Final Med Terms

Question 1

Dizziness

Answer 1

Vertigo

Question 2

Fainting

Answer 2

Syncope

Question 3

Directional term meaning lying horizontally and facing upward

Answer 3

Supine

Question 4

Inactive, harmless substance used to satisfy patient’s desire for medication

Answer 4

Placebo

Question 5

Temporary or permanent loss of ability to control movement

Answer 5

Palsy

Question 6

Change or transformation from original

Answer 6

Mutation

Question 7

Number that represents number of sick persons in particular population

Answer 7

Morbidity

Question 8

State of having normal movement of all body parts

Answer 8

Mobility

Question 9

False belief held with conviction even in face of strong evidence to contrary

Answer 9

Delusion

Question 10

State of mental confusion with lack of orientation to time and place

Answer 10

Delirium

Question 11

Pulmonary condition that can occur as a result of long-term heavy smoking; patient may not be able to breathe except in sitting or standing position

Answer 11

Emphysema

Question 12

Profound unconsciousness resulting from illness or injury

Answer 12

Coma

Question 13

Severe involuntary muscle contractions and relaxations; caused by epilepsy, fever, and toxic conditions

Answer 13

Convulsion

Question 14

Sensation such as seeing colors or smelling unusual odor, that occur just prior to epileptic seizure or migraine headache

Answer 14

Aura

Question 15

Loss of memory in which people forget their identity as a result of head injury or disorder, such as epilepsy, senility and alcoholism

Answer 15

Amnesia

Question 16

State of sleepiness or deep unresponsiveness and inactivity

Answer 16

Lethargy

Question 17

A flat surface on which a straight line joining any two points on it would wholly lie

Answer 17

Planes

Question 18

Abnormal growth of tissue that may be benign or malignant

Answer 18

Tumor