____________________ is the removal of a body part or the destruction of its function by surgery or other methods.?

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Ablation

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Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.

1) nephron 2) medulla 3) secretion 4) nitrogenous waste 5) diuresis 6) calculus 7) micturition 8) anuria Page Ref: 323 9) renal colic 10) uremia 11) enuresis 12) hesitancy 13) nephroptosis 14) diabetic nephropathy 15) stricture 16) papilla 17) ureter 18) homeostasis 19) cystorrhagia 20) nephroma 21) catheter 22) UA 23) BUN 24) UTI 25) IVP A) chemical and physical examination of urine B) narrow passageway C) a kidney X-ray D) waste accumulates in the blood E) urination F) inner portion of the kidney G) pain caused by a kidney stone H) maintaining balance in the body I) one stage of urine production J) incontinence K) a stone L) caused by high blood sugar M) functional unit of the kidney N) a flexible tube O) blood test of kidney function P) decrease in force of urine stream Q) tip of a renal pyramid R) carries urine away from the kidney S) by-product of muscle metabolism T) an infection U) a bleeding condition V) no urine formed W) increased formation of urine X) a tumor Y) floating kidney

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The combining form that means gray matter is ________.

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When drug treatment was initiated in the United States, the focus was mainly on ______.

A. cocaine B. opiates C. alcohol D. amphetamines

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In the constructed term mast/o/plasty, the suffix is ________

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