Ch 3 Terms

Question 1

fibromyalgia

Answer 1

chronic disorder that involves widespread pain in muscles and fibrous tissues around joints

Question 2

amniocentesis

Answer 2

fluid is withdrawn from the amniotic sac for analysis between the 12th and 18th weeks of pregnancy

Question 3

pleurodynia

Answer 3

pain in the chest wall muscles aggravated by breathing

Question 4

ischemia

Answer 4

decrease in blood supply to tissues

due to a blood clot in a vessel or narrowing and closing off of a vessel

Question 5

anemia

Answer 5

condition marked by reduction in the number or erythrocytes or in the amount of hemoglobin in the blood

Question 6

hemolysis

Answer 6

normal breakdown of red blood cells

Question 7

myosarcoma

Answer 7

malignant tumor found in the muscle tissue

Question 8

multiple myeloma

Answer 8

malignant tumor that occurs in the bone marrow tissue throughout the body

Question 9

cardiomyopathy

Answer 9

disease of the heart muscle in the absence of a known underlying cause

Question 10

acrophobia

Answer 10

fear of heights

Question 11

agoraphobia

Answer 11

fear of being outside of home alone, being in open or enclosed places, or using public transportation

Question 12

achondroplasia

Answer 12

bones of the arms and legs do not grow to a normal size because of a defect in cartilage and bone formation

Question 13

angioplasty

Answer 13

a narrowed blood vessel is opened using a balloon that is inflated after insertion. stents (slotted tubes) are then put in place to keep the artery open

Question 14

blepharoptosis

Answer 14

drooping of the upper eyelid

Question 15

atherosclerosis

Answer 15

deposits of fat collect in the artery

Question 16

hemostasis

Answer 16

blood flow is stopped naturally by clotting or artificially by compression or suturing of a wound

Question 17

hemostat

Answer 17

a surgical clamp used in operating rooms to stop blood flow

Question 18

radiotherapy

Answer 18

high-energy radiation is used to treat, not diagnose, illness

Question 19

laparotomy

Answer 19

creation of a large incision into the peritoneal cavity, often performed in an exploratory basis

Question 20

hypertrophy

Answer 20

cells increase in size, not number

Question 21

atrophy

Answer 21

cells decrease in size

Question 22

leukemia

Answer 22

a group of cancers that begins in bone marrow and results in high numbers of abnormal, immature white blood cells

Question 23

pericardium

Answer 23

membrane that surrounds the heart

Question 24

myocardial infarction (MI)

Answer 24

heart attack

Question 25

infarction

Answer 25

area of dead tissue (necrosis) resulting from ischemia

Question 26

axillary

Answer 26

pertaining to the armpit

Question 27

acute

Answer 27

disease that is of rapid onset and has severe symptoms and brief duration