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  1. The medical term 'dyspnea' refers to:

    Answer: Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath

    Dyspnea (dys- = difficulty, -pnea = breathing) means subjective difficulty breathing or shortness of breath.

  2. The prefix 'brady-' in medical terminology means:

    Answer: Slow

    Brady- comes from Greek 'bradys' meaning slow. Bradycardia = slow heart rate; bradypnea = slow breathing.

  3. The term 'hematuria' refers to:

    Answer: Blood in the urine

    Hematuria = hemat- (blood) + -uria (urine condition). It means the presence of blood in urine.

  4. The suffix '-ectomy' in medical terminology means:

    Answer: Surgical removal

    The suffix -ectomy means surgical excision or removal (e.g., appendectomy = removal of the appendix, cholecystectomy = removal of the gallbladder).

  5. The medical term 'leukocytosis' refers to:

    Answer: An abnormally high white blood cell count

    Leukocytosis = leuko- (white) + -cyte (cell) + -osis (abnormal increase). It means an elevated white blood cell count.

  6. The anatomical term 'posterior' in clinical body planes refers to:

    Answer: Toward the back of the body

    Posterior means toward the back (dorsal surface) of the body. Its opposite is anterior (toward the front).