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Trivia Questions

Not a soldier, the G.I. in an upper G.I. is this tract

From the Latin for "life appearance", this procedure takes a sample of tissue, fluid or cells for study

CTs & MRIs have largely replaced this procedure, also the name of a Nigel Tufnel group

In cases of meningitis, Kernig's sign is hamstring pain when trying to extend this joint

Don't worry if the doc says you have an aortic sinus of Valsalva; it's a normal part of this organ

If your doctor says your condition is idiopathic or cryptogenic, he's telling you this about its cause

Laryngoxerosis is this problem in the throat, sometimes medicated at a nearby bar

A patient labeled NPO, "non per os", cannot be nourished this way

In the 1750s naval surgeon James Lind showed that this could be cured & prevented by eating citrus fruit

He developed the live-attenuated vaccine for polio, which is given orally & requires no booster shot