Key takeaway
The front of the word
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Question 1 of 3
'Anuria' means:
Answer: A. The -uria family is built from prefixes: an- (none), olig- (little), dys- (painful), poly- (excessive), hemat- (blood), noct- (at night). Anuria and oliguria are different findings — do not use them interchangeably.
Question 2 of 3
'Bradycardia' means a heart rate that is:
Answer: A. Brady- (slow) and tachy- (fast) attach to -cardia (heart) and -pnea (breathing), giving four terms from two prefixes.
Question 3 of 3
The prefix 'endo-' means:
Answer: A. The heart's three layers use three prefixes: endocardium (inner), myocardium (muscle), pericardium (around). One word set teaches all three.
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