Statistics for Medical Vocabulary

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Definition	Word	% Correct
Not malignant	Benign	91%
Surgeon's knife	Scalpel	91%
Cosmetic procedure of removing fat from the body	{Lipo}suction	90%
A disorder that can cause people to feel like they are spinning when they aren't	Vertigo	90%
Hormone that absorbs blood sugar	Insulin	88%
Substance produced in the liver and stored in the gallbladder	Bile	85%
Prefix that means "related to the heart"	Cardio	85%
Process of using a machine to remove toxins in people with kidney disfunction	Dialysis	85%
Yellowish discoloration of the skin	Jaundice	84%
Disease caused by lack of Vitamin C	Scurvy	79%
Removal of tissue to make a diagnosis	Biopsy	77%
Sound waves with a frequency too high to be heard what are used for medical imaging	Ultrasound	77%
Pea-sized gland that regulates growth	Pituitary	72%
Related to the kidney	Renal	72%
Medical outlook; Odds of survival	Prognosis	68%
Component of blood whose function is to cause clotting	Platelet	64%
Any substance which increases production of urine	Diuretic	62%
Death of tissue	Necrosis	62%
To stick a tube into the trachea	Intubate	53%
Bruise	Contusion	51%