terminology w4

Question 0

circumcision

Answer 0

surgical remove of the precuse (foreskin)

Question 1

Andropause

Answer 1

midlife changes in male

Question 2

Cochlear implantation

Answer 2

type of hearing aid

Question 3

cystitis

Answer 3

inflammation of the urinary bladder

Question 4

dementia

Answer 4

a chronic or persistent disorder of mental processes cause by brain disease or injury

Question 5

fontanel

Answer 5

a space between the bones and skull of an infant or fetus

Question 6

geriatrics

Answer 6

a branch of medicine or social science dealing with the health and care of old people

Question 7

gerontology

Answer 7

the scientific study of old age; the process of aging

Question 8

incontinence

Answer 8

having no or insufficient voluntary control of urination or deification

Question 9

macular degeneration

Answer 9

degeneration of the macula area of the retina caused by aging; a leading cause of visual impairment in people older than 50 years, making it difficult to do fine work

Question 10

neonatal

Answer 10

a newborn child of mammal

Question 11

organomercurial

Answer 11

any mercury containing organic compound

Question 12

phenylketonuria

Answer 12

an inherited ability to metabolize phenylalanine that causes brain and nerve damage if untreated

Question 13

presbycusis

Answer 13

progressive hearing loss caused by the normal aging process

Question 14

senile

Answer 14

having or showing the weaknesses of old age

Question 15

sensorineural

Answer 15

(of hearing loss) caused by a lesion of disease in the inner ear of auditory nerve

Question 16

suppurative

Answer 16

undergo the formation of pus; fester

Question 17

tympanostomy

Answer 17

placement of a tube through the tympanic membrane to allow ventilation of the middle ear; part of the treatment for otitis media