Chapters 3 & 4 medical term
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
