Examples Chp.2

Question 1

Optician

Answer 1

One who makes and fits corrective lenses for the eye.

Question 2

Anesthetist

Answer 2

A medical specialist who administers anesthesia.

Question 3

Pediatrics

Answer 3

Care and treatment of children.

Question 4

Podiatry

Answer 4

Study and treatment of the foot.

Question 5

Obstetrics

Answer 5

Study and treatment of childbirth.

Question 6

Neurology

Answer 6

Study of the nervous system.

Question 7

Electrocardiograph

Answer 7

Instrument used to record the electrical activity of the heart.

Question 8

Echography

Answer 8

Recording data obtained by ultrasound.

Question 9

Mammogram

Answer 9

Record of the breast.

Question 10

Thermometer

Answer 10

Instrument for measuring temperature.

Question 11

Ergometry

Answer 11

Measurement of work done.

Question 12

Bronchoscope

Answer 12

Instrument for visually examining the bronchial tubes.

Question 13

Esophagoscopy

Answer 13

Visual examination of the esophagus.

Question 14

Dysesthesia

Answer 14

Any impairment of the senses

Question 15

Analgesia

Answer 15

Absence of the sense of pain

Question 16

Parosmia

Answer 16

A disorder of the sense of smell

Question 17

Ageusia

Answer 17

Loss of the sense of taste

Question 18

Hypoproteinemia

Answer 18

Decreased protein in the blood

Question 19

Polycythemia

Answer 19

An abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells in the blood.

Question 20

Erythrocytopenia

Answer 20

Deficiency of the red blood cells in the blood.

Question 21

Erythropoiesis

Answer 21

The production of red blood cells.

Question 22

Thoracentesis

Answer 22

Surgical puncture of the chest

Question 23

Arthrodesis

Answer 23

Fusion of a joint

Question 24

Appendectomy

Answer 24

Excision of the appendix

Question 25

Gastropexy

Answer 25

Surgical fixation of the stomach

Question 26

Rhinoplasty

Answer 26

Surgical repair of the nose

Question 27

Arteriorrhaphy

Answer 27

Suture of an artery

Question 28

Tracheostomy

Answer 28

Opening of the windpipe to the outside of the body

Question 29

Colocolostomy

Answer 29

Communication between two unconnected parts of the colon

Question 30

Microtome

Answer 30

Instrument for cutting thin sections of tissue for microscopic study

Question 31

Cystotomy

Answer 31

Incision of the urinary bladder

Question 32

Lithotripsy

Answer 32

Crushing of stones

Question 33

Thrombolytic

Answer 33

Agent that dissolves a blood clot

Question 34

Sympathomimetic

Answer 34

Mimicking the effects of the sympathetic nervous system

Question 35

Psychotropic

Answer 35

Acting on the mind