Medical Definations

Question 1

AIDS

Answer 1

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Question 2

Alzheimer’s Disease

Answer 2

A presenile dementia

Question 3

ancillary

Answer 3

Is a nonmedical term

Question 4

anemia

Answer 4

A deficiency of red blood cells

Question 5

apnea

Answer 5

A temporary cessation of breathing

Question 6

axillary

Answer 6

Of or relating to the armpit

Question 7

cardiorrhaphy

Answer 7

Suturing of the heart muscle

Question 8

cephalography

Answer 8

Radiography of the head

Question 9

Radiography

Answer 9

The making of film records (radiographs) of internal structures of the body by passing x-rays or gamma rays through the body to act on specially sensitized film

Question 10

DNA

Answer 10

Deoxyribonucleic acid

Question 11

electrocardiogram

Answer 11

ECG, EKG. The record produced by electrocardiography.

Question 12

Electrocardiography

Answer 12

A tracing representing the heart’s electrical action derived by amplification of the minutely small electrical impulses normally generated by the heart.

Question 13

emphysema

Answer 13

Any pathologic accumulation of air in tissues or organs

Question 14

Pulmonary emphysema

Answer 14

A type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease characterized by abnormal increase in size of the air spaces beyond the terminal bronchioles, with loss of natural elasticity

Question 15

endocines

Answer 15

Secreting internally

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Endocrine glands

Answer 16

Ductless organs or groups of cells that secrete regulatory substances (hormones) and release them directly into the circulation

Question 17

erythrocyte

Answer 17

Red blood cells

Question 18

fracture comminuted

Answer 18

A fracture in which the bone is crushed or splintered

Question 19

Depressed

Answer 19

A fracture of the skull in which a fragment is depressed

Question 20

impacted

Answer 20

A fracture in which one fragment is firmly driven into the other

Question 21

open

Answer 21

A fracture in which a wound through the adjacent or overlying soft tissues communicates with the outside of the body; this must be considered a surgical emergency

Question 22

hematogram

Answer 22

No such term

Question 23

hormones

Answer 23

What the endocrine system manufactures

Question 24

human immunodeficiency virus

Answer 24

The virus which causes AIDS

Question 25

insulin

Answer 25

A hormone produced in the pancreas that regulates the level of glucose in the blood

Question 26

Kaposi's sarcoma

Answer 26

A sarcoma that starts with purplish spots on the feet and legs and spreads from the skin to lymph nodes and internal organs; a common manifestation of AIDS

Question 27

leukocyte

Answer 27

White blood cell

Question 28

mandible

Answer 28

The jaw

Question 29

maxillary

Answer 29

Of or relating to the upper jaw

Question 30

oncologist

Answer 30

Specialist who studies, diagnosis, and treats cancer

Question 31

opthalmologist

Answer 31

Specialist who studies, diagnoses, and treats diseases and conditions of the eye

Question 32

orthopedist

Answer 32

A doctor who corrects congenital or functional abnormalities of the bones with surgery, casting, and bracing

Question 33

papillary

Answer 33

Papillary muscles: small muscles within the heart that anchor the heart valves

Question 34

phlebotomy

Answer 34

Incision into a vein

Question 35

pivot

Answer 35

A joint allowing motion around a vertical axis

Question 36

pleurisy

Answer 36

Inflammation of the pleura, the linings surrounding the lungs

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pneumatosis

Answer 37

Air or gas in an abnormal location in the body

Question 38

podiatrist

Answer 38

Foot specalist

Question 39

presenile dementia

Answer 39

Name given to dementia of the Alzheimer type when it occurs in persons younger than age 65

Question 40

rhinoplasty

Answer 40

Surgical repair of the nose

Question 41

tachygraph

Answer 41

A device to record the rate of blood flow

Question 42

venectomy

Answer 42

Excision of a vein, or a segment of a vein

Question 43

viral pneumonitis

Answer 43

Any of numerous pneumonias caused by a virus