Vocabulary Quiz 1

Question 1

Diplopia

Answer 1

Seeing two images of an object, also known as double vision

Question 2

Dysuria

Answer 2

Discomfort, pain, or burning when urinating

Question 3

Orthopnea

Answer 3

Discomfort when breathing while lying down flat (supine)

Question 4

Dysphagia

Answer 4

Difficulty swallowing foods or liquids

Question 5

Goiter

Answer 5

Swelling of the neck resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland

Question 6

Vertigo

Answer 6

True rotational spinning often from labyrinthine-vestibular disorder in the inner ear

Question 7

Dyspareunia

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Hemotysis

Answer 8

Coughing up blood, blood mixed with sputum

Question 9

Polyuria

Answer 9

Passing abnormally large amounts of urine

Question 10

Pruritis

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Paresthesia

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Dysmenorrhea

Answer 12

Menstrual cramps, pain or cramps before or during period

Question 13

Intermittent Claudication

Answer 13

Muscle pain on mild exertion

Question 14

Dyspnea

Answer 14

Shortness of breath, difficult or labored breathing