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Create a word that means ‘resembling a head’.

The etymologies for OSM/O, which are [Gr. osmē, odor] and [Gr. ōsmos, impulse, thrust] reveal that this combining form is a:

ii SUP, PR h.s. = ______________________

What is the meaning of the prefix found in both ‘aponeurosis’ and ‘apochromatic’?

Translate the loan word capita:

‘Faulty or painful’ breathing = ______pnea

Which term in this note means ‘without fever’? CC: 25 y.o. WDWN female, s/p arthrocentesis of right knee, who c/o swelling and painin bilateral LE.S: Denies Hx of LE trauma, carcinoma, SOB, or dorsalgia. Pt acknowledges regularconsumption of ETOH. She is currently not taking any medications, and she hasNKDA.O: Pt is afebrile, T 98.6, BP 130/80, P 60, R 15, lungs are clear, heart RRR, LE strengthWNL without any notable atrophy. No apparent organomegaly or hematomata withpalpation, strong pedal pulses; moderate pitting crural edema noted in bilateral LE.A: Idiopathic pitting edema, R/O acute kidney failure and angiopathyP: Referral for urinalysis, lower extremity angiography; DC ETOH, RTC next week.

The suffix -URGY in metallurgy and the combining form ERG/O in ergonomics both come from the Greek word ergon, which means________.

Based on its etymology, which of the following is an eponym?

Fill in the blank: Cl2O6 = Dichlorine _____oxide