Terminology

Question 1

Slow heart rate

Answer 1

bradycardia

Question 2

Slow breathing

Answer 2

bradypnea

Question 3

Hardening of arteries

Answer 3

Atherosclerosis

Question 4

Surgical removal of tonsils

Answer 4

tonsilectomy

Question 5

Low blood platelet count

Answer 5

thrombocytopenia

Question 6

Surgical removal of the appendix

Answer 6

appendectomy

Question 7

Enlargement of the heart

Answer 7

cardiomegaly

Question 8

Inflammation of the liver

Answer 8

Hepatitis

Question 9

Infection of the middle ear

Answer 9

otitis media

Question 10

Redness of skin

Answer 10

ERYTHEMA

Question 11

Nerve pain

Answer 11

NEURALGIA

Question 12

Presence of red blood cells in urine

Answer 12

HEMATURIA

Question 13

Oxygen carrying protein in the muscle

Answer 13

MYOGLOBIN

Question 14

Serous covering of the heart

Answer 14

PERICARDIUM

Question 15

Inflammation of muscle

Answer 15

MYOSITIS

Question 16

Inflammation of the spinal cord

Answer 16

MYELITIS

Question 17

Hereditary bleeding disorder

Answer 17

HEMOPHILIA

Question 18

Abnormally low blood platelets

Answer 18

ANEMIA

Question 19

A mature bone cell

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OSTEOCYTE

Question 20

Literally means “cold therapy

Answer 20

CRYOTHERAPY

Question 21

The branch of medicine dealing with

skin

Answer 21

DERMATOLOGY

Question 22

Condition in which person’s urine
contains more than the normal
amount of glucose or sugar

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GLUCOSURIA

Question 23

A type of blood cell from in the blood
made in the bone marrow that is
found in our blood, “red blood cells

Answer 23

ERYTHROCYTE

Question 24

increased amount of blood in the

vessels of an organ or tissue

Answer 24

HYPEREMIA

Question 25

Low blood pressure

Answer 25

HYPOTENSION

Question 26

specialized medical imaging that uses a low-dose x-ray system to see inside the breasts.

Answer 26

MAMMOGRAPHY

Question 27

``` a benign (noncancerous) tumor that develops in or around the uterus ```

Answer 27

MYOMA

Question 28

Outer layer of the uterus

Answer 28

PERIMETRIUM

Question 29

disorder involving infrequent, irregular or prolonged menstrual periods

Answer 29

POLYCYSTIC

Question 30

impairment of cardiac function | attributed to aging

Answer 30

PRESBYCARDIA

Question 31

Forecast of the likely course of a | disease or ailment

Answer 31

PROGNOSIS

Question 32

diagnosis associated with a group of | symptoms affecting the nose.

Answer 32

RHINITIS

Question 33

defined as enlargement of the | spleen, measured by size or weight

Answer 33

defined as enlargement of the | spleen, measured by size or weight