Chapter 3 Wordlist

Question 1

Acromegaly

Answer 1

abnormal growth of the hands, feet, and face, caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the pituitary gland

Question 2

Anemia

Answer 2

a condition in which you lack enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your body’s tissues

Question 3

Angioplasty

Answer 3

a procedure used to open blocked coronary arteries caused by coronary artery disease

Question 4

Angiography

Answer 4

examination by X-ray of blood or lymph vessels, carried out after introduction of a radiopaque substance

Question 5

Arteriole

Answer 5

a small branch of an artery leading into capillaries

Question 6

Arteriosclerosis

Answer 6

the thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, occurring typically in old age

Question 7

Atrophy

Answer 7

(of body tissue or an organ) waste away, especially as a result of the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution

Question 8

Axillary

Answer 8

relating to the armpit

Question 9

Biopsy

Answer 9

an examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause, or extent of a disease

Question 10

Blepharoptosis

Answer 10

an abnormal low-lying upper eyelid margin with the eye in primary gaze (ptosis)

Question 11

Cardiomyopathy

Answer 11

a disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body

Question 12

Chronic

Answer 12

(of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring

Question 13

Erythrocyte

Answer 13

a red blood cell that (in humans) is typically a biconcave disc without a nucleus. Erythrocytes contain the pigment hemoglobin, which imparts the red color to blood, and transport oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the tissues

Question 14

Hemolysis

Answer 14

the breakdown of red blood cells

Question 15

Hypertrophy

Answer 15

the enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in size of its cells

Question 16

Ischemia

Answer 16

a condition in which the blood flow (and thus oxygen) is restricted or reduced in a part of the body

Question 17

Leukocytosis

Answer 17

a high level of white blood cells in the blood

Question 18

Laparoscope

Answer 18

a fiber-optic instrument inserted through the abdominal wall to view the organs in the abdomen or permit small-scale surgery

Question 19

Metastasis

Answer 19

the development of secondary malignant growths at a distance from a primary site of cancer

Question 20

Morphology

Answer 20

the branch of biology that deals with the form of living organisms, and with relationships between their structures

Question 21

Myalgia

Answer 21

soreness and achiness in the muscles that can range from mild to severe.

Question 22

Mastectomy

Answer 22

a surgical operation to remove a breast

Question 23

Myeloma

Answer 23

a cancer of the plasma cells

Question 24

Necrosis

Answer 24

death of cells or tissue through disease or injury

Question 25

Necrosis

Answer 25

death of cells or tissue through disease or injury

Question 26

Nephrologist

Answer 26

a medical doctor who specializes in kidney care and treating diseases of the kidneys

Question 27

Neuralgia

Answer 27

pain caused by damaged or irritated nerves

Question 28

Osteomalacia

Answer 28

softening of the bones, typically through a deficiency of vitamin D or calcium

Question 29

Peritoneal

Answer 29

having to do with the parietal peritoneum (the tissue that lines the abdominal wall and pelvic cavity) and visceral peritoneum (the tissue that covers most of the organs in the abdomen, including the intestines)

Question 30

Splenomegaly

Answer 30

a condition that occurs when your spleen becomes enlarged

Question 31

Tracheostomy

Answer 31

an incision in the windpipe made to relieve an obstruction to breathing

Question 32

Thoracentesis

Answer 32

a procedure to remove fluid or air from around the lungs

Question 33

Thrombocytopenia

Answer 33

a condition that occurs when the platelet count in your blood is too low

Question 34

Hemostasis

Answer 34

a process to prevent and stop bleeding, meaning to keep blood within a damaged blood vessel: it is the first stage of wound healing