Ch. 2

Question 1

Illness

Answer 1

An abnormal process in which aspects of social, physical, emotional, or intellectual condition or function of a person are diminished or impaired, with general term for impairment being disease, and specific illness being considered disease or disorders

Question 2

Idiopathic disease

Answer 2

A disease that develops without an apparent or known cause

Question 3

Iatrogenic disorder

Answer 3

An unfavorable response to medical treatment

Question 4

Iatr(o)

Answer 4

Pertaining to physician or treatment

Question 5

Idi(o)

Answer 5

Pertaining to individual

Question 6

Nosocomial infection

Answer 6

A hospital acquired infection that was not present or incubating before the patient’s admission to the hospital and is acquired 72 hours after admission

Question 7

Congenital

Answer 7

Conditions that exist at, or before, birth

Question 8

Anomaly

Answer 8

A deviation from what is considered normal, typically as a result of congenital defects

Question 9

Biohazard label

Answer 9

Laboratories, doctors’ offices, and other organizations that work with possible disease causing organisms and/or radiation that require special conditions for containment

Question 10

Contagious/communicable

Answer 10

The capability of a pathogenic organism to be transmitted from one individual to another

Question 11

Infection

Answer 11

Invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

Question 12

Septicemia/sepsis

Answer 12

An infection that has spread to the circulating blood from any part of the body

Question 13

3 major bacterial classifications based on shape

Answer 13

Cocci, bacili (rod), spirilla

Question 14

C&S test

Answer 14

Culture and sensitivity test, an antibiotic sensitivity test performed on bacteria cultured artificially in a petri dish to then determine which antibiotics are effective against that particular pathogen

Question 15

What type of infection is hepatitis?

Answer 15

Viral

Question 16

What type of infection is fever blisters?

Answer 16

Viral

Question 17

What type of infection is HPV?

Answer 17

Viral

Question 18

What type of infection is herpes?

Answer 18

Viral

Question 19

What type of infection is infectious mononucleosis?

Answer 19

Viral

Question 20

What type of infection is measles?

Answer 20

Viral

Question 21

What type of infection is mumps?

Answer 21

Viral

Question 22

What type of infection is pneumonia?

Answer 22

Viral or bacterial

Question 23

What type of infection is poliomyleitis?

Answer 23

Viral

Question 24

What type of infection is smallpox?

Answer 24

Viral

Question 25

What type of infection is tetanus?

Answer 25

Bacterial

Question 26

What type of infection is diptheria?

Answer 26

Bacterial

Question 27

What type of infection is meningitis?

Answer 27

Bacterial or viral

Question 28

What type of infection is whooping cough?

Answer 28

Bacterial

Question 29

What type of infection is TB?

Answer 29

Bacterial

Question 30

What type of infection is typhoid fever?

Answer 30

Bacterial

Question 31

What type of infection is malaria?

Answer 31

Protozoa

Question 32

What type of infection is trichomoniasis?

Answer 32

Protozoa

Question 33

Angioma

Answer 33

A benign tumor made of blood or lymphatic vessels

Question 34

Neoplasm

Answer 34

Any new abnormal growth in the body, benign or malignant

Question 35

Carcinoma

Answer 35

A cancerous tumor

Question 36

Herniation/Hernia

Answer 36

Protrusion of all or part of an organ through an abnormal opening

Question 37

Encephalocele

Answer 37

Herniation of part of the brain through an opening in the skull

Question 38

Adenopathy

Answer 38

Enlargement of a gland

Question 39

-ptosis

Answer 39

Prolapse or sagging

Question 40

Blepharoptosis

Answer 40

Sagging of an eyelid

Question 41

-lith

Answer 41

Calculus or stone

Question 42

Peritoneum

Answer 42

Membrane that lines abdominal pelvic cavities

Question 43

Cephalometry

Answer 43

Measurement of the dimensions of the head, typically done via cephalometer

Question 44

Epilepsy

Answer 44

A group of neurologic disorders characterized by seizures

Question 45

-phasia

Answer 45

Speech

Question 46

-Plegia

Answer 46

Paralysis

Question 47

-Plasia

Answer 47

Formation or development

Question 48

Schiz(o)

Answer 48

Split or cleft

Question 49

Sclerosis

Answer 49

Hardening

Question 50

Albinism

Answer 50

A hereditary condition where the skin and hair appear white because of a lack of pigmentation with melanin

Question 51

Melanin

Answer 51

Black or dark brown pigment that naturally occurs in the hair, skin, and eyes

Question 52

Cyanosis

Answer 52

Bluish discoloration of skin and mucus membrane caused by deficiency of oxygen in blood

Question 53

Jaundice/Xanthoderma

Answer 53

Yellow discoloration of the skin, mucus membrane, and sclera of eye caused by increased amount of bilirubin in blood

Question 54

Leading causes of death in US

Answer 54

1) Heart disease | 2) Cancer

Question 55

Remission

Answer 55

Disappearance of characteristics of malignant tissue

Question 56

Diagnosis

Answer 56

Identification of disease or condition by scientific evaluation of physical signs, symptoms, history, tests, and procedures

Question 57

Prognosis

Answer 57

Predicted outcome of a disease

Question 58

Sign

Answer 58

Definitive evidence of illness or disordered function

Question 59

Symptom

Answer 59

Subjective evidence perceived by the patient

Question 60

-Penia

Answer 60

Deficiency

Question 61

Malacia

Answer 61

Softening

Question 62

Blephar(o)

Answer 62

Petaining to eyelid

Question 63

Elephantiasis

Answer 63

Parasitic disease that obstructs lymphatic vessels in the body causing extreme edema

Question 64

Stasis

Answer 64

Stopping or controlling

Question 65

Steth(o)

Answer 65

Pertaining to the chest

Question 66

Palpation

Answer 66

Using hands to feel the location or size of an object

Question 67

Percussion

Answer 67

Tapping

Question 68

Ascultation

Answer 68

Listening to sounds from the heart and lungs, typically with a stethoscope

Question 69

Ambulatory

Answer 69

The ability to walk

Question 70

Difference between electrocardiogram and electrocardiograph

Answer 70

Gram is the record produced in the procedure, graph is the instrument used

Question 71

Biopsy

Answer 71

Examination of tissue from the living body

Question 72

Aspiration

Answer 72

Drawing in or out via suction

Question 73

Endoscope

Answer 73

Optic instrument for visualization of the interior of a body cavity either through natural opening or incision

Question 74

Catheter

Answer 74

Hollow, flexible tube inserted into cavity of body

Question 75

Radiograph

Answer 75

An X ray image

Question 76

Radiopaque

Answer 76

Substances that do not permit the passage of x rays

Question 77

Radiolucent

Answer 77

Substances that readily permit passage of x rays

Question 78

CT/CAT scan

Answer 78

Computer assisted tomography, technique to produce detailed image of cross section of tissue non invasively

Question 79

MRI scan

Answer 79

Magnetic resonance imaging, noninvasive technique for visualizing internal structures using magnetic properties of chemical elements in the body

Question 80

Ultrasound

Answer 80

Process of imaging deep structures of the body by sending and receiving high frequency sound wave reflected as echoes from tissue interfaces

Question 81

Cryotherapy and thermotherapy

Answer 81

Treatment with cold and hot temperatures

Question 82

Pharmacology

Answer 82

Study of drugs and their origin, nature, properties and effects

Question 83

Antiseptic

Answer 83

Substance that inhibits the growth of microorganisms without necessarily killing them

Question 84

Analgesic

Answer 84

A type of pharmaceutical that stops sensitivity to pain

Question 85

Laproscopy

Answer 85

Endoscopic viewing of the abdomen

Question 86

-Centesis

Answer 86

Puncture

Question 87

-Ectomy

Answer 87

Partial or total excision

Question 88

-Lysis

Answer 88

Destruction or splitting

Question 89

-tripsy

Answer 89

Surgical crushing

Question 90

-pexy

Answer 90

Surgical fastening or fixating

Question 91

-tomy

Answer 91

Making an incision

Question 92

-stomy

Answer 92

Creation of a small opening

Question 93

-rrpaphy

Answer 93

Suturing

Question 94

a.c. abbreviation

Answer 94

Before meals

Question 95

ad lib abbreviation

Answer 95

Freely as needed

Question 96

b.i.d. abbreviation

Answer 96

Twice a day

Question 97

NPO abbreviation

Answer 97

Nothing by mouth

Question 98

OTC abbreviation

Answer 98

Over the counter, drugs that can be obtained without a prescription

Question 99

p.o. abbreviation

Answer 99

Orally

Question 100

PRN abbreviation

Answer 100

As needed

Question 101

Rx abbreviation

Answer 101

Prescription