Mid Term Study Guide

Question 1

Gastrectomy

Answer 1

Removal of stomach (part or whole)

Question 2

Osteitis

Answer 2

Inflammation of the bone.

Bones are weak and painful.

Question 3

Cystoscopy

Answer 3

Procedure to look inside the urinary bladder (urethra) using a thin camera called a cystoscope.

Process or visualization.

Question 4

Hepatoma

Answer 4

Tumor or cancer of the liver (liver cells)

Question 5

Iatrogenic

Answer 5

Adverse side effects caused by treatment given by physicians (drugs or procedure)

Question 6

Electroencephalogram

Answer 6

EGG. Test or record of brain activity.

Produced by electroencephalography (a condition where the brain tissues become inflamed)

Question 7

Diagnosis

Answer 7

A decision about the nature of the patients condition after appropriate tests are done.

Sufficient information about the patients condition has been obtained.

Complete state of knowledge.

Question 8

Mediastinum

Answer 8

The area between the lungs.

The organs in this area are the heart and its large blood vessels, the trachea, the esophagus, the thymus, and lymph nodes but not the lungs.

Question 9

Adipose

Answer 9

Body full of fat.

Connective tissue in which fat is stored and which has the cells distended by droplets of fat. Connective tissue that extends through out the body.

Question 10

Throat

Answer 10

Also called pharynx. Common passageway for food.

The hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (the tube that goes to the stomach.

Question 11

Sarcoma

Answer 11

Tumor of flesh.

Cancerous tumor of tissue - bones, fat and muscles.

Question 12

Craniotomy

Answer 12

Removal of a disease or injured portion of the brain.

Operation in which a small hole is made in the skull or a piece of bone from the skull is removed to show part of the brain.

Question 13

Histologist

Answer 13

The study of tissues and cells under a microscope. A type of scientist.

Question 14

Neutrophil

Answer 14

A white blood cell - that is an important part of the immune system and helps the body fight infection.

Question 15

Laryngectomy

Answer 15

surgical removal of all or part of the larynx which is a voice box

Question 16

Angioplasty

Answer 16

Surgical repair or blood vessels.

A cardiologist opens a narrow blood vessel.

Question 17

Blood cell that produces antibodies

Answer 17

Lymphocytes

Question 18

Recombinant DNA

Answer 18

DNA that is made artificially by combining genetic materials from different organisms and sources.

Question 19

Tachycardia

Answer 19

Condition of rapid heartbeat.

Question 20

Epithelium

Answer 20

Layer in skill cells forming the outer and inner surface of the body.

Question 21

Percutaneous

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Slow heartbeat

Answer 22

Bradycardia

Question 23

Both sides

Answer 23

Bilateral

Question 24

Lack of water

Answer 24

Dehydration

Question 25

Peristalsis

Answer 25

Involuntary, progressive, rhythmic contraction of muscles in the walls or the esophagus (tubular organs)

Question 26

Pulp of tooth

Answer 26

the connective tissue, nerves, blood vessels, and odontoblasts that comprise the innermost layer of a tooth

Question 27

Buccal

Answer 27

The inner lining of the cheeks.

Question 28

Hyperbilirubinemia

Answer 28

High levels of bilirubin in the blood

Question 29

Common bile duct

Answer 29

A tube that carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum.

Question 30

Amylase

Answer 30

An enzyme produced in the pancreas and salivary glands that helps in the digestion of starches

Question 31

Trigone

Answer 31

a triangular region at the base of the bladder where the ureters enter and the urethra exits.

Question 32

Meatal stenosis

Answer 32

an abnormal narrowing of the urethral opening (meatus).

Question 33

Electrolyte

Answer 33

A substance that breaks up into ions (particles with electrical charges) when it is dissolved in water or body fluids

Question 34

Creatinine

Answer 34

A compound that is excreted from the body in urine. Removes nitrogenous waste products. Creatinine levels are measured to monitor kidney function.

Question 35

Anuria

Answer 35

Urinate tract failure

Question 36

Perivesical

Answer 36

Surrounding the urinary bladder

Question 37

Oliguria

Answer 37

reduced output of urine. Person going to the bathroom less

Question 38

to bleed heavily or uncontrollably

Answer 38

Hemorrhage

Question 39

Cholestasis

Answer 39

A checking or failure of bile flow. Any condition in which the release of bile from the liver is blocked

Question 40

Menorrhea

Answer 40

Menstrual periods with abnormally heavy or prolonged bleeding

Question 41

Blepharoplasty

Answer 41

Eyelid surgery, or blepharoplasty, is a type of surgery that alters the appearance of the upper eyelids, lower eyelids or both.

Question 42

Choledochal

Answer 42

relating to, being, or occurring in the common bile duct

Question 43

Glossotomy

Answer 43

Surgical removal of all or part of the tongue