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Read the following sentence, and abbreviate the underlined word: The patient is now able to ambulate around the hospital as desired. 

A child is born with a ventricular septal defect with no apparent cause. This is best considered _______.

The opposite direction from distal is ________.

Susan receives some diagnostic tests that point to cancer. She is injected with a glucose tracer molecule that allows tissues using more energy to appear a different color while doing imaging. This produces a map of her cancer’s spread. What is the imaging technique described?

Jessica is taking an exam and is anxious. She manifests her anxiety as biting her finger nails. What term would best describe her habit? (Hint: Consider the word part that means finger nails AND eating.)

What layer of the skin includes avascular squamous epithelium including melanocytes and cells containing keratin?

If a brain is dissected into a left and right half, it is considered to be in a ________ plane.

What does “hyper-” mean?

The prefix derma/o refers to _____.

The trachea, lungs, heart, and esophagus are all found in the ______ cavity.