Medical Terms

Question 1

Acute

Answer 1

Refers to something that occurs suddenly or progresses rapidly.

Question 2

Benign

Answer 2

A non cancerous disease that does not spread throughout the body.

Question 3

Chemotherapy

Answer 3

A medical treatment to destroy cancer cells

Question 4

Congenital

Answer 4

A condition that was present at or before birth.

Question 5

Idiopathic

Answer 5

A disease or condition without a known cause

Question 6

Malignant

Answer 6

A disease or cancer that may spread or metastasise to other parts of the body

Question 7

Oncology

Answer 7

Study of cancer

Question 8

Tumour

Answer 8

Abnormal mass of cells that can be cancerous or benign

Question 9

Hyper (prefix)

Answer 9

More than normal

Question 10

Hypo (prefix)

Answer 10

Less than normal

Question 11

Biopsy

Answer 11

Procedure for removing a small amount of tissue to test.

Question 12

Chronic

Answer 12

A condition that is recurring or consistent.

Question 13

Intravenous (IV)

Answer 13

Something delivered directly into a vein.

Question 14

Pathology

Answer 14

Names of disorders and diseases

Question 15

Iatrogenic

Answer 15

A condition that appears as a result of treating another condition

Question 16

Perioperative

Answer 16

Describes three phases of a surgical procedure