Terminology Flashcards

1
Q

Slow heart rate

A

bradycardia

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2
Q

Slow breathing

A

bradypnea

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3
Q

Hardening of arteries

A

Atherosclerosis

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4
Q

Surgical removal of tonsils

A

tonsilectomy

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5
Q

Low blood platelet count

A

thrombocytopenia

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6
Q

Surgical removal of the appendix

A

appendectomy

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7
Q

Enlargement of the heart

A

cardiomegaly

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8
Q

Inflammation of the liver

A

Hepatitis

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9
Q

Infection of the middle ear

A

otitis media

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10
Q

Redness of skin

A

ERYTHEMA

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11
Q

Nerve pain

A

NEURALGIA

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12
Q

Presence of red blood cells in urine

A

HEMATURIA

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13
Q

Oxygen carrying protein in the muscle

A

MYOGLOBIN

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14
Q

Serous covering of the heart

A

PERICARDIUM

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15
Q

Inflammation of muscle

A

MYOSITIS

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16
Q

Inflammation of the spinal cord

A

MYELITIS

17
Q

Hereditary bleeding disorder

A

HEMOPHILIA

18
Q

Abnormally low blood platelets

A

ANEMIA

19
Q

A mature bone cell

A

OSTEOCYTE

20
Q

Literally means “cold therapy

A

CRYOTHERAPY

21
Q

The branch of medicine dealing with

skin

A

DERMATOLOGY

22
Q

Condition in which person’s urine
contains more than the normal
amount of glucose or sugar

A

GLUCOSURIA

23
Q

A type of blood cell from in the blood
made in the bone marrow that is
found in our blood, “red blood cells

A

ERYTHROCYTE

24
Q

increased amount of blood in the

vessels of an organ or tissue

A

HYPEREMIA

25
Q

Low blood pressure

A

HYPOTENSION

26
Q

specialized medical imaging that
uses a low-dose x-ray system to see
inside the breasts.

A

MAMMOGRAPHY

27
Q
a benign (noncancerous) tumor that
develops in or around the uterus
A

MYOMA

28
Q

Outer layer of the uterus

A

PERIMETRIUM

29
Q

disorder involving infrequent,
irregular or prolonged menstrual
periods

A

POLYCYSTIC

30
Q

impairment of cardiac function

attributed to aging

A

PRESBYCARDIA

31
Q

Forecast of the likely course of a

disease or ailment

A

PROGNOSIS

32
Q

diagnosis associated with a group of

symptoms affecting the nose.

A

RHINITIS

33
Q

defined as enlargement of the

spleen, measured by size or weight

A

defined as enlargement of the

spleen, measured by size or weight