Chapter 20 Definitions

Question 1

embolism

Answer 1

blockage of a blood vessel by a blood clot or other foreign substance

Question 2

actinomycosis

Answer 2

a diseas state of actin caused by a fungus

Question 3

atmospheres absolute (ATA)

Answer 3

water (or air) pressure exerted on the body/ one ATA is the standard pressure placed on the body at seas level. Each 33-ft immersion from sea level equals an increase of 1 ATA. For example, immersion to a depth of 33 feet exerts 2 ATA, 66 feet exerts 3 ATA, 99 feet exterts 4 ATA, and so on.

Question 4

myonecrosis

Answer 4

death of muscle tissue

Question 5

adrianmycin

Answer 5

an antibiotic medication

Question 6

antabuse

Answer 6

a medication (generic name: disulfiram) used in treating alcoholism. Consumption of alcoholic drinks results in severe nausea and vomiting

Question 7

catalyst

Answer 7

a substance that accelerates a chemical reaction

Question 8

pneumothorax

Answer 8

the collection of air in the pleural cavity (a void betweent eh lungs and rib cage) that inhibits the lung’s ability to expand

Question 9

spherocytosis

Answer 9

an enemic condition in which red blood cells assume a spheroid shape

Question 10

tympanic membrane

Answer 10

the ear drum