Recall Ch 1

Question 1

Abscess

Answer 1

Localized collection of pus anywhere in
the body, surrounded and walled off by
damaged and inflamed tissues

Question 2

Achlorhydria

Answer 2

Absence of hydrochloric acid in the

stomach

Question 3

Acholic stool

Answer 3

Light-colored stool as a result of

decreased bile content

Question 4

Adeno-

Answer 4

Prefix denoting gland or glands

Question 5

Adhesion

Answer 5

Union of two normally separate surfaces

Question 6

Adnexa

Answer 6

Adjoining parts; usually means ovary/

fallopian tube

Question 7

Adventitia

Answer 7

Outer coat of the wall of a vein or artery

composed of loose connective tissue

Question 8

Afferent

Answer 8

Toward

Question 9

-algia

Answer 9

Suffix denoting pain

Question 10

Amaurosis fugax

Answer 10

Transient visual loss in one eye

Question 11

Ampulla

Answer 11

Enlarged or dilated ending of a tube or

canal

Question 12

Analgesic

Answer 12

Drug that prevents pain

Question 13

Anastomosis

Answer 13

Connection between two tubular organs

or parts

Question 14

Angio-

Answer 14

Prefix denoting blood or lymph vessels

Question 15

Anomaly

Answer 15

Any deviation from the normal (i.e., congenital

or developmental defect)

Question 16

Apnea

Answer 16

Cessation of breathing

Question 17

Atelectasis

Answer 17

Collapse of alveoli

Question 18

Bariatric

Answer 18

Weight reduction; bariatric surgery is
performed on morbidly obese patients to
effect weight loss

Question 19

Bifurcation

Answer 19

Point at which division into two branches

occurs

Question 20

Bile salts

Answer 20

Alkaline salts of bile necessary for the

emulsification of fats

Question 21

Carbuncle

Answer 21

Collection of boils (furuncles)
with multiple drainage channels
(CARbuncle car big)`

Question 22

Celiotomy

Answer 22

Surgical incision into the peritoneal cavity

laparotomy celiotomy

Question 23

Colloid

Answer 23

Fluid with large particles (e.g., albumin)`

Question 24

Curettage

Answer 24

Scraping of the internal surface of an
organ or body cavity by means of a
spoon-shaped instrument

Question 25

Endarterectomy

Answer 25

Surgical removal of an atheroma and the
inner part of the vessel wall to relieve an
obstruction (carotid endarterectomy
CEA)

Question 26

Enterolysis

Answer 26

Lysis of peritoneal adhesions; not to be
confused with enteroclysis, which is a
contrast study of the small bowel

Question 27

Eschar

Answer 27

Scab produced by the action of heat or a

corrosive substance on the skin

Question 28

Obstipation

Answer 28

Failure to pass flatus or stool

Question 29

Odynophagia

Answer 29

Painful swallowing

Question 30

-ostomy

Answer 30

General term referring to any operation
in which an artificial opening is created
between two hollow organs or between
one viscera and the abdominal wall for
drainage purposes (e.g., colostomy) or for
feeding (e.g., gastrostomy)

Question 31

-otomy

Answer 31

Suffix denoting surgical incision into an

organ

Question 32

Phlegmon

Answer 32

Diffuse inflammation of soft tissue,
resulting in a swollen mass of tissue
(most commonly seen with pancreatic
tissue)

Question 33

Wet-to-dry dressing

Answer 33

Damp gauze dressing placed on a
wound and removed after the dressing
dries to the wound, providing
microdébridement