Chapter 1

Question 1

surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid

Answer 1

Abdominocentesis

Question 2

medical screen of patients to determine their relative priority of need.

Answer 2

Triage

Question 3

is an abnormal passage between 2 internal organs

Answer 3

fistula

Question 4

abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries

Answer 4

arteriosclerosis

Question 5

a surgical incision or the dissection of a nerve

Answer 5

Neurotomy

Question 6

describes any abnormal condition or disease caused by fungus

Answer 6

Mycosis

Question 7

lower than normal blood pressure

Answer 7

Hypotension

Question 8

abnormal enlargement of the liver

Answer 8

Hepatomegaly

Question 9

objective evidence of disease such as a fever

Answer 9

sign

Question 10

blue discoloration of the skin caused by lack of adequate oxygen in the blood

Answer 10

cyanosis

Question 11

loss of a large amount of blood in a short time

Answer 11

hemorrage

Question 12

(stomach ache) means pain in stomach

Answer 12

gastralgia

Question 13

inflammation of the tonsils

Answer 13

tonsillitis

Question 14

means bursting forth of blood

Answer 14

rrage-rrhage

Question 15

inflammation of the nose

Answer 15

rhinitis

Question 15

removal of the joint

Answer 15

arthectomy

Question 15

means pain in joint or joints

Answer 15

Arthralgia

Question 16

inflammation of the stomach and the small intestine

Answer 16

gastroenteritis

Question 16

a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder

Answer 16

prognosis

Question 16

a surgical removal of the appendix

Answer 16

appendectomy

Question 17

describes swelling caused by excess fluid in the body tissue

Answer 17

edema

Question 18

is any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection

Answer 18

pyoderma

Question 19

surgical procedure to create an artifical opening between an organ and the body

Answer 19

ostomy