Midterm Multiple Choice Flashcards
the medical term for baldness
alopecia
excessive sweating
diaphoresis
purpura
bruise
boil
furuncle
medical term for athlete’s foot
tinea pedis
scar
cicatrix
necrosis of tissue causes
gangrene
through the skin
percutaneous
xeroderma
dry skin
pustule
pimple
decubitus ulcers
bed sores
infection around the nail
paronychia
red spot from a bite from a flea
petechiae
severe itching
pruritus
verruca
wart
compound
bone is exposed through skin
greenstick
incomplete break; bone bends
simple
broken bone; skin intact
spiral
excessive bone twisting
comminuted
complete break with fragments
forward curvature of the lumbar spine or abnormal condition of bending forward
lordosis
inflammation of fluid filled cavity in the shoulder
bursitis
softening of bone
osteomalacia
abnormal lateral curve of the spine
scoliosis
congenital defects
condition present with birth
growth plate of a bone
epiphysis
abnormal hump of thoracic spine or hunchback
kyphosis
a fracture that involves the neck of a bone
transcervical
abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the great toe
bunion
the shaft of the bone
diaphysis
gout
excessive uric acid in blood causing inflammation of the great toe
bunion
enlargement of the great toe joint commonly caused by poor fitting shoes
prepatellar bursitis
knee joint-sac involvement
syndactylia
fused toes
subdeltoid bursitis
shoulder joint-sac involvement
arthritis
joint inflammation
ganglion
nest of mass of nerve tissue
polydactylia
excess fingers
arthrodesis
surgical fixation of a joint
osteosarcoma
cancer of bone
pectus carinatum
pigeon chest
HNP
bulging vertebral disc
TMJ
involvement of the lower jaw and skull
pectus excavatum
funnel or sunken chest
maxillitis
inflammation of the upper jaw
a gastric excision
gastrectomy
vomiting blood
hematemesis
procedure to check for hidden blood in stool
hemoccult test
herniation of small intestine
enterocele
suture of an injured tongue
glossorrhaphy
first part of the small intestine
duodenom
swollen, twisted, varicose veins in the rectal region
hemorrhoids
lack of body opening of the stomach
gastratresia
telescoping of the intestine
intussusception
tunnel that grows from the anus to another body part
fistula
first part of the large intestine
cecum
prolapse of the stomach
gastroptosis
difficult digestion
dyspepsia
the sphincter between the stomach and the duodenum
pylorus
inflammation of the food tube
esophagitis
the parotid, sublingual, and submaxillary glands are …
salivary glands
rhythm-like movement of the muscles in the walls of the GI tract
peristalsis
a tumor-like growth extending outward from a mucous membrane commonly found in the nose, throat, and intestines
polyp
the condition of icterus
jaundice
pain in the liver
hepatalgia
fungal disease of the mouth
thrush
inflammation of the mouth
stomatitis
x-ray of the gallbladder
cholecystogram
an EGD or esophagogastroduodenoscopy is an examination of all these body parts EXCEPT
colon
the pear shaped, sac-like organ which serves to store bile
gallbladder
cutting certain branches of the vagus nerve
vagotomy
a black or tarry stool is due to the presence of blood
melena
having vision that appears yellow tinted
xanthopsia
collection of air, gas, or fluid within the abdominal cavity
ascities
gallstones
cholelithiasis
