Match the Medical Terms with Their Definitions

question 172

Multiple Choice

Match the medical terms with their definitions.
-directional term meaning above

• A)abduction
• B)adduction
• C)adhesion
• D)auscultation
• E)coccyx
• F)diagnosis
• G)excisional
• H)fluoroscopy
• I)hernia
• J)homeostasis
• K)incisional
• L)inflammation
• M)infracostal
• N)mycosis
• O)plantar
• P)prognosis
• Q)prone
• R)radiology
• S)radiopharmaceutical
• T)superior
• U)symptom
• V)thoracic
• W)ultrasonography
• X)umbilical
• Y)ventral
• Z)viscera

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Definitions:

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