Week 16

Question 1

Asthma

Answer 1

A chronic respiratory disease, often arising from allergies, that is characterized by sudden reoccurring attacks of laboring breathes, chest construction, and coughing

Question 2

Bell’s Palsy

Answer 2

Suddenly occurring paralysis that distorts one side of the face, caused by lesions of the facial nerve

Question 3

Boil

Answer 3

A tender, swollen area that forms around a hair follicle

Question 4

Bubo

Answer 4

Inflammatory swelling of one or more lymph nodes, especially in the groin

Question 5

Callosity

Answer 5

A localized thickening and enlargement of the horny layer of skin

Question 6

Cellulitis

Answer 6

Inflammation of the cells; refers to an infection of the tissue just below the surface

Question 7

Charley Horse

Answer 7

Soreness and stiffness in a muscle, especially the quadriceps, due to overstrain or contusion

Question 8

Caries

Answer 8

Decay of bone or tooth

Question 9

Chondritis

Answer 9

An inflammatory condition affecting the cartilage

Question 10

Arthritis

Answer 10

Inflammation of a joint