medical terms 15

Question 1

peristalsis

Answer 1

a series of movement of muscles in the digestive tract

Question 2

calories

Answer 2

the amount of energy released when nutrients are broken down

Question 3

lipids

Answer 3

fats and oils

Question 4

cellulose

Answer 4

indigestible fiber

Question 5

mental

Answer 5

pertaining to the mind

Question 6

qid

Answer 6

4x a day

Question 7

qod

Answer 7

every other day

Question 8

qd

Answer 8

everyday

Question 9

qhs

Answer 9

once a day at bedtime

Question 10

qns

Answer 10

quantities not sufficient

Question 11

flatus

Answer 11

gas

Question 12

gastric

Answer 12

upper stomach

Question 13

emesis

Answer 13

vomit

Question 14

adipose

Answer 14

fat

Question 15

anuria

Answer 15

absence of urine

Question 16

erythema

Answer 16

redness of the skin

Question 17

afebrile

Answer 17

not feverish

Question 18

febrile

Answer 18

feverish

Question 19

caries

Answer 19

decay/crumbing of the tooth or bone

Question 20

antecubital

Answer 20

related to the crook of the elbow

Question 21

prophylactic

Answer 21

to prevent

Question 22

atrophy

Answer 22

to decrease in size, wasting away

Question 23

superior

Answer 23

the head end of; upper

Question 24

inferior

Answer 24

toward the bottom

Question 25

midsagittal

Answer 25

cutting down the middle vertically

Question 26

lateral

Answer 26

sideways

Question 27

transversal

Answer 27

horizontal, straight across

Question 28

jaundice

Answer 28

yellowish coloration