Terms

Question 1

Aniscoria

Answer 1

Inequality of the diameter of the pupils

Question 2

Antiseptic

Answer 2

A substance that inhibits the growth of bacteria. Usually used on the skin

Question 3

Bactericidal

Answer 3

Capable of killing bacteria

Question 4

Barrier nursing

Answer 4

Techniques employed to help reduce the risk of transmission of infection from patient to patient

Question 5

Cryptorchidism

Answer 5

Failure of the testicles to descend in the scrotum. May be unilateral. Or bilateral.

Question 6

Decubitis ucler

Answer 6

Bedsore. Usually effecting the bony prominences of recumbent patient if not regularly turned.

Question 7

Dermatitis

Answer 7

Inflammation of the skin

Question 8

Entropion

Answer 8

Inversion of the eyelid which may cause the lashes to rub against the eyeball.

Question 9

Epistaxis

Answer 9

Nose bleed

Question 10

Haematoma

Answer 10

Blood blister. Usually caused by a Blunt trauma. An aural haematoma affects the pinna of the ear.

Question 11

Orchitis

Answer 11

Inflammation of the testicles

Question 12

Otodectes.

Answer 12

Ear mites.

Question 13

Paraphimosis

Answer 13

Inability to retract the penis.

Question 14

Phimosis

Answer 14

Inability to extrude the penis.

Question 15

Pyoderma.

Answer 15

Purulent pus containing skin disease.

Question 16

Sebaceous glands.

Answer 16

Glands located in the skin which communicate with the hair follicles and secrete sebum.

Question 17

Seborrhoea

Answer 17

A disease of the sebaceous glands characterised by excessive secretion of the sebum which collects on the skin in oily scales.

Question 18

Septicaemia

Answer 18

The presence of large number of bacteria and their toxins within the blood. May be life threatening.