Chapters 3 & 4 medical term

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The pressure exerted by the circulating blood on the walls of the arteries and veins and on the chambers of the heart is:

BP

A noninvasive technique for visualizing internal structures based on magnetic properties of chemical elements within the body is called:

MRI

Itching of the skin is

a symptom

The patient complains of pain in his left arm. Pain experienced by the patient is:

a symptom

A disorder that has a rapid onset and is usually relatively severe and of short duration is:

acute

The term for a condition where there is a partial or total lack of melanin pigment is:

albinism

Which of the following words indicates large or enlarged

all of the above

A term that means to live without oxygen is

anaerobic

The term for a drug that relieves pain is:

analgesic

In cyanosis the skin has a ______ discoloration

blue

A Latin term for a hollow flexible tube that can be inserted into a body blood vessel or cavity is a:

cannula

A hollow flexible tube that can be inserted into a body cavity to instill or remove fluid is a:

catheter

The term that means introduction of a catheter is:

catheterization

Treatment of disease by chemical agents is:

chemotherapy

A disease that exists over a long time is _____?

chronic

Cryosurgery uses ______ to destroy tissues

cold

If a treatment is improper for a certain condition it is:

contraindicated

Which statement is true of antimicrobials? They are drugs that:

destroy or inhibit the growth of microbes

Identification of a disease by a scientific evaluation is:

diagnosis

In a blood pressure measurement, the lower reading is the ________ pressure

diastolic

A term for difficult movements is:

dyskinesia

A record or tracing of the electrical impulses from the heart is called an:

electrocardiogram

The term for a lighted instrument that is usually introduced into the body via a natural opening is:

endoscope

A lipoma is a benign tumor composed of

fatty tissue

Arteriosclerosis is _____ of the arteries

hardening

The term for destruction of red blood cells that results in release of hemoglobin is:

hemolysis

A term for an under functioning thyroid gland is:

hypothyroid

A general term for a procedure that requires entry into a body cavity or interruption of normal body function is:

invasive

If there is an area of necrosis in the bone, it means that party of the bone:

is dead

A term for a white blood cell is a(n):

leukocyte

Surgical crushing of a stone is

lithotripsy

A malignant pigmented tumor is a(n):

melanoma

Which term means an inflammation of the skin caused by fungus?

mycodermatitis

A chronic disorder characterized by recurrent attacks of drowsiness and stupor or sleep is

narcolepsy

Term(s) for before birth is (are)

none are correct

Feeling the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts with the hands in a body cavity is:

palpation

The term for tapping the body with the fingertips or fists to evaluate internal organs and to evaluate fluid in a body cavity is:

percussion

Unusual sensitivity of the eyes to light is

photophobia

A term for the predicted outcome of a disease is the

prognosis

An agent that causes fever is a

pyrogen

A commonly used term for an X-ray image is

radiograph

Substances that do not permit the passage of x-rays are described as:

rediopaque

A term for the objective evidence of a disease is:

sign

OIsteomalacia is:

softening of the bone

A device used to hear sounds within the body is:

stethoscope

Polydipsia means excessive

thirst

A medication like nitroglycerin given by a skin patch is a ________ medication

transdermal

Endotracheal means ________ the trachea

within

A word containing a term for yellow is:

xanthosis

In jaundice the skin has a _______ discoloration

yellow


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