Medical Terms

Question 1

Abrasion

Answer 1

Cut, scrap, or scratch

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Abscess

Answer 2

Infection, wound, sore

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Ambulatory

Answer 3

Able to walk; mobility

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Analgesic

Answer 4

Pain reliever

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Anemia

Answer 5

Low on iron; can be tired

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Atrophy

Answer 6

Wasting away of tissues in body

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Benign

Answer 7

Not cancer

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Bowle

Answer 8

Intestine

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Bradycardia

Answer 9

Slow heart beat

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Catheter

Answer 10

Tube used in medical procedures

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Cholesterol

Answer 11

Fat produced in liver and transported to blood

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Chronic

Answer 12

Long term

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Colon

Answer 13

Part of large intestine

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Colonoscopy

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Test to look inside colon, or large intestine checks for cancer

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Compression

Answer 15

Putting pressure on

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Contusions

Answer 16

Bruises

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Edna

Answer 17

Swelling

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EGR/EMR

Answer 18

Electronic health record or electronic medical record

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Embolism

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Blood clot

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Endoscope

Answer 20

Long thin tube put inside the body for viewing

Question 21

Extremities

Answer 21

Limbs (hands or feet)

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Hemoglobin A1C

Answer 22

Test that looks at blood sugar levers for past 3 months

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Hypertension

Answer 23

High blood pressure

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Hypoglycemia

Answer 24

Low blood sugar

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Hypotension

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Low blood pressure

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Inflammation

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Swelling, soreness

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Influenza

Answer 27

Virus that causes flu

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Intravenous

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Putting medication or fluid into veins

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Irrigate

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To wash wound

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Lesion

Answer 30

Cut, injury

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Lipids

Answer 31

Fats in blood

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Lumber

Answer 32

Lower back

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Malignant

Answer 33

Cancer

Question 34

Noninvasive

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No required penetration

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NSAIDS

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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs used to reduce pain and can decrease bloods ability to clot

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Palliative

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Reliving symptoms without curing

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Pneumonia

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Infection in lungs and respiratory system & can be caused by bacteria

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Polyp

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Growth or mass on mucous membrane

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Renal

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Related to kidneys

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Subcutaneous

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Just beneath he skin

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Susceptible

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More likely to catch

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Sutures

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Stitches

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Topical

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On skin or surface of the body

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Terminal

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Deadly

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Varicella

Answer 45

Chicken pox

Question 46

Vertigo

Answer 46

Dizzy, motion sick