Med Term - Set 5 Flashcards

Question

Leukocytes

Answer 1

White (blood) cell- fight infection 🗑

Answer 2

Clotting cell (Platelet)- clot blood 🗑

Answer 3

episode of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium 🗑

Answer 4

episode where there is a total blockage of blood flow to the myocardium 🗑

Answer 5

blood clot attached to the wall of a blood vessel (stationary) 🗑

Answer 6

foreign object (blood clot/air/tissue/fat/tumor) that circulates in the blood vessels (traveling) 🗑

Answer 7

when the heart abruptly stops or develops an abnormal rhythm that prevents it from pumping blood 🗑

Answer 8

rapid/irregular/uncontrolled heartbeat originating from the atria 🗑

Answer 9

rapid/irregular/uncontrolled heartbeat originating from the ventricles 🗑

Answer 10

abnormality or loss of normal rhythm in the heartbeat 🗑

Answer 11

portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses potentially life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias 🗑

Answer 12

shock that stops fibrillation, allowing the heart to reestablish a normal rhythm 🗑

Answer 13

atrial fibrillation 🗑

Answer 14

cholesterol 🗑

Answer 15

coronary artery disease 🗑

Answer 16

electrocardiogram 🗑

Answer 17

myocardial infarction 🗑

Answer 18

ventricular vibrillation 🗑

Answer 19

specialist in allergic reactions 🗑

Answer 20

any substance that the body sees as being foreign 🗑

Answer 21

any substance that produces an allergic reaction 🗑

Answer 22

overreaction by the body to a particular antigen 🗑

Answer 23

a severe response to an allergen 🗑

Answer 24

specialist in the immune system 🗑

Answer 25

condition in which the immune system produces antibodies against its own tissues 🗑

Answer 26

condition in which the immune response in compromised 🗑

Answer 27

treatment of the immune system (involves stimulating the immune response) 🗑

Answer 28

type of medication that prevents/reduces the body’s normal immune response 🗑

Answer 29

specialist in the prevention/causes/ treatments of tumors and cancer 🗑

Answer 30

abnormal mass of tissue with uncontrolled cell multiplication 🗑

Answer 31

not life-threatening 🗑

Answer 32

potentially life-threatening 🗑

Answer 33

class of diseases with uncontrolled cell multiplication and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues 🗑

Answer 34

process by which cancer spreads 🗑

Answer 35

change beyond control (new cancer site that results from the spreading process) 🗑

Answer 36

against 🗑

Answer 37

lymph node 🗑

Answer 38

lymph vessel 🗑

Answer 39

lymph 🗑

Answer 40

white blood cell 🗑

Answer 41

flesh 🗑

Answer 42

creation or reproduction 🗑

Answer 43

poison 🗑

Answer 44

produced in the Thymus; phagocytes (cells that eat) 🗑

Answer 45

antibodies (immunoglobulins) 🗑

Answer 46

skull 🗑

Answer 47

back of body 🗑

Answer 48

movement 🗑

Answer 49

throat 🗑

Answer 50

behind, toward the back 🗑

Answer 51

tendon 🗑

Answer 52

tone, tension, stretching 🗑

Answer 53

in front, belly side of body 🗑

Answer 54

break down 🗑

Answer 55

partial or incomplete paralysis 🗑

Answer 56

full paralysis 🗑

Answer 57

localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of an arterial wall 🗑

Answer 58

high blood pressure 🗑

Answer 59

low blood pressure 🗑

Answer 60

abdomen 🗑

Answer 61

anterior 🗑

Answer 62

dorsal 🗑

Answer 63

fibromyalgia syndrome 🗑

Answer 64

hemiplegia 🗑

Answer 65

Muscular Dystrophy 🗑

Answer 66

Multiple Sclerosis 🗑

Answer 67

quadraplegic 🗑

Answer 68

ventral 🗑

Answer 69

asbestos (insulation particles) 🗑

Answer 70

blood vessel 🗑

Answer 71

coal dust 🗑

Answer 72

incomplete 🗑

Answer 73

bronchus 🗑

Answer 74

carbon dioxide 🗑

Answer 75

cancer 🗑

Answer 76

burning 🗑

Answer 77

chemical 🗑

Answer 78

colon (large intestine) 🗑

Answer 79

bladder 🗑

Answer 80

duodenum (1st section of the small intestine) 🗑

Answer 81

electric 🗑

Answer 82

brain 🗑

Answer 83

small intestines 🗑

Answer 84

stomach 🗑

Answer 85

blood 🗑

Answer 86

ileum (2nd section of the small intestines) 🗑

Answer 87

protected/safe 🗑

Answer 88

to steal 🗑

Answer 89

larynx (voicebox) 🗑

Answer 90

white 🗑

Answer 91

stone 🗑

Answer 92

lymph node (gland) 🗑

Answer 93

lymph vessel 🗑

Answer 94

lymph cell 🗑

Answer 95

muscle 🗑

Answer 96

fungus 🗑

Answer 97

kidney 🗑

Answer 98

scanty 🗑

Answer 99

oxygen 🗑

Answer 100

palate 🗑

Answer 101

eat/swallow 🗑

Answer 102

pharynx 🗑

Answer 103

voice 🗑

Answer 104

rectum 🗑

Answer 105

renal pelvis 🗑

Answer 106

fire/burning 🗑

Answer 107

flesh 🗑

Answer 108

to breathe 🗑

Answer 109

mouth 🗑

Answer 110

trachea (windpipe) 🗑

Answer 111

hair pulling 🗑

Answer 112

urine/urination 🗑

Answer 113

ureter (tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder) 🗑

Answer 114

urethra (tube that carries urine from the bladder to be excreted out of the body) 🗑

Answer 115

hernia/protrusion 🗑

Answer 116

surgical puncture to remove fluid 🗑

Answer 117

stretching 🗑

Answer 118

swelling 🗑

Answer 119

vomiting 🗑

Answer 120

blood condition 🗑

Answer 121

sensation/feeling 🗑

Answer 122

creation 🗑

Answer 123

picture or record 🗑

Answer 124

process of producing a picture/record 🗑

Answer 125

condition 🗑

Answer 126

inflammation 🗑

Answer 127

presence of stones 🗑

Answer 128

madness 🗑

Answer 129

means to measure 🗑

Answer 130

specialist 🗑

Answer 131

tumor 🗑

Answer 132

abnormal condition 🗑

Answer 133

surgical creation of an artificial opening 🗑

Answer 134

surgical incision 🗑

Answer 135

digestion 🗑

Answer 136

swallowing 🗑

Answer 137

formative material 🗑

Answer 138

pertaining to formation 🗑

Answer 139

surgical repair 🗑

Answer 140

breathing 🗑

Answer 141

formation 🗑

Answer 142

prolapse/drooping/sagging 🗑

Answer 143

spitting 🗑

Answer 144

bleeding 🗑

Answer 145

abnormal flow or discharge 🗑

Answer 146

visual examination 🗑

Answer 147

control 🗑

Answer 148

treatment 🗑

Answer 149

chest 🗑

Answer 150

pertaining to poison 🗑

Answer 151

to crush 🗑

Answer 152

without/absence 🗑

Answer 153

against 🗑

Answer 154

short 🗑

Answer 155

bad/difficult/painful 🗑

Answer 156

excessive/increased 🗑

Answer 157

deficient/decreased 🗑

Answer 158

new or strange 🗑

Answer 159

type of pneumonia that occurs when a foreign substance is inhaled into the lungs 🗑

Answer 160

chronic allergic disease characterized by episodes of bronchospasms and wheezing 🗑

Answer 161

genetic disorder in which there is an accumulation of mucus in the lungs and digestive tract 🗑

Answer 162

branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and treatment of obesity 🗑

Answer 163

eating disorder characterized by binge eating and self-induced vomiting 🗑

Answer 164

eating disorder characterized by starvation and excessive exercise 🗑

Answer 165

accumulation of excessive fat in the body 🗑

Answer 166

the act of burping/belching 🗑

Answer 167

the return of swallow contents into the esophagus/mouth 🗑

Answer 168

chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation/irritation in the deep layers of the large intestines (sporadic; cobblestone appearance) 🗑

Answer 169

chronic disease with inflammation/irritation in the surface layers of the large intestines; continuous) 🗑

Answer 170

inflammation of the small pouches (within the small intestines) 🗑

Answer 171

twisting of the intestines on itself 🗑

Answer 172

telescoping of the intestines on itself 🗑

Answer 173

black and tarry stools containing digested blood 🗑

Answer 174

involuntary urination 🗑

Answer 175

increased output of urination 🗑

Answer 176

involuntary excretion of urine/feces 🗑

Answer 177

procedure in which a tube is inserted into the urethra to remove urine from the bladder 🗑

Answer 178

process of producing a 3D picture using soundwaves 🗑

Answer 179

process of producing a 2D picture of the brain using soundwaves 🗑

Answer 180

physician qualified to administer anesthetic agents 🗑

Answer 181

RN qualified to administer anesthetic agents 🗑

Answer 182

medication to induce anesthesia in a specific area 🗑

Answer 183

medication to induce anesthesia in a large area 🗑

Answer 184

medication to induce anesthesia that affects the entire brain and body 🗑

Answer 185

medication that works against psychotic disorders 🗑

Answer 186

medication that works against anxiety (sedative 🗑

Answer 187

medication to induce anesthesia 🗑

Answer 188

disruption of brain flow caused by a bleed 🗑

Answer 189

disruption of brain flow caused by a blockage 🗑

Answer 190

fainting 🗑

Answer 191

lowered level of consciousness (drowsiness/apathy/reduced activity) 🗑

Answer 192

deep state of unconsciousness without spontaneous eye movement/response to pain 🗑

Answer 193

violent shaking (jarring) of the brain 🗑

Answer 194

bruising of brain tissue 🗑

Answer 195

a collection of blood trapped in the tissues of the brain 🗑

Answer 196

general decline in mental abilities 🗑

Answer 197

progressive deterioration of the brain structures that affect thought/memory 🗑

Answer 198

progressive loss of control over muscle movements (tremors/bradykinesia/shuffling gait) 🗑

Answer 199

progressive deterioration of muscle related to the loss of nerve function 🗑

Answer 200

autoimmune disease caused by the deterioration or demyelination of the myelin sheath of nerves 🗑

Answer 201

autoimmune illness that causes a temporary paralysis related to the inflammation of the myelin sheath of nerves 🗑

Answer 202

temporary lightning-like pain that occurs suddenly to one side of the face 🗑

Answer 203

temporary paralysis on one side of the face 🗑

Answer 204

specialist of the mind 🗑

Answer 205

Psychiatrist 🗑

Answer 206

characterized by recurrent/unwanted obsessions and compulsions (impulses to act) 🗑

Answer 207

symptoms of anxiety/sleep disorders/difficulty concentrating/emotional disturbances that may develop after a traumatic event 🗑

Answer 208

intense emotional feelings (fear/terror) with physical symptoms 🗑

Answer 209

fear that one has a serious illness despite appropriate medical evaluation 🗑

Answer 210

condition in which an individual acts as if he/she has a physical illness when he/she is not really sick. This may include self-inflicted symptoms 🗑

Answer 211

characterized by withdrawal from reality and disorganized thinking (with delusions and hallucinations) 🗑

Answer 212

bile, gall 🗑

Answer 213

large blister (contains watery fluid) 🗑

Answer 214

normal scar 🗑

Answer 215

abnormally raised or thickened scar 🗑

Answer 216

abnormal condition of hidden nail (ingrown toenail) 🗑

Answer 217

abnormal condition of nail fungus 🗑

Answer 218

condition of nail eating (nail biting) 🗑

Answer 219

abnormal condition of black (pigmentation on different parts of the body) 🗑

Answer 220

loss of pigment in areas of the skin resulting in milk-white patches (destruction of melanocytes) 🗑

Answer 221

discolored flat spot that is less than 1cm in diameter (freckles or flat moles) 🗑

Answer 222

small elevation of skin containing pus (pimple) 🗑

Answer 223

small blister (contains a watery fluid) 🗑

Answer 224

autoimmune disorder with a red-scaly rash on the face and upper trunk (also attacks other body tissues) 🗑

Answer 225

autoimmune disorder in which the tissues become thick and hardened 🗑

Answer 226

Moles 🗑

Answer 227

autoimmune disease where there are flare-ups with silvery plaques 🗑