Terminology

Question 1

Acute

Answer 1

Of sudden onset; having a short course.

Question 2

Adhesion

Answer 2

Abnormal fibrous Union of tissues; process of joining or sticking together.

Question 3

Anemia

Answer 3

Condition characterized by reduced numbers of red blood cells.

Question 4

Anesthesia

Answer 4

State of being without sensation, especially to pain. May or may not be accompanied by unconsciousness

Question 5

Anorexia

Answer 5

Loss of appetite.

Question 6

Apnea

Answer 6

Cessation of breathing

Question 7

Arrhythmia

Answer 7

Variation in rhythm of the heart beat.

Question 8

Artery

Answer 8

Vessel through which the blood flows away from the heart to various parts of the body.

Question 9

Aspirate

Answer 9

To remove fluid or gas from a cavity by suction; to inhale; material withdrawn by aspiration.

Question 10

Atrophy

Answer 10

Wasting away of a body part

Question 11

Benign

Answer 11

Not malignant; with a favorable prognosis.

Question 12

Bilateral

Answer 12

Occurring on both sides of the body.

Question 13

Biopsy

Answer 13

Removal of a small amount of tissue from the body for examination, usually microscopic

Question 14

Bloat

Answer 14

Gaseous distention of the stomach or other part of the gastrointestinal tract

Question 15

Bills

Answer 15

Mass of food ready to be swallowed or passed through the intestines; a large pill; a large volume of fluid rapidly given intravenously.