Vocab #3

Question 0

Palpitation

Answer 0

Irregular pulsation of the heart felt by the patient

Question 1

Infection

Answer 1

Contamination by disease producing germs

Question 2

Ambulatory

Answer 2

able to walk

Question 3

Febrile

Answer 3

Pertaining to a fever

Question 4

Rale

Answer 4

Bubbling sound caused by fluids or mucus in the air passages

Question 5

Pallor

Answer 5

Paleness, lack of color

Question 6

Noninvasive

Answer 6

Performing a procedure without penetrating the body

Question 7

Asphyxia

Answer 7

Suffocation

Question 8

Anatomy

Answer 8

Study of the structure of an organism

Question 9

Physiology

Answer 9

Study of the function of a living organism

Question 10

Agglutination

Answer 10

Clumping of foreign cells

Question 11

Exudate

Answer 11

Fluids, pus, or cells that have escaped from blood vessels into the tissues

Question 12

Serum

Answer 12

Amber colored fluid that exudes from clotted blood as a clot shrinks

Question 13

Lymph

Answer 13

Thin watery fluid that forms when plasma diffuses into tissue spaces

Question 14

Lacrimal Glands

Answer 14

Produce tears that constantly moisten and cleanse the eye

Question 15

Acuity

Answer 15

Sharpness of clearness

Question 16

Dementia

Answer 16

Organic loss of intellectual function

Question 17

Dentition

Answer 17

Natural teeth of the mouth

Question 18

Gingiva

Answer 18

Gums of the mouth