Vocab list 3

Question 1

Infection

Answer 1

contamination by disease-producing germs

Question 2

Palpitation

Answer 2

forcible or irregular pulsation of the heart perceptible to the patient

Question 3

Ambulatory

Answer 3

able to walk

Question 4

Febrile

Answer 4

pertaining to a fever

Question 5

Afebrile

Answer 5

without a fever

Question 6

Rale

Answer 6

bubbling or noisy sound caused by fluid or mucus in the air passages

Question 7

Pallor

Answer 7

paleness, lack of color

Question 8

Noninvasive

Answer 8

performing a procedure without penetrating the body

Question 9

Asphyxia

Answer 9

suffocation

Question 10

Anatomy

Answer 10

study of the structure of an organism

Question 11

Physiology

Answer 11

study of the function of a living organism

Question 12

Agglutination

Answer 12

clumping of foreign cells

Question 13

Exudate

Answer 13

fluid, pus, or cells that have escaped from blood vessels into the tissues

Question 14

Serum

Answer 14

amber-colored fluid that exudes from clotted blood as a clot shrinks

Question 15

Lymph

Answer 15

thin, watery fluid that forms when plasma diffuses into tissue spaces

Question 16

Lacrimal Glands

Answer 16

produce tears that constantly moisten and cleanse the eye

Question 17

Acuity

Answer 17

sharpness or clearness

Question 18

Dementia

Answer 18

organic loss of intellectual function

Question 19

Dentition

Answer 19

natural teeth of the mouth

Question 20

Gingiva

Answer 20

gums of the mouth