Medical Terminology 16-30

Question 1

edema

Answer 1

swelling due to excessive liquid in the tissues

Question 2

gangrene

Answer 2

a condition caused by large areas of tissue dying due to a lack of blood supply

Question 3

incision

Answer 3

a cut made in the body to perform surgery

Question 4

jaundiced

Answer 4

yellow-colored skin or the white part of the eyes (sclera) caused by a buildup of bilirubin

Question 5

laceration

Answer 5

torn, ragged-edged wound

Question 6

lesion

Answer 6

an area of abnormal tissue

Question 7

metastasis

Answer 7

the process in which cancer spreads from one part of the body to another

Question 8

necrosis

Answer 8

cell death from damage, not a normal process

Question 9

nodule

Answer 9

a growth or lump that may be malignant or benign

Question 10

pallor

Answer 10

an unnatural paleness or absence of color in the skin

Question 11

percutaneous

Answer 11

passing through the skin, as an injection or a topical medicine

Question 12

pruritus

Answer 12

itching

Question 13

subcutaneous

Answer 13

beneath the skin

Question 14

arthralgia

Answer 14

joint pain

Question 15

chronic

Answer 15

a condition that lasts a long time with periods of remission and exacerbation