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The medical term meaning suturing together the ends of a severed nerve is ____________________.

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Question 52

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​Match each definition with the correct term. -hypertension

A) ​torn and jagged wound
B) ​higher-than-normal blood pressure
C) ​localized response to a tissue injury
D) ​lower-than-normal blood pressure
E) ​pathologic tissue change caused by disease or injury

F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Inflammation of the appendix is known as _____.

The term ____________________ means pain in a joint or joints.

Match each definition with the correct word part.​ --rrhaphy

The process of producing a radiographic study of blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium is known as ____________________.

The term ____________________ describes a disease named for the person who first discovered it.

The term ____________________ means pain in the stomach.

The term ____________________ means above or outside the ribs.

A feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection is known as ____________________.

The term ____________________ describes any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord.

Match each definition with the correct term. -suppuration

The resulting film created by angiography is known as a/an _____.

Match each definition with the correct term. -edema

In the term otorhinolaryngology, which word part means ear?

This term is an adjective that means pertaining to the heart.

The medical term for an inflammation of the tonsils is ____________________.

A pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue is known as ____________________.​

The surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid is known as ____________________.​