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