Med Terms #4

Question 0

What is cipro (ciproflaxin)?

Answer 0

An antibiotic

Question 1

What is a cholecystectomy?

Answer 1

Surgical removal of the gallbladder

Question 2

What is a dermatome?

Answer 2

Area of the skin supplied by nerves of the same spinal nerve root

Question 3

What is dialysis?

Answer 3

The separation of particles in a liquid on the basis of their ability to pass through a membrane
The clinical purification of blood by dialysis as a substitute for the normal function of the kidneys

Question 4

What is Diplopia?

Answer 4

Double vision

Question 5

What is dysphagia?

Answer 5

Difficulty swallowing

Question 6

What is dyskinesia?

Answer 6

Abnormal or impaired voluntary movement

Question 7

What is dyspnea?

Answer 7

Difficulty breathing

Question 8

What is tendinitis?

Answer 8

Inflammation of a tendon most commonly from overuse but also from infection or RA

Question 9

What is colostomy?

Answer 9

Surgical operation in which a piece of the colon is diverted to an artificial opening in the abdominal wall to bypass the damaged part of the colon