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PHCY 500 Physio ALL MedicalTerms Study Set Exam
aneurysm - Answer localized swelling of an artery due to weakening of its wall
ataxia - Answer loss of coordination (though power for movement is there)
cognition - Answer mental process by which a person acquires knowledge
concussion - Answer brief disturbance of brain cells due to trauma
insomnia - Answer inability to fall asleep
paranoia - Answer condition whose main characteristic is delusion that other people are
connect to the affected individual
parasthesia - Answer sensation of burning or prickling that is usually felt in hands, arms,
legs
phobia - Answer fear out of proportion with the context
psychosis - Answer mental disorder where person loses contact with reality
sclerosis - Answer literally "hardening" usually applied to portions of organ and lose
their function
syncope - Answer fainting - a loss of consciousness due to a fall in blood pressure
tremor - Answer an unintentional rhythmic muscle movement
catheter - Answer a tubular, flexible instrument, passed through body channels for
withdrawal of fluids from (or introduction of fluids into) a body cavity
diastole - Answer the phase of the cardiac cycle in which the heart relaxes between
contractions; specifically, the period when the two ventricles are dilated by the blood
flowing into them
doppler - Answer a diagnostic instrument that emits an ultrasonic beam into the body;
the ultrasound reflected from moving structures changes its frequency
echocardiogram - Answer a non-invasive ultrasound test that shows an image of the
inside of the heart. Can be performed to identify any structural problems which cause a
heart murmur
edema - Answer puffiness caused by excess fluid trapped in the body's tissues
, ischemia - Answer an insufficient supply of blood to an organ, usually due to a blocked
artery
murmur - Answer an auscultatory sound, benign or pathologic, loud or soft, particularly
a periodic sound of short duration of cardiac or vascular origin
necrosis - Answer the morphological changes indicative of cell death caused by
enzymatic degradation
palpitation - Answer a heartbeat that is unusually rapid, strong, or irregular enough to
make a person aware of it, usually over 120 beats per minute, as opposed to the normal
60 to 100 per minute
stent - Answer a device or mold of a suitable material used to provide support for
tubular structures that are being anastomosed
systole - Answer the contraction, or period of contraction, of the heart, especially of the
ventricles, during which blood is forced into the aorta and pulmonary artery
thrombus - Answer a stationary blood clot along the wall of a blood vessel, frequently
causing vascular obstruction. Some authorities differentiate formation of this from
simple coagulation or clot formation
dialysis - Answer the separation of dissolved crystalloids from colloidal macromolecules
by means of a partially permeable membrane that allows the passage of the former but
not of the latter
dysuria - Answer difficult or painful urination
enuresis - Answer the involuntary passing of urine, especially bedwetting by children at
night (nocturnal e.)
glycosuria - Answer the presence of glucose in the urine in abnormally large amounts
hematuria - Answer the passage of blood in the urine
ketone - Answer any member of a group of organic compounds consisting of a carbonyl
group (=CO) flanked by two alkyl groups
lithotripsy - Answer the use of focused ultrasound waves transmitted through the body
to cause renal calculi and gallstones to disintegrate
micturition - Answer the discharge of urine from the bladder
nephron - Answer functional unit of the kidney
oliguria - Answer the production of an abnormally small volume of urine
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