Medical Terms Frequently Used

Question 1

SUPINATION

soo-pin-nay-shun

Answer 1

the act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot is forward or upward

Question 2

SUPPURATION

sup-you-ray-shun

Answer 2

is the formation or discharge of pus

Question 3

FISSURE

fish-ur

Answer 3

a groove or crack-like sore of the skin

Question 4

INFECTION

in-feck-shun

Answer 4

the invasion of the body a pathogenic organism

Question 5

MALAISE

mal-layz

Answer 5

a word of French origin referring to a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness, often the first indication of infection

Question 6

EXUDATE

ecks-you-date

Answer 6

a fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound

Question 7

LACERATION

lass-er-ay-shun

Answer 7

a torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut

Question 8

LESION

lee-shun

Answer 8

a pathological change of the tissue due to disease or injury

Question 9

MUCOUS

myou-kus

Answer 9

describes the specialized membranes that line the body cavities

Question 10

MUCUS

myou-kus

Answer 10

the name of the fluid secreted by these mucous membranes

Question 11

VIRAL

vye-ral

Answer 11

means pertaining to a virus

Question 12

VIRILE

vir-ill

Answer 12

means having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male

Question 13

TRIAGE

tree-ahzh

Answer 13

the medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment

Question 14

TRAUMA

traw-mah

Answer 14

means wound or injury, these are the types that might occur in an accident, shooting, natural disaster, or fire

Question 15

PRONATION

Answer 15

the act of rotating the arm or leg so that the palm of the hand or sole of foot is turned downward or backward

Question 16

ABDUCTION

Answer 16

movement of a limb away from the midline of the body

Question 17

ADDUCTION

Answer 17

movement of a limb toward the midline of the body

Question 18

FLEXION

Answer 18

decreasing the angle between two bones by bending a limb at a joint

Question 19

EXTENSION

Answer 19

increasing the angle between two bones or the straightening out of a limb

Question 20

HYPEREXTENSION

Answer 20

extreme overuse of a limb or body part beyond its normal limit

Question 21

ELEVATION

Answer 21

act of raising or lifting a body part

Question 22

DEPRESSION

Answer 22

act of lowering a body part

Question 23

ROTATION

Answer 23

a circular movement around an axis such as the shoulder joint

Question 24

CIRCUMDUCTION

Answer 24

the circular movement at the far end of a limb (example: the swinging motion of the far end of the arm)

Question 25

DORSIFLEXION

Answer 25

the movement that bends the foot upward at the ankle

Question 26

PLANTAR FLEXION

Answer 26

the movement that bends the foot downward (think of planting your feet)

Question 27

SINUS RHYTHM

Answer 27

the normal beating of a heart

Question 28

PROLAPSE

Answer 28

the falling or dropping down of an organ or internal part

Question 29

PALLOR

Answer 29

paleness

Question 30

ORTHOSTATIC

Answer 30

means relating to an upright or standing position