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Write in the correct medical terms (must be spelled correctly) - All start with the letter "a"
| 1.a combining form denoting relationship to the male | andr- |
| 2. blindness, especially that occurring without apparent lesion of the eye, as from disease of the optic nerve, spine, or brain (hint: diabetic a. - loss of vision due to diabetes mellitus) | amaurosis |
| 3. defect or loss of the power of expression by speech, writing, or signs, or of comprehending spoken or written language, due to injury or disease of the brain | aphasia |
| 4. absence or abnormal stoppage of the menses | amenorrhea |
| 5. a general term used in anatomical nomenclature to designate a flasklike dilatation of a tubular structure (hint: a. of Vater, a hepatopancreatica) | ampulla |
| 6. a sac formed by the dilatation of the wall of an artery, a vein, or the heart; it is filled with fluid or clotted blood, often forming a pulsating tumor | aneurysm |
| 7. irregular tension of the blood vessels | angioataxia |
| 8. radiography of the heart and great vessels after introduction of contrast material into a blood vessel or one of the cardiac chambers | angiocardiography |
| 9. the process of vessel formation (hint: poiesis = formation) | angiopoiesis |
| 10. a nonspecific term indicating hardening of the walls of the blood vessels | angiosclerosis |
| 11.the operation of incising the sac of an aneurysm | aneurysmotomy |
| 12. suture of a vessel or vessels | angiorrhaphy |
| 13. a malignant neoplasm arising from vascular endothelial cells (vessel + the combining form denoting relationship to flesh + oma) | angiosarcoma |
| 14. preventing or alleviating cardiac arrhythmia | antiarrhythmia |
| 15. immobility and consolidation of a joint due to disease, injury, or surgical procedure | ankylosis |
| 16. marked deviation from the normal standard, especially as a result of congenital defects | anomaly |
| Define the following abbreviations: | |
| 17. ABGs | arterial blood gases |
| 18. a.c. | before meals (ante cibum) |
| 19. AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| 20. ARC | AIDS-related complex |
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