Test Three Vocabulary

Question 1

Gastrointestinal

Answer 1

Pertaining to the stomach and intestines

Question 2

Gauge

Answer 2

An instrument which measures the size of the needle

Question 3

Geriatrics

Answer 3

Study of aging and the problem of the elderly

Question 4

Geronterology

Answer 4

Study of geriatrics

Question 5

Glucose

Answer 5

A sugar (dextrose) formed in the body during a metabolic process

Question 6

Gram stain

Answer 6

Staining of bacteria for identification purposes

Question 7

Great saphenous

Answer 7

The longest vein in the leg

Question 8

Gynecology

Answer 8

Study of female genital organs

Question 9

Hematocrit

Answer 9

The percentage of erythrocytes in the whole blood by volume

Question 10

Hematology

Answer 10

Study of blood and tissues which form blood

Question 11

Hematoma

Answer 11

A localized collection of blood caused by a break in the wall of the blood vessel

Question 12

Hemoconcentration

Answer 12

Concentration or accumulation of large analytesin the blood, increase concentration of red blood cells caused by decreased in plasma volume

Question 13

Hemolysis

Answer 13

The rupture of red blood cells and release of hemoglobin into the serum or plasma

Question 14

Hemophilia

Answer 14

A blood disease which interferes with the normal clotting of the blood causing excessive bleeding

Question 15

Hemorrhage

Answer 15

Discharge of an abnormally large amount of blood

Question 16

Hematopoiesis

Answer 16

The production of cells within the bone marrow

Question 17

Hemostasis

Answer 17

The process by which the body stops the leakage of blood after injury

Question 18

Hepatic

Answer 18

Pertaining to the liver

Question 19

Hepatitis

Answer 19

Inflammation of the liver

Question 20

Homeostasis

Answer 20

Balance or steady state of equilibrium

Question 21

Gastroenterology

Answer 21

Study of the digestive system

Question 22

Hormone

Answer 22

A chemical substance which is manufactured in a organ gland or body part and is transported the blood stream to another part of the blood and used there to stimulate a chemical action or increased body function

Question 23

Host

Answer 23

That upon which a parasite of microorganism feeds

Question 24

Hyperglycemia

Answer 24

An unusually high level of blood sugar

Question 25

Hypoglycemia

Answer 25

An unusual low level of blood sugar

Question 26

Hysterectomy

Answer 26

The surgical removal of the uterus through walls of the abdomen or vagina

Question 27

Immune

Answer 27

Resistance to a disease brought about by the development of antibodies

Question 28

Incoherent

Answer 28

The inability to make oneself understood by another

Question 29

Incontinence

Answer 29

The loss of sphincter muscle control leading to the inability to retain year and semen or feces

Question 30

Incubation

Answer 30

The growing of micro organism in a temperature controlled environment

Question 31

Infection

Answer 31

A pathological condition caused by the growth of microorganisms and a host

Question 32

Inferior vena cava

Answer 32

The principal vein draining the lower part of the body

Question 33

Innoculate

Answer 33

To introduce microorganisms into a culture medium

Question 34

Insulin

Answer 34

A hormone used to control blood sugar levels

Question 35

Interstitial fluid

Answer 35

The fluid found between two cells as plasma filters out of the capillaries into microscopic spaces

Question 36

Iodine

Answer 36

An element used in the development and function of the thyroid gland tincture of iodine is used as a disinfectant and as a germicide

Question 37

Isolation

Answer 37

Separation confining a patient to a specific area

Question 38

Lethargic

Answer 38

It condition or drowsiness or in difference

Question 39

Leukemia

Answer 39

A blood tissue disease marked by the excessive production of white blood cells

Question 40

Leukocytes

Answer 40

White blood cells

Question 41

Leukocytosis

Answer 41

A marked increase in leukocytes in the blood

Question 42

Leukopenia

Answer 42

A marked decrease in the leukocytes in the blood

Question 43

Lipemia

Answer 43

An abnormal amount of fat in the blood causing the serum to appear milky and cloudy