Chapter 1 Spelling Test words and definitions

Question 1

cardiologist

Answer 1

cardi/o/logist- one who specializes in the study of diseases and disorders or the heart.

Question 2

acrodermatitis

Answer 2

inflammation on the extremities of the body of the skin

Question 3

amenorrhea

Answer 3

ah-men-oh-REE-ah; absence of menstration

Question 4

cardiac

Answer 4

pertaining to the heart

Question 5

cardialgia

Answer 5

pain, heart

Question 6

cardiocentesis

Answer 6

surgical puncture of the heart

Question 7

cardiologist

Answer 7

one who specializes in the heart

Question 8

cardiology

Answer 8

study of the heart

Question 9

carditits

Answer 9

inflammation of the heart

Question 10

dermatitis

Answer 10

inflammation of the skin

Question 11

dermatologist

Answer 11

one who specializes in the skin

Question 12

dermatology

Answer 12

study of the skin

Question 13

dermatosis

Answer 13

condition of the skin

Question 14

dysmenorrhea

Answer 14

painful menstrual flow

Question 15

endocardium

Answer 15

within the heart, the inner lining of the heart

Question 16

hypodermic

Answer 16

pertaining to under the skin

Question 17

intracardiac

Answer 17

pertaining to within the heart

Question 18

pericardial

Answer 18

pertaining to around the heart

Question 19

polyuria

Answer 19

excessive urine

Question 20

bicuspid

Answer 20

having two cusps or points

Question 21

hemiplegia

Answer 21

paralysis of one side (half) of the body

Question 22

monocyte

Answer 22

a white cell with a singular nucleus

Question 23

nullipara

Answer 23

a woman who has borne no children

Question 24

quadriplegia

Answer 24

paralysis of all four extremities

Question 25

semiconscious

Answer 25

half conscious

Question 26

tetraplegia

Answer 26

paralysis of both arms and legs

Question 27

triceps

Answer 27

a muscle having three heads

Question 28

uninuclear

Answer 28

a cell having one nucleus

Question 29

hyperlipemia

Answer 29

an excessive or above normal level of blood fats

Question 30

hypoglycemia

Answer 30

less than normal blood sugar

Question 31

multipara

Answer 31

to bear many children

Question 32

polyarthritis

Answer 32

inflammation of many joints

Question 33

polyarthritis

Answer 33

inflammation of many joints

Question 34

polyuria

Answer 34

the excretion of large amount of (much) urine

Question 35

abduct

Answer 35

to move away from the midline of the body

Question 36

adduct

Answer 36

movement toward the midline of the body

Question 37

ambidextrous

Answer 37

able to use both hands well

Question 38

antecubital

Answer 38

"the space" in front of the elbow

Question 39

circumoral

Answer 39

around the mouth

Question 40

descend

Answer 40

to come down from

Question 41

diagnosis

Answer 41

knowledge through testing

Question 42

ectopic

Answer 42

outside of its normal location

Question 43

endocervical

Answer 43

pertaining to the inner lining of the cervix

Question 44

epigastric

Answer 44

upon the stomach

Question 45

exogenous

Answer 45

originating outside the body

Question 46

extrahepatic

Answer 46

outside of the liver

Question 47

extract

Answer 47

to remove a tooth from away (away from) the oral

Question 48

hypoglossal

Answer 48

under the tongue

Question 49

intubate

Answer 49

to insert a tube inside (into) an organ or body cavity

Question 50

infrapatellar

Answer 50

below the knee

Question 51

intercostal

Answer 51

between the ribs

Question 52

intravenous

Answer 52

within a vein

Question 53

juxtaarticular

Answer 53

pertaining to a location near a joint

Question 54

mesoderm

Answer 54

the middle of the three layers of the skin

Question 55

paracervical

Answer 55

near, or beside, the cervix

Question 56

perianal

Answer 56

around the anus

Question 57

precordial

Answer 57

the region "of the chest wall" in front of the heart

Question 58

prognosis

Answer 58

knowledge before

Question 59

reactivate

Answer 59

to make active again

Question 60

retroflexion

Answer 60

an abnormal position of an organ in which the organ is tilted backward

Question 61

sublingual

Answer 61

under the tongue

Question 62

suprapubic

Answer 62

above, or over, the pubic area

Question 63

transurethral

Answer 63

across, or through, the urethra