Vocabulary II

Question 1

furunculosis

Answer 1

recurrent boil / furuncle

Question 2

coryza

Answer 2

irritation and inflammation of the mucous membrane inside the nose

Question 3

exophthalmos

Answer 3

bulging eyes

often seen in Grave’s disease

Question 4

iatrogenic

Answer 4

of or relating to illness caused by medical examination or treatment

ex: Cushing’s disease caused by cortiosteroid treatment

Question 5

sarcopenia

Answer 5

decreased muscle mass and strength

often found in the elderly

Question 6

medial malleolus

Answer 6

inner ankle bone

Question 7

neuroma

Answer 7

benign growth of nerve tissue

Question 8

radiculopathy

Answer 8

a problem at the nerve root which causes problems with numbness, weakness, or tingling along the path of the nerve

Question 9

dysarthria

Answer 9

a motor speech disorder resulting from neurological injury

Question 10

ectopia lentis

Answer 10

lens dislocation

seen in Marfan syndrome

Question 11

iridodonesis

Answer 11

tremulousness of iris

related to dislocation of lens

seen in Marfan syndrome

Question 12

sensitivity

Answer 12

( + )

true positive rate

degree to which those who have a disease test positive

Question 13

specificity

Answer 13

( - )

true negative rate

degree to which those who do NOT have a disease test negative

Question 14

menorrhagia

Answer 14

heavy menstrual bleeding with regular frequency

Question 15

metrorragia

Answer 15

bleeding between cycles

Question 16

menometrorrhagia

Answer 16

prolonged, frequent, excessive, irregular bleeding

Question 17

oligomenorrhea

Answer 17

infrequent, irregular

> 40 day cycles

Question 18

polymenorrhea

Answer 18

frequent, irregular

< 18 day cycles

Question 19

intermenstrual

Answer 19

variable quantity between cycles