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define -algia Ans✓✓✓ denoting pain in a specified part of the body
define -ectomy Ans✓✓✓ surgical removal of a specified part of the body
define -itis Ans✓✓✓ inflammation or disease of something specified
define -phagia Ans✓✓✓ eating or swallowing
define -rhea Ans✓✓✓ flow, discharge
define -uria Ans✓✓✓ presence of a specified substance in urine
define a- Ans✓✓✓ abnormal absence or suppression
define abduction Ans✓✓✓ movement which draws a limb away from the body
define acute Ans✓✓✓ rapid onset followed by a short severe course; <3 months
define adduction Ans✓✓✓ movement which brings a limb closer to the body
define adeno- Ans✓✓✓ gland or glandular
,define anterior Ans✓✓✓ located near the front or on the ventral surface of the
body
define atrial fibrillation Ans✓✓✓ abnormal, rapid, irregular heartbeat
define auricle Ans✓✓✓ pinna or outer projecting portion of the ear
define axilla Ans✓✓✓ armpit or underarm
define bilateral Ans✓✓✓ occurring on or involving both sides to a part
define BMI Ans✓✓✓ body mass index; ration of weight to height used to
determine a person's nutritional level
define brady- Ans✓✓✓ slow, decreased rate
define cerumen Ans✓✓✓ earwax present in the ear canal
define chole- Ans✓✓✓ indicating bile or gallbladder
define chronic Ans✓✓✓ developing slowly and of long duration with frequent
occurrence
define conjunctiva Ans✓✓✓ thin layer covering the inside of the eyelids and the
sclera
, define conjunctivitis Ans✓✓✓ pink eye; inflammation or infection of the
conjunctiva, characterized by redness and often discharge
define cornea Ans✓✓✓ the transparent front part of the eye
define costal Ans✓✓✓ pertaining to the ribs
define crepitus Ans✓✓✓ crackling crunching sound produced due to presence or
discharge of gas
define diaphoresis Ans✓✓✓ excessive sweating
define diffuse Ans✓✓✓ widely dispersed, spread out, not limited, generalized
define discharge Ans✓✓✓ secretion of fluid from certain parts of the body
define distal Ans✓✓✓ located far from a point of reference
define dorsal Ans✓✓✓ near the back or upper surface of the body
define dys- Ans✓✓✓ abnormal, difficult or imparied
define ear canal Ans✓✓✓ narrow, tube-like passage through which sound enters
the ear
define -algia Ans✓✓✓ denoting pain in a specified part of the body
define -ectomy Ans✓✓✓ surgical removal of a specified part of the body
define -itis Ans✓✓✓ inflammation or disease of something specified
define -phagia Ans✓✓✓ eating or swallowing
define -rhea Ans✓✓✓ flow, discharge
define -uria Ans✓✓✓ presence of a specified substance in urine
define a- Ans✓✓✓ abnormal absence or suppression
define abduction Ans✓✓✓ movement which draws a limb away from the body
define acute Ans✓✓✓ rapid onset followed by a short severe course; <3 months
define adduction Ans✓✓✓ movement which brings a limb closer to the body
define adeno- Ans✓✓✓ gland or glandular
,define anterior Ans✓✓✓ located near the front or on the ventral surface of the
body
define atrial fibrillation Ans✓✓✓ abnormal, rapid, irregular heartbeat
define auricle Ans✓✓✓ pinna or outer projecting portion of the ear
define axilla Ans✓✓✓ armpit or underarm
define bilateral Ans✓✓✓ occurring on or involving both sides to a part
define BMI Ans✓✓✓ body mass index; ration of weight to height used to
determine a person's nutritional level
define brady- Ans✓✓✓ slow, decreased rate
define cerumen Ans✓✓✓ earwax present in the ear canal
define chole- Ans✓✓✓ indicating bile or gallbladder
define chronic Ans✓✓✓ developing slowly and of long duration with frequent
occurrence
define conjunctiva Ans✓✓✓ thin layer covering the inside of the eyelids and the
sclera
, define conjunctivitis Ans✓✓✓ pink eye; inflammation or infection of the
conjunctiva, characterized by redness and often discharge
define cornea Ans✓✓✓ the transparent front part of the eye
define costal Ans✓✓✓ pertaining to the ribs
define crepitus Ans✓✓✓ crackling crunching sound produced due to presence or
discharge of gas
define diaphoresis Ans✓✓✓ excessive sweating
define diffuse Ans✓✓✓ widely dispersed, spread out, not limited, generalized
define discharge Ans✓✓✓ secretion of fluid from certain parts of the body
define distal Ans✓✓✓ located far from a point of reference
define dorsal Ans✓✓✓ near the back or upper surface of the body
define dys- Ans✓✓✓ abnormal, difficult or imparied
define ear canal Ans✓✓✓ narrow, tube-like passage through which sound enters
the ear
