Medical Terminologies

Question 1

loss of memory

Answer 1

amnesia

Question 2

an abnormal swelling or bulge in the wall of a blood vessel

Answer 2

aneurysm

Question 3

thickening or hardening of the arteries

Answer 3

atherosclerosis

Question 4

connection between the arteries and veins that isn’t normal

Answer 4

arteriovenous malformation

Question 5

loss of balance or coordination

Answer 5

ataxia

Question 6

blurred or double vision

Answer 6

diplopia

Question 7

farsightedness

Answer 7

hyperopia

Question 8

nearsightedness

Answer 8

myopia

Question 9

slurred speech

Answer 9

dysarthria

Question 10

difficulty in writing

Answer 10

dysgraphia

Question 11

bruise

Answer 11

ecchymosis

Question 12

weakness or numbness

Answer 12

paresthesia

Question 13

blood clot within a blood vessel or blockage of a blood vessel

Answer 13

thrombus

Question 14

fragments of thrombus that travel to other parts of the vessel

Answer 14

embolus

Question 15

inflammation of the blood vessels

Answer 15

vasculitis

Question 16

spasm of the blood vessels

Answer 16

vasospasm

Question 17

process in the body that prevents blood clot from being problematic

Answer 17

fibrinolysis

Question 18

balance of blood

Answer 18

hemostasis