NRCMA Chapter 1 Medical Terminology

The distal portion of the small intestine in called the ileum.

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The medical term for German Measles is rubella.

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Bacilli are rod shaped bacteria.

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A patient with a paid pulse has bradycardia.

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Hypertension is also referred to as high blood pressure.

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OU refers to right eye.

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Another name for a heart attack is myocardial infarction.

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An erythrocyte is a example of poikilocytosis.

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An example of anisocytosis is a microcyte.

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Gestation is another term for dysmenorrhea.

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