What is the meaning of the suffix "-desis?"
Answer: binding; fixation (of a bone or joint)
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is a passageway through a bone for blood vessels or nerves?
a. Meatus b. Sinus c. Fossa d. Foramen
Which of the following is NOT a key criterion for abstracting ophthalmic complications of diabetes?
A) Is the diabetes type 1 or type 2? B) Is the condition retinopathy? C) If it is type 2, does the patient use insulin? D) What is the laterality?
In the context of injuries to the lungs, which of the following refers to the presence of blood within the pleural cavity and results from the tearing or puncturing of the lung or pleural tissue, involving the blood vessels in the area?
A. Hemothorax B. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy C. Pneumothorax D. Traumatic asphyxia