vocabulary pt3

Question 1

Benign

Answer 1

Not cancerous

Question 2

Malignant

Answer 2

Cancerous

Question 3

Biopsy

Answer 3

A tissue sample for testing purposes

Question 4

Hypotension

Answer 4

Low blood pressure

Question 5

Hypertension

Answer 5

High blood pressure

Question 6

Lesion

Answer 6

Wound, sore, or cut

Question 7

In remission

Answer 7

Disease is not getting worse; not to be confused with being cured

Question 8

Angina

Answer 8

Pain in the chest related to the heart that comes and goes

Question 9

Cellulitis

Answer 9

Inflamed or infected tissue beneath the skin

Question 10

Embolism

Answer 10

Blood clot

Question 11

Polyp

Answer 11

Mass or growth of thin tissue

Question 12

Abatement

Answer 12

A reduction in severity of symptoms.

Question 13

Abiotic

Answer 13

Not related to living organisms.

Question 14

Abortive

Answer 14

Cutting short the course of a disease.

Question 15

Abrasion

Answer 15

Friction wearing away of the top layer of skin.

Question 16

Abruption

Answer 16

A sudden breaking away or breaking off.

Question 17

Ambulatory

Answer 17

Ability to walk.

Question 18

Analgesia

Answer 18

Loss of pain where pain would normally be evident without loss of consciousness.

Question 19

Compression

Answer 19

To apply pressure to stop bleeding or prevent further injury.

Question 20

Hematemesis

Answer 20

Blood in vomit. (hema=blood and emesis=vomitting)

Question 21

Iatrogenic

Answer 21

A condition that appears as a result of treatment of another condition.

Question 22

Idiopathic

Answer 22

Of unknown cause.

Question 23

Intractable

Answer 23

Difficult to cure or alleviate.

Question 24

Referred pain

Answer 24

Pain that is felt in another area to the original source of this pain.

Question 25

Reflux

Answer 25

Going in a backward direction.

Question 26

Subcutaneous

Answer 26

Just beneath the skin

Question 27

buccal

Answer 27

cheek

Question 28

digital

Answer 28

fingers/toes

Question 29

hallux

Answer 29

big toe

Question 30

inguinal

Answer 30

groin

Question 31

occipital

Answer 31

back of head

Question 32

abrasion

Answer 32

A cut or scrape that typically isn’t serious

Question 33

Abscess

Answer 33

A tender, fluid-filled pocket that forms in tissue, usually due to infection.

Question 34

Chronic

Answer 34

Signifies a recurring, persistent condition like heart disease.

Question 35

Contusion

Answer 35

A bruise

Question 36

Edema

Answer 36

Swelling caused by fluid accumulation.

Question 37

Fracture

Answer 37

Broken bone or cartilage.

Question 38

Inpatient

Answer 38

A patient who requires hospitalization.

Question 39

Outpatient

Answer 39

A patient who receives care without being admitted to a hospital.

Question 40

cephalic

Answer 40

head

Question 41

acromial

Answer 41

scapula

Question 42

cubital

Answer 42

elbow

Question 43

pollex

Answer 43

thumb

Question 44

pedal

Answer 44

foot

Question 45

plantar

Answer 45

sole of foot