MEDICAL TERMS (B)

Question 1

a form of blood poisoning

Answer 1

bacteremia

Question 2

an agent capable of killing bacteria

Answer 2

bactericide

Question 3

an infectious agent that attacks bacteria

Answer 3

bacteriophage

Question 4

an agent inhibits the growth of bacteria

Answer 4

bacteriostat

Question 5

presence of bacteria in the urine

Answer 5

bacteriuria

Question 6

skin erosion that often appears on patients

Answer 6

bed sore (decubitis ulcer)

Question 7

the inability to control urination at night

Answer 7

bedwetting

Question 8

a condition that is not likely to spread or recur

Answer 8

benign

Question 9

a disease caused by lack of thiamine

Answer 9

beriberi

Question 10

use a monitoring device that permits an individual

Answer 10

biofeedback

Question 11

excision of a small piece of tissue

Answer 11

biopsy

Question 12

the presence of bacteria in the bloodstream

Answer 12

blood poisoning

Question 13

the force exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries

Answer 13

blood pressure

Question 14

an infant with a congenital heart defect

Answer 14

blue baby

Question 15

poisoning by the toxin of bacterium

Answer 15

botulism

Question 16

slow heart rate

Answer 16

bradycardia

Question 17

abnormal growth of cell in the breast

Answer 17

breast cancer

Question 18

bronchi, or airways of the lung, become permanently enlarged

Answer 18

bronchiectatis

Question 19

inflammation of bronchioles

Answer 19

bronchiolitis

Question 20

inflammation of the bronchi

Answer 20

bronchitis

Question 21

bursa, one of several small sacs, become inflamed

Answer 21

bursitis