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1. Introduction to Medical Language
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2. Body Structure, Oncology, and Laboratory Tests
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3. Directional Terms, Positions, and Imaging
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4. Integumentary System
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5. Respiratory System
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6. Urinary System
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7. Male Reproductive System
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8. Female Reproductive System
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9. Obstetrics and Neonatology
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10. Cardiovascular, Immune, Lymphatic Systems and Blood
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11. Digestive System
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12. Eye
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14. Musculoskeletal System
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15. Nervous System and Behavioral Health
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16. Endocrine System
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1. Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?
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d. Chinese and Japanese b b
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2. A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be spoken asa
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whole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is
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b. modern language. b
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d. an acronym. b
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3. A term named for a person or a place, such as Alzheimer disease named for the physician whofirst
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described the symptoms as seen in a patient, is
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a. an acronym. b .
b. built from the English language. b b b b
c. an eponym. b
d. modern language. b
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4. The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
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a. prefix.
b. word root. b
c. suffix.
d. combining vowel. b
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b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combining vowel. b
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