Medical Terms 5

Question 1

Dysphasia:

Answer 1

partial or complete impairment of the ability to communicate resulting from brain injury, language disorder marked by deficiency in the generation of speech, and sometimes also in its comprehension, due to brain disease or damage.

Question 2

Encephalitis:

Answer 2

inflammation of the brain, causes flu like symptoms, severe cases can be life threatening

Question 3

Febrile:

Answer 3

having or showing symptoms of a fever

Question 4

Gangrene:

Answer 4

death of body tissue due to a lack of blood flow or a bacterial infection, most commonly affects extremities but it can also occur in your muscles and internal organs

Question 5

Gastritis:

Answer 5

a group of conditions with one thing in common – inflammation of the lining of the stomach, it can occur suddenly or it can occur slowly over time

Question 6

Glaucoma:

Answer 6

a group of eye conditions resulting in optic nerve damage, which may cause loss of vision, one of the leading causes of blindness in the US

Question 7

Hemorrhage:

Answer 7

an escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, especially when profuse

Question 8

Hemiplegic:

Answer 8

paralysis of the arm, leg, and trunk on the same side of the body

Question 9

Hydrocephalus:

Answer 9

“water on the brain”, abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain

Question 10

Hyperglycemia:

Answer 10

high blood glucose, serious medical condition for people with diabetes