Abdominal-Apnea 1-25

Question 1

Movement of a bone away from the midline of the body

Answer 1

Abduction

Question 2

Excision of a gland

Answer 2

Adenectomy

Question 3

Located on top of kidneys; secrete hormones

Answer 3

Adrenal Glands

Question 4

Enlargement of one or both of the adrenal glands

Answer 4

Adrenomegaly

Question 5

Inflammation or bleeding of the middle ear- caused by difference between the air pressure in the middle ear & that of the atmosphere

Answer 5

Aerotitis Media

Question 6

Condition characterized by absence of pigment in the skin, hair, & eyes

Answer 6

Albinism

Question 7

Presence in the urine of serum albumin

Answer 7

Albuminuria

Question 8

Partial or complete loss of hair

Answer 8

Alopecia

Question 9

Absence of menstrual flow

Answer 9

Amenorrhea

Question 10

W/O sensitivity to pain

Answer 10

Analgesia

Question 11

Surgical joining of 2 ducts, blood vessels, or bowel segments to allow flow from one to the other

Answer 11

Anastomosis

Question 12

Medical specialty dedicated to the treatment of male infertility & sexual dysfunction

Answer 12

Andriatrics

Question 13

Severe pain & constriction about the heart, usually radiating to the left shoulder & down the left arm, creating a feeling of pressure in the anterior chest

Answer 13

Angina Pectoris

Question 14

Spasmodic contraction of a blood vessel w/ increase in blood pressure

Answer 14

Angiospasm

Question 15

Abnormal condition of blood characterized by RBCs of variable & abnormal size

Answer 15

Anisocytosis

Question 16

Severe restriction of tongue movement as a result of fusion or adherence of the tongue to the floor of the mouth

Answer 16

Ankyloglossia

Question 17

Immobility & consolidation of a joint due to disease, injury, or surgical procedure

Answer 17

Ankylosis

Question 18

Lack or loss of appetite, resulting in the inability to eat

Answer 18

Anorexia

Question 19

Abnormal forward bending of an organ or part; The normal forward curvature of the uterus

Answer 19

Anteflexion

Question 20

Complete suppression of urine formation & excretion

Answer 20

Anuria

Question 21

Refusal or inability to swallow

Answer 21

Aphagia

Question 22

Absence of the lens of the eye

Answer 22

Aphakia

Question 23

Inability to communicate through speech, writing, or signs, because of an injury to or disease in certain areas of the brain

Answer 23

Aphasia

Question 24

Absence of spontaneous respiration

Answer 24

Apnea

Question 25

Pertaining to the abdomen

Answer 25

Abdominal