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Question 1

v An abnormally rapid rate of respiration usually of more than 20 breaths per minute is known as

Answer 1

tachypnea

Question 2

An abnormally slow heart rate of less than 60 beats per minute is known as

Answer 2

bradycardia

Question 3

the suffix means surgical fixation

Answer 3

-pexy

Question 4

the presence of glucose in the urine is known as

Answer 4

glycosuria

Question 5

A collection of pus within the body cavity is known as a /an

Answer 5

empyema

Question 6

The grating sound heard when the ends of a broken bone move together is known as

Answer 6

crepitus

Question 7

The abnormal development or growth of cells is known as

Answer 7

hyperplasia

Question 8

which form of anemia is a genetic disorder

Answer 8

Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia

Question 9

The process through which the body maintains a constant internal environment is known as

Answer 9

homeostasis

Question 10

is an inflammation of the myelin sheath of peripheral nerves, characterized by rapidly worsening muscle weakness that can lead to temporary paralysis

Answer 10

Guillain-Barré syndrome

Question 11

The term describes weakness of wearing away of body tissues and structures caused by pathology or by disuse of the muscle over a long period of time

Answer 11

atrophy

Question 12

The suffix means blood of blood condition

Answer 12

-emia

Question 13

the procedure in which an anastomosis is created between the upper potion of stomach and the duodenum is a/an

Answer 13

gastrojejunostomy

Question 14

Another term for conventional, or Western, medical practices and systems of health care is medicine

Answer 14

allopathic medicine

Question 15

the term means abnormal enlargement of the liver

Answer 15

hepatomegaly

Question 16

the term describing the prolapse of a kidney is

Answer 16

nephroptosis

Question 17

which of these conditions is commonly known as a bruise

Answer 17

ecchymosis

Question 18

acute respiratory infection known as is characterized in children and infants by obstruction of the larynx, hoarseness, and a barking cough

Answer 18

croup

Question 19

is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s own antibodies attack and destroy the cells of the thyroid gland

Answer 19

graves’ disease

Question 20

which std can be detected through the VDRL blood test before the lesions appear

Answer 20

syphilis

Question 21

a blood clot attached to the interior wall of a vein or artery is known a/an

Answer 21

thrombus

Question 22

the term describes the removal of a body part or the destruction of its function through the use of surgery, hormones, drugs, heat, chemicals, electrocautery, or other methods

Answer 22

ablation