Vocab 1

Question 1

Goiter

Answer 1

A swelling of the neck resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland

Question 2

Dysphagia

Answer 2

Difficulty swallowing foods or liquids

Question 3

Orthopnea

Answer 3

Difficulty breathing when supine

Question 4

Dysuria

Answer 4

Discomfort, pain, or burning with urinating

Question 5

Vertigo

Answer 5

True rotational spinning often from labyrinthine (vestibular disorder in INNER ear)

Question 6

Objective Vertigo

Answer 6

Feels like the room is spinning

Question 7

Subjective Vertigo

Answer 7

Feels like he or she is spinning

Question 8

Dyspareunia

Answer 8

Genital pain that occurs before, during, or after intercourse (painful intercourse)

Question 9

Hemoptysis

Answer 9

Coughing up blood, blood mixed with sputum

Question 10

Polyuria

Answer 10

Passing abnormally large amounts of urine

Question 11

Dyspnea

Answer 11

Shortness of breath, difficult of labored breathing

Question 12

Pruritus

Answer 12

Irritating sensation that creates an urge to scratch that can involve any part of the body

Question 13

Paresthesia

Answer 13

Tingling, prickling, “pins-and-needles” sensation

Question 14

Dysmenorrhea

Answer 14

Menstrual cramps, pain or cramps before or during period

Question 15

Diplopia

Answer 15

Perception of two images of a single object

“Double-vision”

Question 16

Intermittent Claudication

Answer 16

Muscle pain on mild exertion