Ch. 40 Common Health Problems

Question 1

arthritis

Answer 1

joint inflammation

Question 2

arthroplasty

Answer 2

the surgical replacement of a joint

Question 3

benign tumor

Answer 3

a tumor that does not spread to other body parts

Question 4

cancer/malignant tumor

Answer 4

A tumor that invades and destroys nearby tissues and can spread to other body parts; cancer

Question 5

emesis/vomitus

Answer 5

The food and fluids expelled from the stomach through the mouth, emesis

Question 6

hemiplegia

Answer 6

paralysis on 1 side of the body

Question 7

hyperglycemia

Answer 7

High sugar in the blood

Question 8

hypertension

Answer 8

High blood pressure

Question 9

hypoglycemia

Answer 9

Low sugar in the blood

Question 10

metastasis

Answer 10

the spread of cancer to other body parts

Question 11

paralysis

Answer 11

loss of muscle function

Question 12

paraplegia

Answer 12

paralysis in the legs and lower trunk

Question 13

pneumonia

Answer 13

inflammation and infection of lung tissue

Question 14

quadriplegia (tetraplegia)

Answer 14

paralysis in the arms, legs, and trunk

Question 15

tumor

Answer 15

a new growth of abnormal cells that is benign or malignant