MED TERM REVIEW Flashcards

Question

Acrophobia?

Answer 1

Fear of heights

Answer 2

Fear of chickens

Answer 3

Fear of spiders

Answer 4

Fear of dogs

Answer 5

Fear of trees

Answer 6

Fear of women

Answer 7

Fear of fish

Answer 8

Fear of night

Answer 9

Fear of being afraid

Answer 10

Fear of number 13

Answer 11

Inability to speak

Answer 12

Lack of coordination

Answer 13

Reduced muscle tone

Answer 14

Brief loss of mental function

Answer 15

Loss/decline of mental function

Answer 16

Difficulty moving

Answer 17

Difficulty reading

Answer 18

Difficulty speaking

Answer 19

Involuntary muscle movements

Answer 20

Inability to sleep

Answer 21

Muscle twitching

Answer 22

Involuntary muscle contractions

Answer 23

Nerve weakness

Answer 24

Sleep walking

Answer 25

Fainting Losing consciousness due to temporary loss of blood flow to brain

Answer 26

Brain pain

Answer 27

Nerve pain

Answer 28

Nerve pain

Answer 29

Partial paralysis on half the body

Answer 30

Paralysis on half the body

Answer 31

Partial paralysis of one limb

Answer 32

Paralysis of one limb

Answer 33

Complete loss of sensation & motor function

Answer 34

Partial paralysis characterized by varying degrees of sensation & motor function

Answer 35

Painful sensation of burning

Answer 36

Bad feeling

Answer 37

Increased sensation

Answer 38

Abnormal sensation (Usually numbness or tingling in the skin)

Answer 39

False sensation

Answer 40

Condition where one sensation is experienced as another

Answer 41

Desire to steal

Answer 42

Excessive sensitivity to light

Answer 43

Desire to set fire

Answer 44

Procedure used to examine the brain using sound waves

Answer 45

Procedure used to examine the electrical activity of the brain

Answer 46

Insertion of a needle into the lumbar region of the spine to collect Spinal Fluid (CSF) aka: Spinal Tap

Answer 47

Procedure used to examine blood vessels in the brain

Answer 48

Procedure used to examine blood vessels

Answer 49

Image of the spinal cord Usually done by using Xray

Answer 50

An imaging procedure that uses radiation (positrons) to produce cross sections of the brain

Answer 51

An imaging technique that produces an image of the brain using sound waves sent through the skull

Answer 52

Inflammation of Cerebellum

Answer 53

Wasting away of Brain tissue

Answer 54

Inflammation of Dura

Answer 55

Hernia of Brain (Normally through defect in Skull)

Answer 56

Tumorlike mass made of blood

Answer 57

Hematoma beneath the Skull

Answer 58

Hematoma on top of Brain

Answer 59

Hematoma inside the Brain

Answer 60

Hematoma beneath the Dura

Answer 61

Abnormally large Head

Answer 62

Abnormally small Head

Answer 63

Hernia of Meninges

Answer 64

Hernia of Spinal Cord

Answer 65

Abnormal softening of Spinal Cord

Answer 66

Hernia of Spinal Cord and Meninges

Answer 67

Nerve inflammation

Answer 68

Nerve tumor

Answer 69

Hardening of Nerves

Answer 70

Inflammation of multiple Nerves

Answer 71

Inability to comprehend

Answer 72

Lack of emotion

Answer 73

Increase in muscle movement or activity

Answer 74

Nerve weakness

Answer 75

Deficiency of sugar that interferes with normal Brain activity

Answer 76

Involuntary back & forth Eye movements

Answer 77

Inability to recognize faces

Answer 78

Doctor specializing in Anesthesiology

Answer 79

Nerve that carries impulses TOWARDS CNS (Sensory Nerve)

Answer 80

Nerve that carries impulses AWAY from CNS (Motor Nerve)

Answer 81

Originating from/created by Nerves

Answer 82

Doctor specializing in treatment of the Mind (MD or DO)

Answer 83

Branch of medicine that focuses on treatment of the Mind

Answer 84

Originating in/created by Mind

Answer 85

Doctor specializing in study of Mind (PhD)

Answer 86

Branch of medicine that focuses on study of Mind

Answer 87

Pertaining to the relationship between Body and Mind

Answer 88

Having no known cause or origin

Answer 89

Time between Seizures

Answer 90

Time after Seizure

Answer 91

Time before Seizure

Answer 92

Pertaining to Muscle Tone (Normally Weakness or Unresponsiveness)

Answer 93

Muscle Spasm or Twitching

Answer 94

Seizure characterized by both a Tonic and Clonic phase

Answer 95

Accident involving Blood Vessels of the Brain (Stroke)

Answer 96

Loss of Brain function caused by the interruption of Blood Flow/Supply to the Brain

Answer 97

Stroke where Blood Loss is caused by the rupture of a Blood Vessel

Answer 98

Stroke where Blood Loss is caused by a Blockage

Answer 99

"Mini-Stroke" caused by Blockage of Blood Vessel, which resolves (goes away) within 24 hours

Answer 100

Disease of Blood Vessels of Brain

Answer 101

Widening or abnormal dilation of Blood Vessel in Brain

Answer 102

Hardening of an Artery in Brain caused by the buildup of Fatty Plaque

Answer 103

Blockage of a Blood Vessel in Brain caused by foreign object (Embolus) such as Fat or Bacteria

Answer 104

Blockage of Blood Vessel in Brain caused by Blood Clot

Answer 105

Abnormal Softening of Skull

Answer 106

Abnormal Hardening of Skull

Answer 107

Abnormal Narrowing of Skull

Answer 108

Premature fusing of Skull Bones

Answer 109

Abnormal Accumulation of Spinal Fluid in Brain

Answer 110

Tumor arising from Astrocyte Glial Cells (Star-shaped Astrocytes)

Answer 111

Ganglion Tumor

Answer 112

Brain Tumor arising from Glioblast Cells

Answer 113

Tumor of the Meninges

Answer 114

Inflammation of the Cerebellum

Answer 115

Inflammation of the Brain & Meninges

Answer 116

Inflammation of the Brain

Answer 117

Inflammation of the Brain & Spinal Cord

Answer 118

Disease of the Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerves

Answer 119

Disease of the Brain

Answer 120

Pus-filled Abscess in the Brain

Answer 121

Inflammation of the Ganglion

Answer 122

Excessive bleeding inside the Brain

Answer 123

Disease of the Meninges

Answer 124

Inflammation of the Meninges

Answer 125

Inflammation of the Meninges and the Brain

Answer 126

Inflammation of the Spinal Cord

Answer 127

Defective formation of the Spinal Cord

Answer 128

Disease of the Spinal Cord

Answer 129

Disease of the Joints associated with Nerves

Answer 130

Disease of the Nerves, Brain, and Spinal Cord

Answer 131

Disease of the Nervous System

Answer 132

Inflammation of the Gray Matter of the Spinal Cord (Poli/o = Gray Matter)

Answer 133

Disease affecting Multiple Nerves

Answer 134

Degenerative disease of the CNS causing loss of Muscle Control Literally the hardening (Sclerosis) of the nerve cells on the sides (Lateral) of the spine leading to loss of muscle tissue from disuse

Answer 135

Eating disorder characterized by the patient's refusal to eat

Answer 136

Psychiatric disorder characterized by withdrawal from communication with others Patient is focused only on the self

Answer 137

Eating disorder characterized by overeating and usually followed by forced vomiting

Answer 138

Paralysis caused by damage to the area of the brain responsible for movement

Answer 139

Negative emotional state

Answer 140

Disease marked by seizures

Answer 141

Positive emotional state

Answer 142

Mental state just below mania (Mania = Excessive anger)

Answer 143

Psychiatric disorder characterized by alternating bouts of excitement and depression

Answer 144

Muscle Weakness

Answer 145

Disease characterized by sudden, uncontrolled sleepiness

Answer 146

Nerve condition (Anxiety, stress, irritation...)

Answer 147

Mind Condition (Break with reality)

Answer 148

Mental Illness

Answer 149

Mental Illness characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disordered speech

Answer 150

Drug that causes Loss of Sensation

Answer 151

Anesthetic that causes Complete Loss of Sensation

Answer 152

Anesthetic that does not affect Consciousness

Answer 153

Anesthetic that is injected into a Nerve causing Loss of Sensation over a Particular Area

Answer 154

Local Anesthetic applied to the Surface of the area to be anesthetized

Answer 155

Anesthetic applied in the Dural Region of the Spinal Cord

Answer 156

Drug that Relieves Pain

Answer 157

Drug that Opposes Convulsions

Answer 158

Drug that Opposes Depression

Answer 159

Drug that Opposes Psychoses

Answer 160

Drug that Lessens Anxiety

Answer 161

Drug that Aids Sleep

Answer 162

Study of the effects of drugs on the Nervous System

Answer 163

Study of the effects of drugs on Mental Processes

Answer 164

Drug that is able to Turn the Mind

Answer 165

Drug that Dissolves Clots

Answer 166

Incision into the Brain

Answer 167

Treatments using Chemicals

Answer 168

Removal of a piece of the Skull

Answer 169

Incision into the Skull

Answer 170

Removal of the Inside of an Artery

Answer 171

Surgery on the Nervous System performed by entering the body through Blood Vessels

Answer 172

Removal of a Lobe

Answer 173

Incision into a Lobe

Answer 174

Removal of a Nerve

Answer 175

Destruction of a Nerve

Answer 176

Reconstruction of Nerve Tissue

Answer 177

Suturing of a Nerve (Often the severed ends of a nerve) (-rrhaphy = Suture)

Answer 178

Incision into a Nerve

Answer 179

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Answer 180

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease)

Answer 181

Central Nervous System

Answer 182

Cerebral Palsy

Answer 183

Cerebrospinal Fluid

Answer 184

Cerebrovascular Accident

Answer 185

Electroencephalogram

Answer 186

Electromyelogram

Answer 187

Intracranial Pressure

Answer 188

Level of Consciousness

Answer 189

Lumbar Puncture

Answer 190

Magnetic Resonance Angiography

Answer 191

Multiple Sclerosis

Answer 192

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Answer 193

Positron Emission Tomography

Answer 194

Peripheral Nervous System

Answer 195

Transient Ischemic Attack

Answer 196

Coagulation Anticoagulant, Coagulopathy

Answer 197

Clot Thrombocyte, Thrombosis

Answer 198

Blood Hemolysis Hematology

Answer 199

Cell Erythrocyte, Thrombocytosis

Answer 200

White Leukocytes, Leukemia

Answer 201

Vein Phlebotomy Venospasm

Answer 202

Lymph Lymphadenitis, Lymphoma

Answer 203

Bone Marrow / Spine Myelitis, Myelodysplasia

Answer 204

Blood Condition Anemia, Leukemia

Answer 205

Tonsils Tonsillitis, Tonsillectomy

Answer 206

Spleen Splenomegaly, Splenectomy

Answer 207

Thymus Thymoma, Thymectomy

Answer 208

Immune System Immunology, Immunoglobin

Answer 209

Deficiency Cytopenia

Answer 210

Reduction of RBC noticed by the patient as weakness & fatigue

Answer 211

Large Bruise

Answer 212

Mass of Blood within an organ, cavity, or tissue

Answer 213

Condition in which Blood doesn't clot, thus causing excessive bleeding

Answer 214

Excessive Blood Loss

Answer 215

Small Bruise

Answer 216

Injury to tissue that occurs After Blood Flow is Restored

Answer 217

Any Disease of a Lymph Gland (Lymph Node) Used to refer to noticeably swollen lymph nodes, especially in neck

Answer 218

Swelling caused by Abnormal Accumulation of Lymph Usually in the extremeties

Answer 219

Pain in Spleen

Answer 220

Pain in Spleen

Answer 221

Condition characterized by a great Inequality in the size of RBC

Answer 222

Oval shaped RBC

Answer 223

Condition characterized by an increase in the number of Oval-shaped RBC

Answer 224

Blockage of Blood Vessel caused by Embolus

Answer 225

Mass of matter present in the blood

Answer 226

Abnormal increase in the number of RBC

Answer 227

Formation of Blood Cells

Answer 228

Breakdown of Blood Cells

Answer 229

Increase in the number of WBC

Answer 230

Deficiency in WBC

Answer 231

Condition characterized by Large RBC

Answer 232

Condition characterized by Small RBC

Answer 233

Formation of Bone Marrow

Answer 234

Deficiency in Neutrophils

Answer 235

Normal sized RBC

Answer 236

Deficiency in the number of RBC

Answer 237

Deficiency in all Cellular Components of Blood

Answer 238

Process in which Phagocytes (Type of WBC) destroy foreign microorganisms or cell debris

Answer 239

Condition characterized by RBC in a variety of shapes (Poikil/o = Various)

Answer 240

Excess of RBC

Answer 241

Immature RBC (Root comes from its net-like shape)

Answer 242

Cell that helps Blood Clot aka - Platelets

Answer 243

Deficiency in the number of Platelets

Answer 244

Increase in the number of Platelets

Answer 245

Blockage of a Vessel (Embolism) caused by a clot that has broken off from where it formed

Answer 246

Capable of Producing a Blood Clot

Answer 247

Formation of a Blood Clot

Answer 248

Blood Clot

Answer 249

Absence of a Spleen or of a Spleen Function

Answer 250

Enlargement of the Liver and the Spleen

Answer 251

Lymph Cell

Answer 252

Abnormal Deficiency in Lymph

Answer 253

Displacement of the Spleen (Sometimes called Floating Spleen) (-ectopy = Displacement)

Answer 254

Breakdown of Spleen tissue

Answer 255

Enlargement of the Spleen

Answer 256

Downward Displacement (Drooping) of the Spleen (-ptosis = Drooping / Downward Displacement)

Answer 257

Overdevelopment of the Thymus (Hyperplasia = Overdevelopment)

Answer 258

Substance produced by body in response to an Antigen

Answer 259

Substance that causes the body to produce Antibodies

Answer 260

Test to judge or separate the Blood Used to determine the Ratio of RBC to Total Blood Volume

Answer 261

Study of the Blood

Answer 262

Iron-containing pigment in RBC that carries oxygen to the cells

Answer 263

Inadequate Flow of Blood

Answer 264

Protein that provides protection (immunity) against diseases

Answer 265

Study of the Immune System

Answer 266

Specialist in the study of the Immune System

Answer 267

Record of the study of Lymph Vessels

Answer 268

Procedure to study the Lymph Vessels

Answer 269

Circulation of Blood through tissue

Answer 270

Study of Veins

Answer 271

Specialist in Drawing Blood

Answer 272

Incision into a Vein aka - Drawing Blood

Answer 273

Fancy name for Device that measures Blood Pressure

Answer 274

Disease caused by the body's Immune System attacking the body's OWN healthy tissue

Answer 275

Any Disease that deals with problems in Blood Coagulation

Answer 276

Formation of a Blood Clot in a Vein Deep in the body Most commonly in the leg

Answer 277

Disease of the Hemoglobin

Answer 278

Increased ability of the Blood to Coagulate

Answer 279

Having an Immune System incapable of responding normally and completely to a pathogen or disease

Answer 280

Immune System with decreased or compromised response to disease-causing organisms

Answer 281

Reduction in the activity of the body's Immune System

Answer 282

Blockage of Blood Flow to an organ

Answer 283

Dilation of Blood Vessels (-ectasia = Dilation)

Answer 284

Condition in which RBC assume a Spherical shape (Spher/o = Sphere)

Answer 285

Inflammation of Vein caused by a Clot

Answer 286

Reduced RBC

Answer 287

Anemia caused by RBC not being formed in sufficient quantities (Aplastic = No Formation Condition)

Answer 288

Anemia caused by the Destruction of RBC

Answer 289

Anemia caused by inadequate Iron Intake

Answer 290

Presence of Bilirubin in the Blood

Answer 291

Excessive Bilirubin in the Blood

Answer 292

Excessive Cholesterol in the Blood

Answer 293

Excessive Fat in the Blood

Answer 294

Increased Blood Volume

Answer 295

Decreased Blood Volume

Answer 296

Presence of disease-causing microorganisms in the Blood (Septic = Disease-causing)

Answer 297

Presence of Urine in the Blood

Answer 298

Inflammation of the Liver and Spleen

Answer 299

Increased Spleen Activity

Answer 300

Inflammation of a Lymph Node (Lymph Gland)

Answer 301

Dilation of a Lymph Vessel Normally noticed by swelling in the extremeties

Answer 302

Inflammation of Lymph Vessels

Answer 303

Condition characterized by an Abnormally Large number of Mononuclear Leukocytes

Answer 304

Disease characterized by Poor Production of Blood Cells by the Bone Marrow

Answer 305

Inflammation of Bone and Bone Marrow

Answer 306

Inflammation of the Spleen

Answer 307

Any Disease of the Spleen

Answer 308

Rupture of the Spleen (-rrhexis = Rupture)

Answer 309

Disease of the Thymus

Answer 310

Inflammation of a Tonsil

Answer 311

Cancer of the Blood or Bone Marrow characterized by the abnormal increase in WBC

Answer 312

Tumor originating in Lymphocytes

Answer 313

Cancerous Tumor of the Bone Marrow

Answer 314

Cancerous Tumor of the Bone Marrow when the tumors are present in several bones

Answer 315

Tumor of the Thymus

Answer 316

Drug that Prevents the Coagulation of Blood

Answer 317

Drug that Stops the Flow of Blood

Answer 318

Drug that Breaks down Blood Clots

Answer 319

Surgical Removal of the Spleen through the Abdomen

Answer 320

Surgical Removal of a Lymph Node (Lymph Gland)

Answer 321

Incision into a Lymph Node (Lymph Gland)

Answer 322

Surgical Fixation of the Spleen and a Kidney (-pexy = Surgical Fixation)

Answer 323

Surgical Removal of the Thymus

Answer 324

Surgical Removal of a Tonsil

Answer 325

General term for a process, similar to Dialysis, that draws out a patient's blood, removes something from it, then returns the rest of the blood to the patient's body (-apheresis = Separation)

Answer 326

Apheresis to remove Cellular Material

Answer 327

Apheresis to remove Plasma

Answer 328

Apheresis to remove Platelets (To donate to patients in need)

Answer 329

Infusion into a patient of blood from another source

Answer 330

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Answer 331

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Answer 332

Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Answer 333

Bone Marrow Transplant

Answer 334

Complete Blood Count

Answer 335

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Answer 336

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy

Answer 337

Epstein-Barr Virus

Answer 338

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

Answer 339

Hematocrit

Answer 340

Hemoglobin

Answer 341

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Answer 342

Hepatosplenomegaly

Answer 343

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

Answer 344

International Normalized Ratio

Answer 345

Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Answer 346

Intravenous

Answer 347

Intravenous Immunoglobulin

Answer 348

Lymphadenopathy

Answer 349

Platelet Count

Answer 350

Prothrombin Time

Answer 351

Partial Thromboplastin Time

Answer 352

Red Blood Cell / Red Blood Count

Answer 353

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Purpura

Answer 354

White Blood Count / White Blood Cell

Answer 355

Eye Oculopathy Ophthalmologist Optometrist

Answer 356

Tear Lacrimation Dacryorrhea

Answer 357

Vision Condition Hyperopia Akinetopsia

Answer 358

Condition where unable to see objects in motion

Answer 359

Eyelid Blepharedema, Blepharoplasty

Answer 360

Cornea Corneal Transplant Keratitis

Answer 361

Conjuctiva Conjustivitis

Answer 362

Sclera (White of eye) Scleritis

Answer 363

Vitreous Liquid (aka Vitreous Humor) Vitreous Liquid, Vitrectomy

Answer 364

Ciliary Body Cycloplegia

Answer 365

Retina Retinitis, Retinoscope

Answer 366

Iris Iritis Iridalgia

Answer 367

Lens Phacoscope Phakitis

Answer 368

Ear Aural Otoscope

Answer 369

Sound/Hearing Acoustic Audiogram

Answer 370

Hearing Condition Hyperacusis, Osteoacusis

Answer 371

Ear Wax Ceruminolysis

Answer 372

Eustachian Tube Rhinosalpingitis

Answer 373

Eardrum Tympanostomy Myringotomy

Answer 374

Mastoid Process Mastoiditis

Answer 375

Labyrinth Labyrinthitis

Answer 376

Vestibule Vestibulitis

Answer 377

Cochlea Cochleitis

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