Common Termonology Flashcards

Question

Aerophagia

Answer 1

Condition of excessive air swallowing

Answer 2

Without appetite, eating disorder

Answer 3

Gallstones in the bile duct

Answer 4

Presence of gallstones in the gallbladder

Answer 5

Abnormally frequent discharge of fecal matter

Answer 6

Pain felt with digestions

Answer 7

Doctor whose focus is the stomach and intestinal tract

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Excessive vomit

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Inflammation around the sigmoid colon

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Following a meal

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Fat discharged in fecal matter

Answer 12

Under the tongue

Answer 13

Without or loss of feeling or sensation

Answer 14

Physician who administers in anesthetic

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Mental decline

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Estate of confusion, as time, place, or identity

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Within the cranium

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Inflammation of the meninges

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Paralysis of one limb

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Physician, who specializes in neurology, the scientific study of the nervous system; does not perform surgery

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The branch of medicine, dealing with the study of the nervous system, functions, and disorders

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Physician who specializes in neurology and performs surgeries on the nervous system

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Paralysis of the lower half of the body

Answer 24

Physician who treats mental disorders

Answer 25

Branch of medicine that deals with treatment of mental disorders

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Produced or caused by psychological factors

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Specialist in psychology

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The study of the mind, mental processes, and behavior

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Paralysis of all four limbs

Answer 30

Decreased eyesight, due to abnormal visual development, commonly referred to as “lazy eye “

Answer 31

A common imperfection in the eyes curvature

Answer 32

Inflammation of the eyelid

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Clouding of the normally clear lens of the eye

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Inflammation of the conjunctiva, also known as “pink eye “

Answer 35

A complication of diabetes that deteriorates the retina

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Perceiving two images from one object “Double vision “

Answer 37

Abnormal pressure in the eye that can damage the optic nerve

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A condition in which objects far away appear clear, but close ones don’t, also known as farsightedness

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A condition in which close objects appear, clear, clearly, but far ones don’t, also known as nearsightedness

Answer 40

Inflammation of the optic nerve

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A gradual, age related loss of the eyes’, ability to focus actively on nearby objects

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Inflammation of the retina

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Damage to the retina that will result in loss of vision

Answer 44

A healthcare professional trained to evaluate hearing loss and related disorders

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A chart onto which is graft the results of a hearing test. The chart has intensity levels, listed on one axis and frequencies (pitches) listed on the other axis.

Answer 46

The science of the assessment in management of hearing and balanced disorders

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Yellow secretion from glands in the outer ear canal

Answer 48

Any disturbance of balance

Answer 49

Viral or bacterial infection, or inflammation of the inner ear

Answer 50

Inflammation of the mastoid

Answer 51

Inflammation of the middle ear

Answer 52

Abnormal growth of bone around the ossicles and the inner ear

Answer 53

A magnifying and lighting tool utilized by healthcare workers to look into the ear canal

Answer 54

Loss of hearing that gradually occurs because of changes in the inner or middle ear

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Sensation of a ringing, roaring, or buzzing sound in the ears or head

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Surgical repair of the eardrum

Answer 57

Smooth muscle hollow organ that can expand when receiving urine from both ureters

Answer 58

The outer layer of organ tissue were filtration occurs

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A network of blood vessels located in the cortex

Answer 60

Initial organ that blood enters to be filtered

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This is the thick layer that contained the renal pyramid

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The functional unit or filter of the kidney located in the cortex

Answer 63

This means relating to the kidneys

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First collection state from the nephron

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Removes blood from the kidney

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Carries blood into the kidney

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This is the center that collects the filtered urine from the renal pyramids

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Smooth muscle tube that receives urine from the renal pelvis

Answer 69

The hollow tube connecting from the bladder to the urinary meatus

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The opening of the urethra, where urine exits the body

Answer 71

Kidney stone

Answer 72

Abnormal condition of stones in the kidneys

Answer 73

Enlargement of the kidneys

Answer 74

Prolapse of the kidneys

Answer 75

Abnormal condition of hardening of the kidneys

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Instrument to view the kidney

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Kidney disease

Answer 78

Pertaining to above the kidney

Answer 79

Crushing of the stone

Answer 80

Enlargement of the ureter

Answer 81

Dilation of the ureter

Answer 82

Stone in the ureter

Answer 83

Inflammation of the bladder

Answer 84

Stone in the bladder

Answer 85

Incision into the bladder to remove the stone

Answer 86

Inflammation of the urethra

Answer 87

Pain in the urethra

Answer 88

Instrument to view the urethra

Answer 89

Visual examination of the urethra

Answer 90

Inflammation of the gland

Answer 91

Tumor of a gland

Answer 92

Disease of a gland

Answer 93

Cells that are red

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Urine that is red

Answer 95

Cells that are white

Answer 96

Discharge that is white

Answer 97

Disease of the renal pelvis

Answer 98

Surgical repair of the renal pelvis

Answer 99

Incision of the renal pelvis

Answer 100

Without urination

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Blood in the urine

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Urination at night

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Little urination

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Much urination

Answer 105

Pus in the urine

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Pain with urination

Answer 107

Study of urine

Answer 108

Poisonous substance in the urine

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Small gland that has fluid during ejaculation

Answer 110

The active releasing sperm from the testes, combining it with the fluid from the glands and releasing the semen from the penis

Answer 111

Dense duct system that connects the testicle to the vas deferens

Answer 112

Engorging of the penis with blood, causing it to stiffen

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The release of blood from the penis, causing it to soften

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Basic reproductive cell in the male reproductive system. This is the sperm.

Answer 115

Human organ responsible for making the gamete in the male reproductive system. This is the testicles.

Answer 116

External male organ that acts as a conduit for semen and urine

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Secretes additional fluid that protects and sustain the sperm the urethra travels directly through the prostate

Answer 118

This is the pouch of skin that houses the testicles

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A male reproductive fluid that contains spermatozoa and other fluids produced in the prostate and seminal vesicle

Answer 120

Produces a protein and glucose rich fluid that helps sustain the sperm as it travels to the oocyte

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Mature mobile sex cell of a male also known as sperm

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Small round, organ, responsible for making sperm and testosterone

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The duct that transmits urine from the bladder and semen from the vas deferens

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The hollow tube that connects the testicles to the urethra, where they are ejaculated

Answer 125

Membrane that encloses the fetus

Answer 126

The fluid surrounding a fetus within the amnion

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Small glands near the opening of the vagina that secrete a lubricating mucus

Answer 128

Accessory sexual organs that are utilized after the birth of a child to produce milk

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The narrow passage forming the lower end of the uterus

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The birthing of a child via a surgical procedure to remove the child through an incision in the uterus

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A small sensitive erectile part of the female genitals

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The innermost lining layer of the uterus

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Hormone release by the ovary for ovulation

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One of the two fallopian tubes that transport the egg from the ovary to the uterus

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Fusion of the sperm cell and oocyte

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The unborn offspring of the mother

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The process of carrying or being carried in the womb between conception and birth

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The attaching of the zygote to the lining of the uterus

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The larger outer folds of the vulva

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Smaller skin fold that protects the vaginal opening

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Production and release of milk from the breast

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The time that marks the end of a females menstrual cycles

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The shedding of the thickened uterine lining

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Excel produced by the ovary

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The ovary is an organ found in the female reproductive system that produces an ovum

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The release of an egg during menstruation in females

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Oregon in the uterus of a pregnant woman that is responsible for nourishing and maintaining the fetus

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Hormone released by the ovary for ovulation

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Penetration of the penis into the vagina

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Where offspring are conceived, and in which they gestate before birth

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Is the conduit from the fetus to the placenta that carries blood to and from the fetus

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The muscular tube leading from the external genitals to the cervix of the uterus

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The birthing of a child through the vagina

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External part of the female genitalia

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A fertilized oocyte

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Medical treatments that assist in overcoming infertility by handling the eggs and/or embryos

Answer 157

Inflammation of the penis

Answer 158

A benign enlargement of the prostate gland

Answer 159

Occurring away from a normal position

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A disorder, when the uterine lining grows on other pelvic organs, such as the ovaries or fallopian tubes

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A hormone produced by the pituitary gland, which stimulates the growth of the follicle

Answer 162

Discharge of milk from the breast

Answer 163

Sexually transmitted disease

Answer 164

The medical practice of dealing with the health issues of the female reproductive system

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Water in the fallopian tube

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A medical procedure, where sperm and eggs are put together in a laboratory

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The inability to get pregnant or sustain a pregnancy

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During labor and delivery

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White vaginal discharge

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Surgery to remove cancer or other abnormal tissue from your breast

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Surgical operation to remove a breast

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Sagging breasts

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Beginning of menstruation

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Female who has been pregnant two or more times

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Muscular layer lining the uterus

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A newborn infant from birth to four weeks of age

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The study diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the newborn infant

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Female, who was never been pregnant

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Branch of medicine and surgery concerned with childbirth

Answer 180

Surgical removal of testes

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Cancer of the ovaries

Answer 182

After labor and delivery

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Surgical removal of the prostate

Answer 184

Inflammation of the prostate

Answer 185

False pregnancy

Answer 186

Inflammation of the fallopian tube

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The medical practice of dealing with the urinary tract and the reproductive system of males

Answer 188

Cancer of the vagina

Answer 189

Surgical procedures to cut the vascular deferens making the male patient infertile

Answer 190

Removal of a sample of tissue to examine under a microscope

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Inability to properly digest, gluten

Answer 192

Gallstones

Answer 193

Using an instrument to visualize the colon (large intestine)

Answer 194

An instrument used to visualize the bladder

Answer 195

A bed sore on the surface of the skin

Answer 196

Inflammation of the small intestine

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Procedure using an instrument to visualize the upper G.I. system

Answer 198

Redness of the skin

Answer 199

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

Answer 200

Blood in the urine

Answer 201

Enlargement of the liver

Answer 202

Irritable bowel syndrome

Answer 203

A condition characterized by yellowing of the skin and eyes due to bilirubin levels

Answer 204

Treatment of crushing stones in the kidneys

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Skin cancer, usually malignant in nature

Answer 206

Kidney stones

Answer 207

Excessive urination at night

Answer 208

Inflammation of the pancreas

Answer 209

Urinary tract infection

Answer 210

Absence of smell

Answer 211

Agent or drug that slows down the clotting process

Answer 212

Deflated lung

Answer 213

Hearing or listening to heart and lung sounds via a stethoscope

Answer 214

Blood pressure

Answer 215

Condition of a slow heart rate

Answer 216

Condition of enlarged bronchus

Answer 217

Inflammation of the bronchus (bronchial tubes)

Answer 218

Enlargement of the heart

Answer 219

Complete blood count blood testing

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Carbon dioxide

Answer 221

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Answer 222

Stopping or cessation of bleeding

Answer 223

Medical term for a heart attack

Answer 224

An instrument to measure breathing

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Condition of a fast heart rate

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Condition of a clot that has formed in a blood vessel

Answer 227

Surgical opening created in the trachea

Answer 228

Underactive or insufficient, adrenal gland

Answer 229

Condition, characterized by imbalanced insulin levels in the blood

Answer 230

Overactive, thyroid gland

Answer 231

Underactive, thyroid gland

Answer 232

Tumor or mass (usually benign) of the thymus gland

Answer 233

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (benign inflammation of the prostate gland)

Answer 234

A pregnancy occurring away from the normal uterine position

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A disorder where the uterine lining grows in abnormal locations

Answer 236

Measuring the breast tissue

Answer 237

Surgical removal of the breast

Answer 238

The beginning of menstruation

Answer 239

Inflammation of the testes

Answer 240

After labor and delivery

Answer 241

Inflammation of the prostate gland

Answer 242

Surgical procedure to cut the vas deferens (prevents sperm from traveling into the semen)