[NCM 101CL] Medical Terminologies

Question 1

What is the deep, rapid respiration characteristic of diabetic or other causes of acidosis?

Answer 1

Kussmaul’s breathing

Question 2

What is the term for offensive odor of the breath?

Answer 2

Halitosis

Question 3

What is the characteristic breath odor associated with diabetic ketoacidosis?

Answer 3

Acetone Breath Odor

Question 4

What is the term for a urine-like or ‘fishy’ odor in chronic kidney failure?

Answer 4

Ammonia Odor

Question 5

What is the term for the fabrication of information that occurs during hypnosis?

Answer 5

Confabulation

Question 6

What is characterized by a rapid succession of thoughts and loosely linked verbalization?

Answer 6

Flight of Ideas

Question 7

What feature of mood disorders is associated with Flight of Ideas?

Answer 7

Manic mood

Question 8

What is the term for paleness of the skin or mucosae?

Answer 8

Pallor

Question 9

What condition causes yellow discoloration of the skin and eyes due to liver disease?

Answer 9

Jaundice

Question 10

What shows increased levels in Jaundice?

Answer 10

Bile Pigments

Question 11

Where are the increased levels of bile pigments found in Jaundice?

Answer 11

Blood

Question 12

What is the term for redness of the skin caused by capillary congestion?

Answer 12

Erythema

Question 13

What is the term for bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes?

Answer 13

Cyanosis

Question 14

What is the term for generalized gray-brown discoloration of the skin?

Answer 14

Hemochromatosis

Question 15

What are white patches in the skin surrounded by normal pigmentation called?

Answer 15

Vitiligo

Question 16

What is the congenital absence of melanin called?

Answer 16

Albinism

Question 17

What is the natural outward curve of the nail plate called?

Answer 17

Convex curvature

Question 18

What is the term for spoon or concave nails?

Answer 18

Koilonychia

Question 19

What is the term for nails that meet at an angle of 180 degrees or greater?

Answer 19

Clubbing of fingers

Question 20

What is the separation of the nail from the nailbed called?

Answer 20

Onycholysis

Question 21

What are transverse ridges on nails that indicate halted growth called?

Answer 21

Beau’s lines

Question 22

What is the term for inflammation of the skin?

Answer 22

Parenchyma

Question 23

What is a flat nonpalpable lesion less than 1cm called?

Answer 23

Macule

Question 24

What is a flat nonpalpable lesion greater than 1cm called?

Answer 24

Patch

Question 25

What is a palpable raised but superficial lesion less than 1cm called?

Answer 25

Papule

Question 26

What is a raised superficial temporary lesion called?

Answer 26

Wheal

Question 27

What is a palpable solid lesion less than 2cm called?

Answer 27

Nodule

Question 28

What is a palpable fluid-filled lesion less than 2cm called?

Answer 28

Cyst

Question 29

What is a palpable solid lesion greater than 2cm called?

Answer 29

Tumor

Question 30

What is a palpable fluid-filled serous lesion less than 1cm called?

Answer 30

Vesicle

Question 31

What is a palpable fluid-filled serous lesion greater than 1cm called?

Answer 31

Bullae

Question 32

What is a palpable pus-filled lesion called?

Answer 32

Pustule

Question 33

What is the term for hives?

Answer 33

Urticaria

Question 34

What is the term for white nails?

Answer 34

Leukonychia

Question 35

What is the term for fungal skin diseases occurring in the foot?

Answer 35

Tinea pedis

Question 36

What is the term for fungal skin disease occurring anywhere in the body?

Answer 36

Tinea corporis

Question 37

What is the term for thinning of hair growth?

Answer 37

Alopecia

Question 38

What is the term for excessive hair growth?

Answer 38

Hirsutism

Question 39

What is the presence of lice on the scalp called?

Answer 39

Pediculosis capitis

Question 40

What is the term for a head of normal shape and size for age?

Answer 40

Normocephalic

Question 41

What is the abnormal protrusion of the eyeball called?

Answer 41

Exophthalmos

Question 42

What is the abnormal condition where cerebrospinal fluid collects in the brain's ventricles?

Answer 42

Hydrocephalus

Question 43

What is the chronic disease marked by enlargement of bones due to pituitary gland overactivity?

Answer 43

Acromegaly

Question 44

What is the drooping of the upper eyelid called?

Answer 44

Ptosis

Question 45

What is the term for visible sclera between iris and eyelid?

Answer 45

Exophthalmos

Question 46

What is the outward turning of the lower eyelid that leaves the eye exposed?

Answer 46

Extropion

Question 47

What is the inversion of the eyelid causing lashes to rub against the globe called?

Answer 47

Entropion

Question 48

What is the term for accumulation of fluid?

Answer 48

Edema

Question 49

What is the whitish deposit in the cornea called?

Answer 49

Arcus senilis

Question 50

What is the term for dilatation of the pupil of the eye?

Answer 50

Mydriasis

Question 51

What is the term for constriction of the pupil of the eye?

Answer 51

Miosis

Question 52

What does PERRLA stand for?

Answer 52

Pupils Equally Round and Reactive to Light and Accommodation

Question 53

What is the inability of both eyes to gaze at the same point called?

Answer 53

Strabismus

Question 54

What is the term for rapid involuntary rhythmic eye movement?

Answer 54

Nystagmus

Question 55

What is the disorder of the sebaceous gland causing increased secretion called?

Answer 55

Seborrhea

Question 56

What is the abnormal mass of tissue obstructing vision by growing over the cornea called?

Answer 56

Pterygium

Question 57

What is the slightly elevated elastic tissue deposit in the conjunctiva called?

Answer 57

Pinguecula

Question 58

What is the term for unequal pupils?

Answer 58

Anisocoria

Question 59

What is the term for ears greater than 10cm in vertical height?

Answer 59

Macrotia

Question 60

What is the term for ears less than 4cm in vertical height?

Answer 60

Microtia

Question 61

What is the term for diminished hearing acuity in older adults?

Answer 61

Presbycusis

Question 62

What are elongated or rounded projections seen in the nasal cavity called?

Answer 62

Nasal polyps

Question 63

What is the inflammation of the sinuses usually following an upper respiratory infection called?

Answer 63

Sinusitis

Question 64

What is the slight ingrowth of the lower nasal septum called?

Answer 64

Deviated nasal septum

Question 65

What is the term for a nosebleed?

Answer 65

Epistaxis