medical terminology part one

Question 1

abdomen

Answer 1

area between chest and pelvis

Question 2

abduction

Answer 2

moving arm or leg away from the body

Question 3

abuse

Answer 3

hurting a person by treating them badly

Question 4

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Answer 4

a disease that destroys the immune system leading to death caused by HIV

Question 5

active range of motion (AROM)

Answer 5

person can do own range of motion

Question 6

activities of daily living (ADL’s)

Answer 6

activities that people do every day such as bathing, dressing, feeding, using the toilet, etc.

Question 7

adduction

Answer 7

moving arm or leg to the center of the body

Question 8

advanced directive

Answer 8

also known as a living will; the patient signs a document stating his/her wishes regarding resuscitation, etc.

Question 9

agitated

Answer 9

anxious/nervous

Question 10

alcohol prep

Answer 10

small pad soaked with disinfectant alcohol used to clean skin

Question 11

alignment

Answer 11

keeping a straight line

Question 12

Alzheimer disease

Answer 12

terminal disease resulting in dementia

Question 13

ambulatory

Answer 13

able to walk

Question 14

amputation

Answer 14

removal of all or part of arm, leg, finger, etc.

Question 15

anal

Answer 15

pertaining to the anus

Question 16

angina

Answer 16

chest pain because heart is deprived of oxygen

Question 17

antibody

Answer 17

substance produced by blood that fights disease

Question 18

antiseptic

Answer 18

cleaning that prevents growth of bacteria

Question 19

anus

Answer 19

you know damn well what an anus is

Question 20

aorta

Answer 20

large blood vessel carrying blood and oxygen away from the heart

Question 21

aphasia

Answer 21

unable to speak or understand speech

Question 22

apical pulse

Answer 22

obtaining a pulse by listening through a stethoscope placed over the heart

Question 23

arteriosclerosis or atherosclerosis

Answer 23

deposits in blood vessels that narrow them, causing decreases in oxygen to the cells. it is a contributing cause of heart disease

Question 24

artery

Answer 24

blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart

Question 25

arthritis

Answer 25

chronic disease of the joints

Question 26

artificial

Answer 26

not real

Question 27

asepsis

Answer 27

to be free of disease causing microorganisms

Question 28

aspirate

Answer 28

inhaling food or fluid into lungs

Question 29

astrophy

Answer 29

shriveling, wasting away, weakening.

Question 30

axillary

Answer 30

underarm area

Question 31

bacteria

Answer 31

a kind of microorganism, some of which cause disease also referred to as germs

Question 32

battery

Answer 32

touching another person without their permission

Question 33

bedpan

Answer 33

a toilet, except it’s a pan and doesn’t flush

Question 34

bedrudden

Answer 34

unable to get out of bed

Question 35

bladder

Answer 35

muscular sac for storage of urine

Question 36

blood pressure

Answer 36

force of blood inside the artery wall. this pressure is measured at two points; when the heart contracts and when it relaxes

Question 37

body language

Answer 37

duh

Question 38

body mechanics

Answer 38

the way we stand and move our body

Question 39

bony prominence

Answer 39

place where bones are close to surface of skin

Question 40

bowel movements

Answer 40

to pass stool as final process of digestion

Question 41

brachial pulse

Answer 41

pulse on the inside if the elbow, above the bend in the elbow

Question 42

calibrated

Answer 42

measured

Question 43

cancer

Answer 43

out of control cells

Question 44

cane

Answer 44

walking stick, may contain a sword

Question 45

carcinoma

Answer 45

cancerous

Question 46

cardiac arrest

Answer 46

lack of heart beat

Question 47

cardiac

Answer 47

relating to the heart

Question 48

cardiopulmonary respiration (CPR)

Answer 48

done when the patient has no heart beat and respirations. circulation is maintained by doing chest compressions, and doing mouth to mouth to prevent brain cell death

Question 49

carotid pulse

Answer 49

pulse on either side if neck

Question 50

cataract

Answer 50

clouding of the lens of the eye

Question 51

catheter

Answer 51

tube inserted into body opening

Question 52

catheterization

Answer 52

inserting a catheter

Question 53

cell

Answer 53

you know what a fucking cell is

Question 54

central nervous system

Answer 54

brain & spine

Question 55

cerebral

Answer 55

pertaining to the brain

Question 56

cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

Answer 56

a stroke, interruption of blood and oxygen to part of the brain; caused by a blockage in a blood vessel or a ruptured blood vessel

Question 57

circularion

Answer 57

movement of blood in vessels throughout the body

Question 58

clean catch urine specimen

Answer 58

obtaining urine sample during middle of urinary stream

Question 59

clinitest

Answer 59

measurement of glucose in urine

Question 60

coccyx

Answer 60

bone at base of spine

Question 61

colon

Answer 61

large bowel or intestines

Question 62

colostomy

Answer 62

surgical opening into the colon

Question 63

coma

Answer 63

you know what a fucking coma is

Question 64

combatitive

Answer 64

square up, bitch

Question 65

commode

Answer 65

a moveable chair used for “toileting” with a bed pan in it

Question 66

communicable

Answer 66

disease that can be passed on

Question 67

confidentiality

Answer 67

no snitching mother fucker

Question 68

congested

Answer 68

filled with fluid

Question 69

constipation

Answer 69

the poopoo just don’t

Question 70

contagious

Answer 70

spread of infection or disease from person to person

Question 71

contaminate

Answer 71

to make dirty or contaminate with microorganisms

Question 72

contract

Answer 72

become smaller

Question 73

contracture

Answer 73

muscle that becomes shortened due to lack of use

Question 74

cueing

Answer 74

to remind, prompt, or talk someone through an activity

Question 75

cyanosis

Answer 75

blue or grey color that appears on a nail bed, or lips due to lack of oxygen in the blood

Question 76

dangling position

Answer 76

person sits with their legs over the side of the bed

Question 77

decubitus ulcer

Answer 77

breakdown of tissue, usually over bony prominences when circulation to the area is poor

Question 78

defecate

Answer 78

successful poop from the poop chute.

Question 79

dehydration

Answer 79

not enough fluids

Question 80

delusions

Answer 80

thinking half life 3 is still going to come out

Question 81

dementia

Answer 81

impaired mental & intellectual function

Question 82

dentures

Answer 82

artificial teeth

Question 83

depression

Answer 83

me lol

Question 84

dermis

Answer 84

inner layer of skin

Question 85

diabetes mellitus

Answer 85

a chronic disease in which the pancreas does not produce enough insulin

Question 86

diagnosis

Answer 86

disease or condition a patient may have identified by a physiciab

Question 87

diarrhea

Answer 87

the poop chute has had ENOUGH.