Test 3: Terms

Question 1

Define Achalasia

Answer 1

difficulty swallowing

Question 2

Define Aphasia

Answer 2

Impaired speech

Question 3

Define Alopecia

Answer 3

Loss of hair

Question 4

Define Amygdyla

Answer 4

spot in each cerebral involved with the experiencing of emotions

Question 5

Define Pyrexia

Answer 5

Raised body temperature; fever

Question 6

Define Pyrosis

Answer 6

heart burn

Question 7

Define Pyromania

Answer 7

An obsessive desire to set fire to things

Question 8

Define Pyloric stenosis

Answer 8

Uncommon condition affecting the opening (pylorus) between the stomach and small intestine in infants

Question 9

Define Hernia

Answer 9

part of an organ is displaced and protrudes through the wall of the cavity containing it

Question 10

Define Ileus

Answer 10

A painful obstruction of the ileum or other part of the intestine

Question 11

Define Torsion

Answer 11

Act of twisting

Question 12

Define Intussusception

Answer 12

The inversion of one portion of the intestine within another

Question 13

Define Volvulus

Answer 13

A twisting of the bowel on itself

Question 14

Define Paralytic ileus

Answer 14

Obstruction of the intestine due to paralysis of the intestinal muscles

Question 15

Define Ischemic bowel

Answer 15

Inflammation and injury of the large intestine result from inadequate blood supply

Question 16

Define Hemotochezia

Answer 16

Feces containing bright red blood

Question 17

Define Steatorrhea

Answer 17

fat content in the feces

Question 18

Define Ataxia

Answer 18

Failure of muscle coordination, resulting in incoordination and disturbances in posture and gait

Question 19

Define Amylase

Answer 19

An enzyme, found chiefly in saliva and pancreatic fluid, that converts starch and glycogen into simple sugars

Question 20

Define Troponin

Answer 20

A regulatory protein involved in regulation of actin-myosin cross-bridge formation

Question 21

Define Bilirubin

Answer 21

A substance formed from the degradation of erythrocytic hemoglobin by reticuloendothelial cells

Question 22

Define Creatine

Answer 22

A compound formed in protein metabolism and present in much living tissue. It is involved in the supply of energy for muscular contraction

Question 23

Define Ascites

Answer 23

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity

Question 24

Define Portal hypertension

Answer 24

Abnormally high blood pressure in the blood vessels draining the intra-abdominal tract, pancreas, gallbladder, and spleen.

Question 25

Define Stress ulcer

Answer 25

Acute peptic ulcers occurring in association with various other pathologic conditions, including burns, cor-pulmonale, intracranial lesions, and surgical operations

Question 26

Define Burrows

Answer 26

A subcutaneous tunnel or tract made by a parasite

Question 27

Define Bulla

Answer 27

Large thing-walled cysts. Commonly used in reference to lung or skin

Question 28

Define Keloid

Answer 28

An area of irregular fibrous tissue formed at the site of a scar or injury

Question 29

Define Lichenification

Answer 29

Skin has become thickened and leathery

Question 30

Define Macule

Answer 30

A circumscribed change in the color of skin that is neither raised nor depressed

Question 31

Define Papule

Answer 31

A small, raised, solid pimple or swelling, often forming part of a rash on the skin and typically inflamed but not producing pus

Question 32

Define Vesicle

Answer 32

A portion of lipid bilayer membrane that forms a sphere and surrounds substances to be transported to a destination within the cell or plasma membrane

Question 33

Define Pustule

Answer 33

Small blister or pimple on the skin containing pus

Question 34

Define Hemangiomas

Answer 34

Benign tumors consisting of a mass of blood vessels

Question 35

Define Listeriosis

Answer 35

Disease caused by infection with listeria

Question 36

Define Cholelithiasis

Answer 36

Formation of stones in the gallbladder

Question 37

Define Diverticulosis

Answer 37

The presence of diverticula, or outpouching, in the wall of the colon

Question 38

Define Cirrhosis

Answer 38

irreversible scarring of the liver

Question 39

Define Hepatitis C

Answer 39

A form of viral hepatitis transmitted in infected blood, causing chronic liver disease

Question 40

Define Scabies

Answer 40

Infestation with the mite Sarcoptes scabiei in humans

Question 41

Define Lice

Answer 41

Any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)

Question 42

Define Candidiasis

Answer 42

Infection with candida, especially with causing oral or vaginal thrush

Question 43

Define Herpes simplex

Answer 43

A virus causing infection of the skin and nervous system

Question 44

Define Dacrocystitis

Answer 44

An infection of the lacrimal sac

Question 45

Define Iritis

Answer 45

Inflammation of the iris of the eye

Question 46

Define Conjunctivitis

Answer 46

Inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye.

Question 47

Define Blepharitis

Answer 47

Inflammation of the eyelid

Question 48

Define Presbyopia

Answer 48

A refractive condition in which the accommodative ability of the elderly eye cannot meet the accommodative demand for near vision

Question 49

Define Hyperopia

Answer 49

Farsightedness or the inability of the eye to focus on near objects

Question 50

Define Rentinal detachment

Answer 50

A disorder of the eye in which the retina peels away from its underlying layer of support tissue.

Question 51

Define Myopia

Answer 51

A condition of nearsightedness

Question 52

Define Otosclerosis

Answer 52

A hereditary condition of unknown cause in which irregular ossification occurs in the ossicles of the middle ear causing hearing loss

Question 53

Define Mastoiditis

Answer 53

Inflammation of the mastoid process

Question 54

Define Tympanoplasty

Answer 54

A surgery done to repair the eardrum and middle war bones.

Question 55

Define Myringotomy

Answer 55

Surgical incision into the eardrum, to relieve pressure or drain fluid

Question 56

Define Mastoidectomy

Answer 56

A procedure performed to remove the mastoid air cells.