Chapter 1 Medical Terms

Question 1

Abdominocentesis

Answer 1

Surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes

Question 2

Acute

Answer 2

a condition that had a rapid onset, severe course and short duration

Question 3

Angiography

Answer 3

the process of creating a radiographic study of blood vessels after contrast injection to make them visible

Question 4

Appendectomy

Answer 4

surgical removal of the appendix

Question 5

Arteriosclerosis

Answer 5

abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery

Question 6

Arthralgia

Answer 6

pain in a joint or joints

Question 7

Colostomy

Answer 7

surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and body surface

Question 8

Cyanosis

Answer 8

blue discoloration of skin caused by lack of oxygen

Question 9

Dermatologist

Answer 9

A physician who specializes in digesting and treating disorders of the skin

Question 10

Diagnosis

Answer 10

the identification of a disease

Question 11

Diarrhea

Answer 11

frequent flow of loose or watery stool

Question 12

Endema

Answer 12

swelling caused by excess fluid in body tissue

Question 13

Endarterial

Answer 13

pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery

Question 14

Eponym

Answer 14

a disease, structure, operation or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first

Question 15

Erythrocyte

Answer 15

a mature red blood cell

Question 16

Fissure

Answer 16

A groove or crack-like score of the skin

Question 17

Fistula

Answer 17

an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs

Question 18

Gastralgia

Answer 18

pain in the stomach

Question 19

Gastritis

Answer 19

inflammation of the stomach

Question 20

Gastroenteritis

Answer 20

inflammation of the stomach and small intestine

Question 21

Gastrosis

Answer 21

abnormal condition of the stomach

Question 22

Hemorrhage

Answer 22

lots of blood loss within a short amount of time

Question 23

Hepatomegaly

Answer 23

abnormal enlargement of the liver

Question 24

Hypertension

Answer 24

higher than normal blood pressure

Question 25

Hyotension

Answer 25

lower than normal blood pressure

Question 26

Infection

Answer 26

invasion on the body by pathogenic organisms

Question 27

Inflammation

Answer 27

a localized response to an injury, like heat, rash, swelling, etc.

Question 28

Interstitial

Answer 28

between but not within the parts of tissue

Question 29

Intramuscular

Answer 29

within the muscle

Question 30

Laceration

Answer 30

a torn, jagged wounds or an accidental cut

Question 31

Lesion

Answer 31

a pathogenic change of the tissues due to disease or injury

Question 32

Malaise

Answer 32

A feeling of general discomfort that is often the first sign of infection

Question 33

Mycosis

Answer 33

abnormal condition caused by fungus

Question 34

Myelopathy

Answer 34

any pathological change or disease in the spinal cord

Question 35

Myopathy

Answer 35

any pathological change or disease in muscle tissue

Question 36

Myorrhexis

Answer 36

the rupture of a muscle

Question 37

Natal

Answer 37

pertaining to birth

Question 38

Neonatalogy

Answer 38

study of disorders of a newborn

Question 39

Neurorrhaphy

Answer 39

suturing together the ends of a severed nerve

Question 40

Otorhinolaryngology

Answer 40

Study of ears nose and throat

Question 41

Palpation

Answer 41

an exam technique which uses the hands to feel for texture, size, or location of certain body parts

Question 42

Pathology

Answer 42

study of all aspects of disease

Question 43

Phalanges

Answer 43

bones in fingers and toes

Question 44

Poliomyelitis

Answer 44

a viral infection of grey nerve tissue in the spinal cord

Question 45

Prognosis

Answer 45

a prediction of the possible course/outcomes of a disease

Question 46

Pyoderma

Answer 46

any acute, inflammatory, pus forming bacteria of the skin

Question 47

Pyrosis

Answer 47

discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upwards

Question 48

Remission

Answer 48

the temporary, partial or complete disappearance of disease symptoms without a cure

Question 49

Sign

Answer 49

Objective, something that can be measured by others

Question 50

Symptom

Answer 50

Subjective, something that can only be measured by the patient

Question 51

Syndrome

Answer 51

set of signs and symptoms that occur together as a part of a specific disease process

Question 52

Diagnosis

Answer 52

(DX) the identification of a disease

Question 53

Differential Diagnosis

Answer 53

(D/DX) a rule-out (R/O), an attempt to determine which potential disease is cause the signs/symptoms

Question 54

Chronic

Answer 54

long duration that can be controlled but rarely cured

Question 55

Disease

Answer 55

condition in which one or more body parts are not functioning normally