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Bone is broken but does not protrude through the skin:

Mr. Thayer has an internal infection that has spread to the membrane lining the abdominal cavity, which enfolds its internal organs. His infection has spread to his ______.

Lack of development of an organ or tissue is _____.

The upper extremities include the arms, wrists, hands, and chest.

Mr. Bayard is describing a pain in his head, which the nurse records as ______dynia. ___________

The suffix in the term radiotherapy means:

This patient is preparing to have two radiographic (x-ray) images taken. In the top picture, the x-ray beam will travel in the ______ direction; in the bottom picture, it will move through the patient in the ______ direction.

Scoliosis is _____.

Which word parts can be combined to create a term for an infection involving muscle and cellular tissue?

What is the combining form for chemical?