CRQ Med Term 2 Flashcards
Lysosome means
A) tumor of the vetebral column
B) part of a body
C) body which lyses or dissolves
D) lesion that exploids
C) body which lyses or dissolves
Blepharospasm means
A) drooping eyelid
B) tumor of the orbital cavity
C) inflammation of the cornea
D) twitching of an eyelid
D) twitching of an eyelid
Hemostasis means
A) control of bleeding
B) blood in the urine
C) blood collection
D) red blood cells
A) control of bleeding
Hydrotherapy is
A) cell regeneration
B) rehydration
C) treatment with water
D) dehydration
C) treatment with water
The suffix -tome means
A) to seperate
B) instrument to cut
C) to hollow out
D) to split
B) instrument to cut
Laparotomy means
A) abdominal surgery
B) colon resection
C) to cut through
D) cutting into the abdomen
D) cutting into the abdomen
Neurotripsy means
A) Nerve conduction studies
B) Blocking of a nerve
C) Cranial nerve restoration
D) the crushing of a nerve
D) the crushing of a nerve
Hypertrophy means
A) excessive growth
B) overdevelopment
C) enlarged mass
D) excessive output
B) overdevelopment
Hematuria means
A) blood in the urine
B) bladder tumor
C) kidney stones
D) bloody discharge
A) blood in the urine
Acromegaly means
A) enlarged extremities
B) enlarged skull
C) enlarged aorta
D) enlarged ovaries
A) enlarged extremities
Adenopathy means
A) adrenal failure
B) disease of a gland
C) thyroid cancer
D) cystic tumor
B) disease of a gland
Aerophagia means
A) difficulty swallowing
B) painful swallowing
C) swallowing air
D) swallowing mucus
C) swallowing air
Angioma means
A) tumor of the artery
B) tumor of the bicuspid valve
C) tumor of the heart muscle
D) tumor of a vessel
D) tumor of a vessel
Anterior is a directional term meaning
A) toward the side
B) superior
C) toward the front
D) toward the top
C) toward the front
Arthralgia means
A) disease of the pelvic girdle
B) pain in a joint
C) pain of the sciatic nerve
D) pain in the sacrum
B) pain in a joint
Blepharoplegia means
A) drooping eyelids
B) paralysis of an eyelid
C) thickening of the eyelid
D) disease of the eyelid
B) paralysis of an eyelid
Brachial is
A) pertaining to the arm
B) the artery of the forarm
C) part of the blood supply to the upper arm
D) pertaining to a fracture
A) pertaining to the arm
Adenocarcinoma means
A) tumor with in the spleen
B) pancreatic cancer
C) cancer of the small intestines
D) cancerous tumor of a gland
D) cancerous tumor of a gland
Myocarditis is
A) inflammation of the abdominal wall
B) inflammation of the diaphragm
C) inflammation of the alveoli
D) inflammation of the heart muscle
D) inflammation of the heart muscle
Carpoptosis means
A) wrist drop
B) fractured distal radius
C) fractured acetabulum
D) coronal plate fixation
A) wrist drop
Caudal means
A) pertaining to head
B) pertaining to neck
C) pertaining to tail
D) pertaining to side
C) pertaining to tail
Hydrocephalus means
A) small head
B) head enlarged by water
C) CSF leak
D) redirection of excess CSF
B) head enlarged by water
Cerebrospinal means
A) Fluid within the spinal colomn
B) pertaining to the brain and spine
C) pertaining to within the skull
D) pertaining to the spinal cord
B) pertaining to the brain and spine
Cervical pertains to the
A) head
B) skull
C) vertebra
D) neck
D) neck
Cheiloplasty means
A) shaping of the lip
B) repair of the lip
C) rebuilding the lip
D) lip reconstruction
A) shaping of the lip
Chiromegaly means
A) large feet
B) large ears
C) large nose
D) large hands
D) large hands
Osteochondritis is the
A) inflammation of the intemedullary canal
B) inflammation of the meniscus of the knee
C) inflammation of cartilage and bone
D) inflammation of a joint
C) inflammation of cartilage and bone
Colporrhaphy means
A) repair of the cervix
B) anterior repair of the bladder
C) posterior repair of the rectal fistula
D) suturing of the vagina
D) suturing of the vagina
Intercostal means
A) pertaining to between the ribs
B) within the rib cage
C) inner lining of the plueral cavity
D) pertaining to the contents of the thoracic cavity
A) pertaining to between the ribs
Craniotomy means
A) emergency procedure to relieve swelling
B) removal of bone from the cranium
C) incision into the skull
D) deformed cranial plate
C) incision into the skull
Cryptorchidism means
A) skeletal malformation
B) hidden or undescended testicle
C) lengthening of the lateral maleolus
D) enlarged testicle
B) hidden or undescended testicle
Subcutaneous means
A) below the fingernails
B) within the abdominal lining
C) below the skin
D) below the fascia
C) below the skin
Acrocyanosis means
A) abnormal condition of blueness of the extremities
B) Abnormal blue lips
C) abnormal condition of blue tongue
D) Abnormal breathing
A) abnormal condition of blueness of the extremities
Cystocele is a
A) Cystic mass located near the pancreas
B) Cystic Tumor located within the abdominal cavity
C) bladder hernia
D) Cyst located within the uterus
C) bladder hernia
Thrombocyte is
A) clotting cell
B) cystic discharge with in the veins
C) blockage of the femoral artery
D) disruption of circulation do to blocked or clotted ateries
A) clotting cell
Dacryocystorhinostomy means
A) the creation of a opening to drain the kidneys
B) creation of an opening to allow the drainage of fecal matter
C) creating an opening between the tear sac and nose
D) creation of an opening with in the oral cavity
C) creating an opening between the tear sac and nose
Dextrocardia is
A) heart displaced to the right
B) heart displaced to the left
C) heart retroverted in the thoracic cavity
D) excessive amount of dextrose in the heart
A) heart displaced to the right
Polydipsia is
A) Excessive production of sugar
B) Excessice amount of saliva
C) excessive thirst
D) excessive or frequesnt urination
C) excessive thirst
Oviduct is
A) duct that houses the ovarian artery and vein
B) ovarian egg formation
C) produces the eggs
D) tube to carry ova(egg)
D) tube to carry ova(egg)
Encephalocele is a
A) brain cells
B) deformation of cerebral lining
C) formation of CSF
D) hernia of the brain
D) hernia of the brain
Gastroenteritis is
A) inflammation of the stomach and the intestine
B) inflammation of the small intestine and the colon
C) inflammation of the duodenum and the jejunum
D) inflammation of the muscle lining of the stomach
A) inflammation of the stomach and the intestine
Erythrocytopenia is
A) Excessive red blood cells
B) Deficiency of red cells
C) death of red blood cells
D) inability to produce red blood cells
B) Deficiency of red cells
Anesthetic means
A) agent that produces a state of well being
B) agent that inhibits breathing
C) agent to eliminate sensation
D) agent to create relaxation
C) agent to eliminate sensation
Afebrile means
A) without fever
B) brittle bones
C) Having a high fever
D) showing signs of infection
A) without fever
Lateroflexion means
A) bent over
B) position for a nephrectomy
C) clinical analasys of the flexibility of the post total knee prothesis
D) bending to the side
D) bending to the side
Pathogenic is
A) bacteria
B) invading echoli
C) streptococous aureus
D) agent which produces disease
D) agent which produces disease
Glossodynia
A) pain in the tongue
B) slurred speach
C) inflammation of the gingiva
D) dental caries
A) pain in the tongue
Micrognathism
A) Small nasal airway
B) displaced nasal septum
C) small jaw
D) deformity of the mandible
C) small jaw
Hematemesis
A) condition of clotting blood
B) condition of the inability for you blood to clot
C) vomiting blood
D) swallowing blood
C) vomiting blood
Hepatorrhexis
A) Liver deformity
B) Liver cancer
C) Liver laceration
D) ruptured liver
D) ruptured liver
