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What does the suffix mean in the word menarche?

Beginning

What does the suffix mean in the word amniocentesis?

Surgical puncture

What does the term orchidectomy mean?

Excision of testes

What is a function of the uterus?

Regulates menstrual cycle

Which term means “opening or tunnel of any part of the body”?

Meatus

A doctor orders a test to check for blood in the urine.
 
Which word element should be added to the suffix -uria to construct a term referring to the condition for which the doctor is testing?

hemat

What is the meaning of the suffix in the term urethrocele?

Hernia

Which condition is a result of the oversecretion of growth horomone (GH) in adults?

Acromegaly

What does the prefix in tachycardia mean?

Rapid

Which acronym is used for the blood vessel that conveys blood from the upper portion of the body to the right atrium?

SVC

Which term can be constructed to mean “painful digestion” using the following word elements?

Dyspepsia

Muscles have four key functions: producing body movement, stabilizing body position, storing and moving substances within the body, and which other function?

Generating heat

Which term can be constructed using the prefix my- that means “pain in muscles”?

Myalgia

What is the name of the vertical plane that divides the body into front and back portions?

coronal