MT- Part 2

Question 1

candidiasis

Answer 1

infection/disease caused by a candida -> parasitic fungi in the mouth, vagina, intestinal tract, etc.

Question 2

cardiovascular

Answer 2

of, relating to, or involving the heart + blood vessels

Question 3

catheter

Answer 3

tubular device for insertion into canals, vessels, passageways, or body cavities.

Question 4

chronic

Answer 4

continuing, or occurring again and again for a long time.

Question 5

comorbidity

Answer 5

existing simultaneously with and usually independently of another medical condition.

Question 6

compliance

Answer 6

the act or process of complying (adapt as requested) to a regimen.

Question 7

constriction

Answer 7

to make narrow or draw together.

Question 8

contraceptive

Answer 8

method of deliberate prevention of conception or pregnancy.

Question 9

contraindication

Answer 9

something (such as a symptom) that makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable.

Question 10

contusion

Answer 10

injury to tissue, usually without laceration

Question 11

corticosteroids

Answer 11

1) any of various steroid hormones (such as cortisol, cortisone, or aldosterone) that are produced by the adrenal cortex
2) any of various synthetic derivatives (such as prednisone or dexamethasone) of these steroid hormones that are used as drugs

Question 12

crackles

Answer 12

to make sharp sudden repeated noises.

Question 13

cranial

Answer 13

of or relating to the skull or cranium

Question 14

cyanosis

Answer 14

a bluish or purplish discolouration (as of skin) due to deficient oxygenation of the blood.

Question 15

delirium

Answer 15

an acute mental disturbance characterized by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations

Question 16

dementia

Answer 16

a usually progressive condition (such as Alzheimer’s disease) marked by the development of multiple cognitive deficits (such as memory impairment, aphasia, and the inability to plan and initiate complex behavior)

Question 17

diagnosis

Answer 17

the art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms

Question 18

diaphoretic

Answer 18

having the power to increase perspiration (sweating)

Question 19

differential diagnosis

Answer 19

a list of possible conditions or diseases that could be causing your symptoms.

Question 20

distention

Answer 20

swelling

Question 21

diastolic

Answer 21

pertaining to the relaxation and dilation of the chambers of the heart and especially the ventricles during which they fill with blood

Question 22

diplopia

Answer 22

a disorder of vision in which two images of a single object are seen (as from unequal action of the eye muscles)

Question 23

diuretic

Answer 23

tending to increase the excretion of urine

Question 24

diuresis

Answer 24

an increased excretion of urine

Question 25

dorsalis

Answer 25

a syphilitic disorder of the nervous system marked by wasting, pain, limb weakness, ataxia, and disorders of sensation and vision resulting from degeneration of the spinal cord

Question 26

dose

Answer 26

the measured quantity of a therapeutic agent to be taken at one time

Question 27

dyskinesia

Answer 27

impairment of voluntary movements resulting in fragmented or jerky motions (as in Parkinson’s disease)

Question 28

dysphagia

Answer 28

difficulty swallowing

Question 29

dyspnea

Answer 29

difficult or laboured respiration

Question 30

dysuria

Answer 30

difficult or painful discharge of urine

Question 31

edema

Answer 31

an abnormal infiltration and excess accumulation of serous fluid in connective tissue or in a serous cavity

Question 32

effusion

Answer 32

1. a) the escape of a fluid from anatomical vessels by rupture or exudation
2. b) the flow of a gas through an aperture whose diameter is small as compared with the distance between the molecules of the gas

2) the escape of a fluid from anatomical vessels by rupture or exudation

Question 33

egophony

Answer 33

a modification of the voice resembling bleating heard on auscultation of the chest in some diseases (as in pleurisy with effusion)

Question 34

ejection fraction

Answer 34

the ratio of the volume of blood the heart empties during systole to the volume of blood in the heart at the end of diastole expressed as a percentage usually between 50 and 80 percent

Question 35

electrolyte

Answer 35

a nonmetallic electric conductor in which current is carried by the movement of ions

Question 36

emesis

Answer 36

the act or instance of vomiting

Question 37

emollient

Answer 37

soothing to the skin or mucous membrane

Question 38

encephalitis

Answer 38

inflammation of the brain that is caused especially by infection with a virus (such as herpes simplex or West Nile virus) or less commonly by bacterial or fungal infection or autoimmune reaction

Question 39

endocarditis

Answer 39

inflammation of the lining of the heart and its valves

Question 40

enema

Answer 40

the injection of liquid into the rectum and colon by way of the anus

Question 41

enteritis

Answer 41

inflammation of the intestines and especially of the human ileum

Question 42

epidural

Answer 42

situated upon or administered or placed outside the dura mater
apparently also a type of anesthesia to provide pain relief during labour and delivery.