Terms week 2

Question 1

Anemia

Answer 1

Group of disorders generally defined as a reduction in the mass of circulating red blood cells

Question 2

Aneurysm

Answer 2

Weakening and bulging of part if a vessel wall

Question 3

Angina

Answer 3

heart pain or other discomfort felt in the chest, shoulders, arms, jaw, or neck caused by insufficient blood and oxygen to the heart

Question 4

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)

Answer 4

Inflammatory response that causes degenerative changes in the spinal vertebrae

Question 5

Anorexia nervosa

Answer 5

Physical and psychiatric disorder that involves a combination of an intense fear of weight gain, distorted body image, and self-imposed starvation

Question 6

Anterior cruciate ligament tear

Answer 6

Injury to one of the knee, which originates on the anterior

Question 7

Appendicitis

Answer 7

Inflammation of the appendix

Question 8

Arrhythmia

Answer 8

Loss of heart rhythm

Question 9

Arteriosclerosis

Answer 9

Thickening, loss of elasticity, and loss of contractility of arterial walls

Question 10

Asbestosis

Answer 10

Respiratory disease caused by chronic or repetitive inhalation of asbestos fiber

Question 11

Ascites

Answer 11

Accumulation of serious fluid in the peritoneal cavity

Question 12

Asthma

Answer 12

Disease marked by episodic narrowing and inflammtion of he airways, resulting in wheezing, SOB, and couch

Question 13

Astigmatism

Answer 13

Abnormal curvature of the cornea that distorts the visual image

Question 14

Atelectasis

Answer 14

Partial collapse of the alveoli and tiny airways of the lung

Question 15

Atherosclerosis

Answer 15

the most common form arteriosclerosis, marked by deposits of cholesterol, lipids, and calcium on the walls if the arteries, which may restrict blood flow