Common Medical Terms

Question 1

Akathisia

Answer 1

Inability to stay still with constant movement

Question 2

Akinesia

Answer 2

lack of voluntary movement

Question 3

Alogia

Answer 3

Lack of speech

Question 4

Avolition

Answer 4

Lack of motivation

Question 5

Carbuncle

Answer 5

Cluster of furuncles (boils)

Question 6

Cataplexy

Answer 6

sudden loss of muscle control that causes temporary paralysis

Question 7

Cerumen

Answer 7

Ear wax

Question 8

Chancre

Answer 8

Painless ulcer

Question 9

Cinchonism

Answer 9

quinine or quinidine overdose

Question 10

Cyscrasi

Answer 10

Blood disorder in one or more of the cell lines

Question 11

Dysgeusia

Answer 11

Bad, bitter metallic taste in mouh

Question 12

Eructation

Answer 12

Burping

Question 13

Excoriation

Answer 13

Skin abrasion where skin can be scraped or worn off

Question 14

Exophthalmos

Answer 14

Bulging eyeballs

Question 15

Galactorrhea

Answer 15

Production of breast milk in men or women who are not breastfeeding

Question 16

Hypertrichosis

Answer 16

Excessive hair growth; can be all over body or in patches

Question 17

Lyophilized

Answer 17

Freeze-dried

Question 18

Myoclonus

Answer 18

Muscle twitching

Question 19

Oligohidrosis

Answer 19

Deficient sweat, can cause heat stroke

Question 20

Parasomnias

Answer 20

Unusual actions while sleeping

Question 21

Pediculosis

Answer 21

Lice infestation (head and/or body)

Question 22

Sialorrhea

Answer 22

Hypersalivation

Question 23

Somnambulism

Answer 23

Sleep walking

Question 24

Steatorrhea

Answer 24

Fat globules in the feces due to decreased intestinal fat absorption
Present in CF

Question 25

Striae

Answer 25

Stretch marks on the skin

Question 26

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

Answer 26

Blood clots form throughout the body. Clots consume platelets which leads to bleeding under the skin and the formation of purpura (bruises) and petechiae (dots)

Question 27

Purpura

Answer 27

bruises

Question 28

Petechiae

Answer 28

dots

Question 29

Xerophthalmia

Answer 29

Dry eyes

Question 30

Xerostomia

Answer 30

Dry mouth