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Deast7027

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on: Jun 27, 2018
A medical term that means study of the heart is ___________________ _.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

The patient is scheduled to undergo a diagnostic procedure that records the electrical impulses of the brain. This is a(n):
 
  A) echoencephalography
  B) electroencephalogra phy
  C) positron emission tomography
  D) cerebral angiography


manuelcastillo

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

cardiology

Answer to Question 2

B
Explanation: The combining form electr/o means electricity; the combining form encephal/o, brain; and the suffix -graphy, recording process. Not to be confused with echoencephalography, with the combining form ech/o for sound referring to the diagnostic procedure of an ultrasound.


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