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Question 1

A/An, also knwon as a boil, is a large, tender, swollen area caused by a staphylococcal infection around a hair follicle or sebaceous gland

Answer 1

furuncle

Question 2

Which term refers to a class of drugs that relieves pain without affecting consciousness

Answer 2

Analgesics

Question 3

Fine muscle tremors, rigidity, and a slow or shuff;ing gait are all symptoms of the progressive condition known as

Answer 3

Parkinson’s disease

Question 4

A form of vasculitis that affetcs the arms, upper body, neck, and head with synpitoms including headache and touch sensitivity known as

Answer 4

Giant cell arteritis

Question 5

During her pregnancy, Ruth had a skin condition commonly known as the mask of pregnancy. The medical term for this condition

Answer 5

Melasma

Question 6

is caused by the failure of the bones of the limbs to grow to an appropriate length

Answer 6

Acromesomelic dysplasia

Question 7

In a fracture, a bone is splintered or crushed

Answer 7

Comminuted fracture

Question 8

The combining form means vertebra or vertebral column

Answer 8

Vertebr-

Question 9

Which heart chambers receives oxygen-poor blood from all tissues, except the lungs

Answer 9

right atrium

Question 10

Which substance is commonly known as good cholesterol

Answer 10

HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol

Question 11

Which symbol means less than

Answer 11

<

Question 12

When medication is placed under the tongue and allowed to dissolve slowly, this is known as what administration

Answer 12

Sublingually

Question 13

A sonogram is the image created by

Answer 13

high-energy sound waves

Question 14

Which combining form means red

Answer 14

Erythr/o

Question 15

An autoimmune disorder characterized by a severe reaction to foods containing gluten is known as

Answer 15

Coeliac

Question 16

The term describes inflammation of the gallbladder

Answer 16

Cholecystitis

Question 17

The term means vomiting

Answer 17

emesis

Question 18

The bluish discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen is known as

Answer 18

cyanosis

Question 19

is a disroder of the adrenal glands due to excessive production of aldosterone

Answer 19

Hyperaldosteronism

Question 20

A/An is any siubstance that the body regards as being foreign

Answer 20

antigen

Question 21

Which condition has purple discolorations on the skin due to bleeding underneath the skin

Answer 21

Purpura

Question 22

A brief distubance in brain fucntion in which there is a loss of awareness often described as a staring episode is known as a/an seizure

Answer 22

absence seizure

Question 23

A band of fibrous tissue that holds structures together abnormally is a/an

Answer 23

Sarcopenia