Terminology

Question 1

Polyphagia

Answer 1

increased appetite
poly = many
phagia = eat

Question 2

Polydipsia

Answer 2

excessive thirst
poly = many
dipsia = thirst

Question 3

Polyuria

Answer 3

increased volume of urine
poly = many
uria = urine

Question 4

Stranguria

Answer 4

straining to urinate
uria = urine
stran = straining

Question 5

dysuria

Answer 5

difficulty/pain urinating
uria = urine
dys = difficult

Question 6

Pollakiuria

Answer 6

increased frequency, but not necessarily volume
uria = urine
Pollaki = many times

Question 7

Periuria

Answer 7

urinaring in abnormal places

Question 8

Anuria

Answer 8

unable to pass urine
uria = urine
an = unable

Question 9

HYPERAESTHESIA / HYPERALGESIA

Answer 9

specific to diseases such as rabies
- most severe seizure

Question 10

hyperthermia

Answer 10

body temperature above normal range
hyper = more

Question 11

hypothermia

Answer 11

body temperature below normal range
- hypo = lower

Question 12

pyrexia

Answer 12

fever/febrile response - regulated hyperthermia due to an inflammatory response

Question 13

exogenous pyrogens

Answer 13

drugs, toxins, viral or bacteria products (endotoxin)

Question 14

auscultation

Answer 14

listening with a stethoscope

Question 15

tachycardia

Answer 15

fast heart rate
cardia = think cardiovascular - heart
tachy = fast

Question 16

bradycardia

Answer 16

slow heart rate
Brady = slow
cardio = cardiovascular - heart

Question 17

arrhythmia

Answer 17

irregular heart rate

Question 18

dyspnoea

Answer 18

difficulty breathing/increased effort
pnoea = breath/respiration
dys = difficult

Question 19

tachypnoea

Answer 19

rapid breathing
tachy = increased

Question 20

Radiograph

Answer 20

the image produced using x-radiation

Question 21

Radiology

Answer 21

science of interpreting radiographs

Question 22

X-ray

Answer 22

energetic beam of electromagnetic radiation not visible to the naked eye

Question 23

Radiodensity

Answer 23

property of being relatively resistant to the passage of X-ray

Question 24

Oncotic pressure

Answer 24

osmotic pressure that prevents water from diffusing from the blood into the tissues

Question 25

Metabolites

Answer 25

any substance produced during metabolism (digestion or other bodily chemical processes)

Question 26

Globulins

Answer 26

antibodies, not always measured when it comes to routine biochemical panels

Question 27

Thrombopoiesis

Answer 27

process of platelet production

Question 28

Thrombocytopenia

Answer 28

too low platelet concentration

Question 29

Erythropoiesis

Answer 29

key process of RBC production poiesis = production Erythro = red

Question 30

Polycythemia

Answer 30

thickened blood, high numbers of red blood cells cythemia = cells in blood poly = many

Question 31

elevated Packed cell volume - PCV

Answer 31

haematocrit

Question 32

myelopoiesis

Answer 32

process of Myelocyte production poiesis = production myelo = Myelocyte

Question 33

lymohopoiesis

Answer 33

process of Lymphocyte production

Question 34

leukocytes

Answer 34

white blood cells

Question 35

Leukogram

Answer 35

examination of leukocyte concentrations

Question 36

Neutrophilia

Answer 36

increased Neutrophil number philia = increased

Question 37

Neutropenia

Answer 37

decreased Neutrophil number penia = lack of

Question 38

Lymphocytosis

Answer 38

lymphocyte concentration above normal range cytosis = increase lymph = lymphocytes

Question 39

Lymphopenia

Answer 39

lymphocyte concentration below normal range openia = lack of

Question 40

aetiology

Answer 40

causative agents and associated factors ology = study of

Question 41

pathogenesis

Answer 41

development of disease within the body genesis = beginning of patho = suffering/disease

Question 42

lesions

Answer 42

observable structural changes and/or abnormalities in tissue and fluids due to disease in living tissue (changes due to disease that have occurred in living tissue)