Set 5

Question 1

Micturition

Answer 1

The act of passing urine; urination

Question 2

Medial

Answer 2

Relating to or denoting parts of the body that are closest to the median plane of the body

Question 3

Melanoma

Answer 3

a highly malignant tumour of melanocytes of this skin and other organs

Question 4

Hypotension

Answer 4

a condition in which the arterial blood pressure is abnormally low, which is most commonly experienced when rising from a sitting or lying postion

Question 5

Integument

Answer 5

1. The skin 2. Membrane or layer of tissue covering any organ of the body

Question 6

Hypertension

Answer 6

High blood pressure, i.e. elevation of the arterial blood pressure above the normal range expected in a particular age group

Question 7

Intravenous

Answer 7

Into or within a vein

Question 8

Intradermal

Answer 8

Within the skin. i. injection an injection that is made into the skin

Question 9

Necrosis

Answer 9

the death of some or all of the cells in an organ or tissue, caused by disease, physical or chemical injury or interference with blood supply

Question 10

Incontinence

Answer 10

Inability to control excretory functions.

Question 11

Lateral

Answer 11

Situated at or relating to the side of an organ or organism

Question 12

Hypertrophy

Answer 12

Increase in the size of a tissue or organ due to the enlargement of its cells rather than by cell multiplication

Question 13

Intramuscular

Answer 13

Within a muscle

Question 14

Laceration

Answer 14

A tear in the flesh caused by a blunt object producing a wound (such as a gunshot)

Question 15

Hyperplasia

Answer 15

Increased production and growth of normal cells in a tissue or organ without an increase in the size of the cells

Question 16

Nebulizer

Answer 16

An instrument used for applying a liquid in the form of a fine spray.

Question 17

Hypercapnia

Answer 17

Abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood

Question 18

Idiosyncratic Reaction

Answer 18

An uncommon response to a drug because of a genetic predisposition

Question 19

Lumen

Answer 19

The space within a tubular or saclike part (such as a blood vessel of intestine)

Question 20

Narcotic

Answer 20

Drug that relieves pain and also induces stupor and insensibility.

Question 21

Keloid

Answer 21

Overgrowth of fibrous scar tissue following trauma to the skin.

Question 22

Maceration

Answer 22

The softening of a solid by leaving it immersed in a liquid

Question 23

Neuropathy

Answer 23

Disease of one or more of the peripheral nerves, usually causing weakness and numbness

Question 24

Hydronephrosis

Answer 24

Distension and dilatation of the pelvis of the kidney. This is due to an obstruction to the free flow of urine

Question 25

Murmur

Answer 25

Noise, heard on auscultation, that is generated by turbulent blood flow within the heart

Question 26

Hypoxemia

Answer 26

Reduction of the oxygen concentration in the arterial blood, recognized clinically by the presence of central and peripheral cyanosis (inadequate oxygenation in the blood)

Question 27

Ileostomy

Answer 27

A surgical operation in which the ileum is brought through the abdominal wall to create an artificial opening through which the intestinal contents can discharge, thus bypassing the colon

Question 28

Nocturia

Answer 28

The passage of urine at night. Nocturia usually occurs in elderly people

Question 29

Maligment

Answer 29

A tumour that invades and destroys the tissue in which it originates and has the potential to spread to other sites in the body

Question 30

Hypoxia

Answer 30

A deficiency of oxygen in the tissues