Week 1 Fall 2024 FEN Medical Terminology

Question 1

anion

Answer 1

A negatively charged ion (e.g. chloride)

Question 2

anuria

Answer 2

A failure to produce urine (<50mL urine output per day)

Question 3

Aq

Answer 3

water

Question 4

ascites

Answer 4

Abnormal fluid accumulation in the abdomen

Question 5

atrophy

Answer 5

Wasting away

Question 6

atypical

Answer 6

unusual

Question 7

ausculation

Answer 7

Listening to internal organs with a stethoscope

Question 8

azotemia

Answer 8

A buildup of urea in the blood

Question 9

Beyond Use Date

Answer 9

An expiration date applied to a compound product, beyond which the drug should not be used

Question 10

bilateral

Answer 10

on both sides of the body

Question 11

bioavailability

Answer 11

the proportion (Expressed as a percentage) of a drug that enters into the systemic circulation and is avaiable to exert its biological action

Question 12

bolus

Answer 12

A single intravenous dose of a medication administeredall at once over a short period of time

Question 13

BUD

Answer 13

Beyond Use Date

Question 14

bulimia

Answer 14

An eating disorder characterized by distorted body image, and a cycle of overeating followed by purging

Question 15

Ca

Answer 15

calcium

Question 16

cachexia

Answer 16

Extreme weight loss and muscle wasting due to a chronic illness

Question 17

cation

Answer 17

A positively charged ion (e.g. sodium)

Question 18

cc

Answer 18

cubic centimeter

Question 19

central line

Answer 19

A long catheter inserted into a neck, upper chest or groin vein and guided into a large central vein (superior vena cava) to administer intravenous medications or fluids

Question 20

chelation

Answer 20

the process by which ions and molecules (i.e. drugs) bine to metal ions, forming a non-absorbable complex

Question 21

Cl

Answer 21

chloride

Question 22

CO2

Answer 22

carbon dioxide

Question 23

crystalluria

Answer 23

The presence of crystals in the urine caused by metabolic disorders or drugs

Question 24

cystitis

Answer 24

inflammation of the bladder

Question 25

Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)

Answer 25

a life-threatening hyperglycemic crisis characterized by high blood glucose, anion gap metabolic acidosis, and ketones in the blood or urine

Question 26

dys-

Answer 26

difficult, abnormal, or painful

Question 27

enteral

Answer 27

involving the intestines

Question 28

enuresis

Answer 28

involving urination

Question 29

etiology

Answer 29

the cause (i.e. disease)

Question 30

ETOH

Answer 30

ethyl alcohol

Question 31

exacerbation

Answer 31

an increase or worsening (i.e. severity of disease)

Question 32

extravasation

Answer 32

The leakage of fluid from a blood vessel to the surrounding tissue