqueous

question

phot/o

answer

light

question

presby/o

answer

old age

question

retin/o

answer

retina

question

myring/o

answer

eardrum

question

audi/o

answer

hearing

question

cerumin/o

answer

wax

question

ot/o

answer

ear

question

aer/o

answer

air or gas

question

salping/o

answer

uterine tube

question

cheil/o

answer

lip

question

gastr/o

answer

stomach

question

inguin/o

answer

groin

question

sial/o

answer

saliva

question

lingu/o

answer

tongue

question

stomat/o

answer

mouth

question

herni/o

answer

hernia

question

enter/o

answer

small intestine

question

dent/i

answer

teeth

question

bucc/o

answer

cheek

question

bacteri/o

answer

bacteria

question

ureter/o

answer

ureter

question

cyst/o

answer

bladder or sac

question

ur/o

answer

urine

question

albumin/o

answer

protien

question

ren/o

answer

kidney

question

pyel/o

answer

basin

question

lith/o

answer

stone

question

meat/o

answer

opening

question

epididym/o

answer

epididymis

question

perine/o

answer

perineum

question

vas/o

answer

vessel

question

orchi/o

answer

testis

question

sperm/o

answer

sperm

question

lact/o

answer

milk

question

ov/i

answer

egg

question

mast/o

answer

breast

question

oophor/o

answer

ovary

question

hyster/o

answer

uterus

question

gynec/o

answer

women

question

epinephrine

answer

secreted in response to fear or physical injury

question

progesterone

answer

regulates uterine conditions during pregnancy

question

growth hormone

answer

influences growth

question

thyroid gland

answer

located in front of the neck

question

oxytocin

answer

influences uterine contraction

question

expohthalmus

answer

protrusion of one or both eyeballs, often because of thyroid dysfunction or a tumor behind the eyeball

question

hyperkalemia

answer

an abnormally high level of potassium in the blood

question

polydipsia

answer

excessive thirst

question

hirsuitism

answer

shaggy; an excessive growth of hair, especially in unusual places

question

diabetes mellitus

answer

metabolic disorder caused by the absence or insufficient production of insulin secreted by the pancreas, resulting in hyperglycemia and glucosuria

question

pancreatitis

answer

inflammation of the pancreas

question

goiter

answer

enlargement of the thyroid gland caused by thyroid dysfunction, tumor, lack of iodine in the diet, or inflammation

question

postprandial blood sugar

answer

measurement of blood sugar level after a meal

question

thyroidectomy

answer

excision of the thyroid gland

question

conjunctiva

answer

mucous membrane that lines the eyelids and outer surface of the eyeball

question

pupil

answer

black, circular opening in the center of the iris through which light passes as it enters the eye

question

sclera

answer

tough, fibrous, white outer coat extending from the cornea to the optic nerve

question

blepharospasm

answer

involuntary contraction of the muscles surrounding the eye causing uncontrolled blinking and lid squeezing

question

photophobia

answer

extreme sensitivity to, and discomfort from, light

question

presbyopia

answer

impaired vision caused by old age or loss of accomodation

question

accommodation

answer

ability of the eye to adjust focus on near objects

question

cataract

answer

opaque clouding of the lens causing decreased vision

question

hordeolum

answer

sty; an acute infection of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid

question

scleritis

answer

inflammation of the sclera

question

cataract extraction

answer

excision of a cloudy lens from the eye

question

contact lens

answer

small, plastic, curved disk with optical correction that fits over the cornea; used to correct refractive errors

question

cerumen

answer

wax

question

tinnitus

answer

a jingling; a ringing or buzzing in the ear

question

otalgia

answer

earache

question

otitis media

answer

inflammation of the middle ear

question

acoustic neuroma

answer

benign tumor on the auditory nerve that causes vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss

question

presbycusis

answer

hearing impairment in old age

question

audiometry

answer

process of measuring hearing

question

cheeks

answer

lateral walls of the mouth

question

teeth

answer

hard bony projections in the jaws for masticating food

question

esophagus

answer

muscular tube that moves food from the pharynx to the stomach

question

rectum

answer

distal portion of the large intestine

question

feces

answer

waste formed by the absorption of water in the large intestine; usually solid

question

umbilical region

answer

region of the naval

question

aphagia

answer

inability to swallow

question

diarrhea

answer

frequent loose or liquid stools

question

flatulence

answer

gas in the stomach or intestines

question

halitosis

answer

bad breath

question

cheilitis

answer

inflammation of the lips

question

appendicitis

answer

inflammation of the appendix

question

hemorrhoid

answer

swollen, twisted vein in the anal region

question

hepatitis

answer

inflammation of the liver

question

colonoscopy

answer

examination of the colon using a flexible colonscope

question

abdominocentesis

answer

puncture of the abdomen for aspiration of fluid

question

herniorrhaphy

answer

repair of hernia

question

kidneys

answer

2 structures located on each side of the lumbar region that filter blood and secrete impurities, forming urine

question

ureter

answer

tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder

question

urinary bladder

answer

sac that holds urine

question

urethra

answer

single canal that carries urine to the outside of the body

question

dysuria

answer

painful urination

question

hematuria

answer

blood in the urine

question

nocturia

answer

urination at night

question

nephritis

answer

inflammation of the kidneys

question

urethral stenosis

answer

narrowed condition of the urethra

question

nephrectomy

answer

excision of the kidneys

question

urinary catheterization

answer

methods of placing a tube into the bladder to drain or collect urine

question

diuretic

answer

drug that increases the secretion of urine

question

sperm

answer

male gamete or sex cell produced in the testes that unites with the ovum in the female to produce offspring

question

glans penis

answer

bulging structure at the distal end of the penis

question

aspermia

answer

inability to secrete or ejaculate sperm

question

anorchism

answer

absence of one or both testes

question

hypospadias

answer

congenital opening of the male urethra on the undersurface of the penis

question

prostate cancer

answer

malignancy of the prostate gland

question

chlamydia

answer

most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in North America

question

digital rectal examination

answer

insertion of a finger into the male rectum to palpate the rectum and prostate

question

circumcision

answer

removal of the foreskin, exposing the glans penis

question

vasectomy

answer

removal of a segment of the vas deferens to produce sterility in the male

question

hormone replacement therapy

answer

use of a hormone to remedy a deficiency or regulate production

question

cervix

answer

neck of the uterus

question

myometrium

answer

muscular wall of the uterus

question

vulva

answer

external genitalia of the female

question

mammary glands

answer

2 glands in the female breasts that are capable of producing milk

question

fetus

answer

the developing organism from the ninth week to birth

question

amniotic fluid

answer

fluid within the amniotic sac that surrounds and protects the fetus

question

amenorrhea

answer

absence of menstruation

question

dysmenorrhea

answer

painful menstruation

question

endometritis

answer

condition characterized by migration of portions of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavitiy

question

fistula

answer

abnormal passage; suchas from one hollow organ to another

question

menopause

answer

cessation of menstrual periods caused by lack of ovarian hormones

question

amastia

answer

absence of a breast

question

hysterectomy

answer

use of a hysteroscope to examine the intrauterine cavity for assessment of abnormalities

question

tubal ligation

answer

sterilization of a women by cutting and tying the uterine tubes

question

mastectomy

answer

removal of a breast

question

GTT

answer

glucose tolerance test

question

DM

answer

diabetes mellitus

question

HbA1C

answer

hemaglobin

question

FSH

answer

follicle - stimulating hormone

question

ADH

answer

antidiuretic hormone

question

IOL

answer

intraocular lens

question

ENT

answer

ears nose throat

question

TM

answer

tympanic membrane

question

RLQ

answer

right lower quadrent

question

NG

answer

nasogastric

question

EGD

answer

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

question

IVP

answer

intravenous pyelogram

question

KUB

answer

kidneys, ureter, bladder

question

Alb

answer

albumin

question

RP

answer

retrograde pyelogram

question

PSA

answer

polysomnography

question

TURP

answer

transurethral resection of the prostate

question

STD

answer

sexually transmitted disease

question

HPV

answer

human papilloma virus

question

LMP

answer

last menstrual period

question

PID

answer

pelvic inflammatory disease

question

SAB

answer

spontaneous abortion

question

EDD

answer

estimated date of delivery

question

D&C

answer

dilation and curettage

question

OB

answer

obstetrics

question

IUD

answer

intrauterine device

question

OCP

answer

oral contraceptive pill

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