Eating nonfood items like clay, erasers, and chalk during pregnancy is known by the medical name of ________.
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QUESTION 2The acronym ________ stands for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.
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QUESTION 3Which anatomical word is MISSPELLED?
A) prostrate
B) testis
C) seminiferous tubules
D) perineum
QUESTION 4The size and strength of muscles decrease in older patients.
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QUESTION 5________ is the medical specialty that studies the gastrointestinal system.
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QUESTION 6A physician who specializes in the medical discipline that treats conditions associated with the eyes and vision is a(n) ________.
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QUESTION 7All of the following are used to treat an arrhythmia EXCEPT ________.
A) insertion of a pacemaker
B) giving an antiarrhythmic drug
C) performing cardioversion
D) performing an electrocardiogram
QUESTION 8Autistic children may be of normal intelligence or mentally retarded.
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QUESTION 9Describe blepharoptosis and its surgical treatment.
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QUESTION 10The primary accented syllable in the word psychosis (sy-koh-sis) is KOH.
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QUESTION 11Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is characterized by memory loss.
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QUESTION 12The three word roots that mean eye are opthalm, opt, and ________.
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QUESTION 13Electrosurgery is an operative procedure that uses ________ to remove a nevus, wart, or skin tag.
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