The term for a name of a disease, organ, procedure, or body function that is derived from the name of a person who first discovered or named it is a/an

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eponym

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Match each item with the correct statement below.

a.  Dysphagia b.  Retention enema c.  NG tube d.  PEG tube e.  Aspiration

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When a person genuinely believes he is having a heart attack or on the verge of death, but there is nothing physically wrong with that person, he is having:

A) a manic episode. B) a panic attack. C) an obsession. D) a psychotic episode.

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The range of motion a person can obtain at any joint through any particular movement is referred to as ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Epidemiology is

A) a method of applying primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention in a community setting. B) concerned primarily with the empowerment of individuals in the of care their own health. C) the study of the distribution and determinants of diseases in a specific population. D) concerned only with life expectancy of humans.

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