Chapter 2: Human Body in Health and Disease (Medical Terms)

Question 1

abdominal cavity

Answer 1

abdomen, contains the major organs of digestion

Question 2

adenectomy

Answer 2

surgical removal of a gland

Question 3

adenocarcinoma

Answer 3

malignant tumor of a gland

Question 4

adenoma

Answer 4

benign tumor of a gland

Question 5

adenomalacia

Answer 5

abnormal softening of a gland

Question 6

adenosclerosis

Answer 6

abnormal hardening of a gland

Question 7

anaplasia

Answer 7

a change of cell structure and positioning

Question 8

anatomy

Answer 8

study of body parts

Question 9

anomaly

Answer 9

deviation from what is regarded as normal

Question 10

anterior

Answer 10

before, in front of

Question 11

aplasia

Answer 11

defective development or congenital absence of an organ or tissue

Question 12

bloodborne transmission

Answer 12

the spread of disease by infected blood or other bodily fluids contaminated by infected blood

Question 13

caudal

Answer 13

pertaining to the lower part of the body

Question 14

cephalic

Answer 14

towards the head

Question 15

communicable disease

Answer 15

any disease that is transmitted from one to another directly or indirectly via contaminated objects

Question 16

congenital disease

Answer 16

abnormal conditions that existed since birth

Question 17

cytoplasm

Answer 17

the material within the cell membranes apart from the nucleus

Question 18

distal

Answer 18

away from the midline or the beginning of a body structure

Question 19

dorsal

Answer 19

pertaining to the back of an organ or the body

Question 20

dysplasia

Answer 20

abnormal development of cells, tissues, or organs

Question 21

endemic

Answer 21

the ongoing presence of a disease within a population, group, or area

Question 22

endocrine glands

Answer 22

produces hormones within the body without ducts

Question 23

epidemic

Answer 23

the sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease within a population, group, or area

Question 24

epigastric region

Answer 24

the region above the stomach

Question 25

etiology

Answer 25

the study of the causes of diseases

Question 26

exocrine glands

Answer 26

produces chemical substances in and out of the body via ducts

Question 27

functional disorder

Answer 27

an illness whose physiological or anatomical cause cannot be found

Question 28

genetic disorder

Answer 28

a pathological condition caused by an absent or defective gene

Question 29

geriatrician

Answer 29

specialist of the elderly