Medical Terminology

Question 1

Hypoventilation

Answer 1

Rate and/or depth of breathing that is too low for elimination of CO2
(CNS, drugs, etc)

Question 2

Bradynpea

Answer 2

Abnormally slow breathing

Question 3

Hypoxia

Answer 3

Low oxygen levels in tissues

Question 4

Hypoxemia

Answer 4

Low oxygen levels in blood

Question 5

Hypopnea

Answer 5

Abnormally shallow breathing

Question 6

Eupnea

Answer 6

Normal breathing

Question 7

What does the suffix -pnea mean?

Answer 7

breathing

Question 8

Apnea

Answer 8

absent breathing

Question 9

Dyspnea

Answer 9

Feeling of difficult, laboured or uncomfortable breathing

Question 10

tachypnea

Answer 10

rapid breathing (just rate)

Question 11

Orthopnea

Answer 11

dyspnea in recumbent position

Question 12

Trepopnea

Answer 12

dyspnea associated with lying on one side

Question 13

Platypnea

Answer 13

dyspnea in upright position

Question 14

Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

Answer 14

abrupt onset of dyspnea during the night that wakes the pt up, causing them to move to an upright position

Question 15

Hypernpea

Answer 15

rapid rate and increased depth of breathing due to increased metabolic rate
physiological response to factors like exercise, fever, or an increased metabolic rate

Question 16

Hyperventilation

Answer 16

abnormal increase in breathing rate and depth, leading to decreased CO2.
Emotional stress, anxiety, panic attacks, fever, or certain medical conditions (met acidosis) can trigger hyperventilation

Question 17

hematuria

Answer 17

blood in urine

Question 18

Hematochezia

Answer 18

blood in stool, or blood passed from rectum

Question 19

hematemesis

Answer 19

blood in emesis

Question 20

aphasia

Answer 20

full loss of language

Question 21

dysphasia

Answer 21

partial loss of language

Question 22

amnesia

Answer 22

memory loss

Question 23

dysphagia

Answer 23

difficulty swallowing

Question 24

miosis

Answer 24

constriction of pupil

Question 25

mydraisis

Answer 25

dilation of pupil