Medicine Chapter 16

Question 1

Surgeon/surgery

Answer 1

Branch of medicine concerning operative procedures

Question 2

Chiropractor

Answer 2

One who manipulates the spine using their hands

Question 3

Chiropodist

Answer 3

One who treats feet using their hands

Question 4

Chiromancy

Answer 4

Palm reading

Question 5

Contraception

Answer 5

Intentional prevention of conception/pregnancy

Question 6

Abortion

Answer 6

Termination of pregnancy

Question 7

Exposure

Answer 7

Abandon a child in the open to die

Question 8

Hysteria

Answer 8

Frenzied emotional state

Question 9

Hypochondria

Answer 9

Chronic abnormal anxiety about one’s health

Question 10

Cytopathogenic

Answer 10

of or relating to a substance or microorganism that is pathologic for or destructive to cells

Question 11

Melanoma

Answer 11

Malignant tumour occurring in the skin

Question 12

Sarcoma

Answer 12

Tumour in the soft tissue

Question 13

Myoscaroma

Answer 13

My- muscle

Tumour in muscle and soft tissue

Question 14

Osteoma

Answer 14

Benign tumour composed of bone or bone-like tissue

Oest- bone

Question 15

Hepatoma

Answer 15

Tumour in liver

Hep - liver

Question 16

Haematoma

Answer 16

Benign tumour or swelling of clotted blood

Question 17

Myalgia

Answer 17

Muscle pain

My- muscle

Question 18

Neuralgia

Answer 18

Severe nerve pain

Question 19

Pyrexia

Answer 19

Fever

Question 20

Cephalalgia

Answer 20

Headache

Cephal- head

Question 21

Otitis

Answer 21

Inflammation of ear

Question 22

Myoencarditis

Answer 22

Inflammation of heart muscles

Question 23

Encephalitis

Answer 23

Abnormal condition of the brain

Question 24

Haemangioatosis

Answer 24

Abnormal condition of blood vessels

Question 25

Neurosis

Answer 25

Abnormal condition of the nervous system

Question 26

Cardiopathy

Answer 26

Heart disease

Question 27

Homoeopathy

Answer 27

Methods of treating diseases by using a small amount of that drug in a healthy person to produce symptoms similar to those of the disease been treating

Question 28

Cardiotomy

Answer 28

Incision of the heart

Question 29

Enterotomy

Answer 29

Incision of intestines

Question 30

Hysterectomy

Answer 30

Excision of the womb

Question 31

Appendectomy

Answer 31

Excision of appendix

Question 32

Thermometer

Answer 32

Measures temperature

Question 33

Cephalometer

Answer 33

Measures circumference of head

Question 34

Electroencephalograph

Answer 34

Instrument to measure electrical activity of the brain

Question 35

Polygraph

Answer 35

Lie detector

Question 36

Diarrhoea

Answer 36

Frequent and copious discharge of abnormally liquid faeces

Question 37

Otopyorrohoea

Answer 37

Discharge of pus from ear

Question 38

Haemorrhage

Answer 38

Profuse bleeding from ruptured blood vessel

Question 39

Cystorrhagia

Answer 39

Profuse discharge from the bladder

Question 40

Psychotherapy

Answer 40

Treatment of nervous disorders

Question 41

Physiotherapy

Answer 41

Treatment of diseases injury by physical means such as massage exercise rather than drugs

Question 42

Cytotoxin

Answer 42

Poisonous to cells

Question 43

Atrophy

Answer 43

Wasting away of an organ or part

Question 44

Hypotrophy

Answer 44

Undernourishment of organ or part

Question 45

Hypertrophy

Answer 45

Excessive growth of organ or part

Question 46

Dystrophy

Answer 46

Any of various bodily disorder is characterised by wasting tissue

Question 47

Rhinoplasty

Answer 47

Plastic surgery to the nose

Question 48

Rhinometer

Answer 48

Measures nasal cavities

Question 49

Rhinoscope

Answer 49

Instrument to measure nasal cavities

Question 50

Leukaemia

Answer 50

Acute or chronic disease characterised by the proliferation of white blood cells

Question 51

Septicaemia

Answer 51

Rotten blood/blood poisoning

Question 52

Anaemia

Answer 52

Deficiency of red blood cells

Question 53

Haemophilia

Answer 53

Inheritable disease, usually affecting only males characterised by the impairment of blood clotting ability

Question 54

Paediatrician

Answer 54

Specialist in children and their diseases

Question 55

Psychiatrist

Answer 55

Specialist to treat mental disorders

Question 56

Psychosomatic

Answer 56

Illnesses thought to be caused by physiological factors such as stress

Question 57

Cancer

Answer 57

Any type of malignant growth or tumour caused by abnormal or uncontrollable cell division

Question 58

-oma

Answer 58

Tumor or swelling

Question 59

-a or -ia

Answer 59

Condition of

Question 60

-ium

Answer 60

Membrane/tissue

Question 61

-itis

Answer 61

Inflammatory

Question 62

-osis

Answer 62

Non-inflammation abnormal condition

Question 63

-pathy

Answer 63

Disease of treatment of disease bye

Question 64

-tomy

Answer 64

Surgical cutting of

Question 65

-ectomy

Answer 65

Surgical cutting out

Question 66

-meter

Answer 66

Device for measuring

Question 67

-graph

Answer 67

Device for recording

Question 68

-rrhoea

Answer 68

Abnormal discharge

Question 69

-therapy

Answer 69

Treatment of

Question 70

Tachy-

Answer 70

Rapid

Question 71

Sten-

Answer 71

Narrow

Question 72

Scler-

Answer 72

Hard

Question 73

Somat-

Answer 73

Body

Question 74

Rhin-

Answer 74

Nose

Question 75

Pod-

Answer 75

Feet

Question 76

Pneum

Answer 76

Lung

Question 77

Cephal-

Answer 77

Head

Question 78

Arth-

Answer 78

Joint

Question 79

Crani-

Answer 79

Skull

Question 80

Encephal-

Answer 80

Brain

Question 81

Enter-

Answer 81

Intestine

Question 82

Gastr-

Answer 82

stomach

Question 83

Lip-

Answer 83

Fat

Question 84

Melan-

Answer 84

Black

Question 85

My-

Answer 85

Muscle

Question 86

Myel-

Answer 86

Bone marrow, spinal cord

Question 87

Odyn-

Answer 87

Pain

Question 88

Oste-

Answer 88

Bone

Question 89

Neur-

Answer 89

Nerve