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Themember4

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on: Jun 27, 2018
Which term means enlarged kidney?
 
  A) nephromalacia
  B) nephromegaly
  C) nephrostenosis
  D) nephrosclerosis

Question 2

A(n) ________ transfusion consists of blood stored from the patient's own body.
 
  A) analogous
  B) autologous
  C) self
  D) homologous


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jamesnevil303

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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B
Explanation: Nephr/o means kidney and -megaly means enlarged; therefore, nephromegaly means enlarged kidney. -malacia means abnormal softening, so nephromalacia means an abnormally soft kidney. -stenosis means narrowing; thus, nephrostenosis means kidney narrowing. -sclerosis means hardening; thus, nephrosclerosis means kidney hardening.

Answer to Question 2

B
Explanation: An autologous transfusion consists of blood stored from the patient's own body. A homologous transfusion is replacement of blood with blood received from another person. There is not a self or analogous transfusion.


Themember4

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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