Chapter 2 Medical Terms

Question 1

abrasion

Answer 1

“process of scraping away from a surface… by friction”

Question 2

asymmetrical

Answer 2

“unequal in size or shape”

Question 3

comatose

Answer 3

“total lack of consciousness”

Question 4

epithelium

Answer 4

“structure that covers the internal and external organs of the body… and the outermost layer of the skin”

Question 5

exogenous

Answer 5

“pertaining to originating outside the body or an organ of the body”

Question 6

grandiose

Answer 6

“pertaining to a feeling of greatness”

Question 7

infection

Answer 7

“a pathogenic (disease-producing) microorganism invades the body, reproduces, multiplies, and causes disease”

Question 8

palpate

Answer 8

“to use hands or fingers to examine by touch; to feel.”

Question 9

steirod

Answer 9

“resembling a solid substance; applies to any one large group of substances chemically related to sterois”

Question 10

trauma

Answer 10

“physical injury or wound caused by an external force, violence, or a toxic substance or a psychological event causing severe emotional shock”

Question 11

turgor

Answer 11

“generally refers to the expected resiliency of skin”