Medical Terminology Quiz 1 - NUR 205 MSU Questions And Answers With 100% Correct Answers
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Medical Terminology - NUR 205 MSU
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Medical Terminology - NUR 205 MSU
abdomen - cavity below the chest that contains organs such as the stomach, liver, intestines, and
gall bladder. It lies between he diaphragm and the pelvis
acute - sharp, sudden, and intense for a short period of time
adenitis - inflammation of a gland
adenocarcinoma - cancerous tumor derived f...
Medical Terminology Quiz 1 - NUR 205
MSU
abdomen - cavity below the chest that contains organs such as the stomach, liver, intestines, and
gall bladder. It lies between he diaphragm and the pelvis
acute - sharp, sudden, and intense for a short period of time
adenitis - inflammation of a gland
adenocarcinoma - cancerous tumor derived from glandular cells
adenoma - benign tumor of glandular cells
amniocentesis - surgical punture to remove fluid from the amnion (sac surrounding a fetus)
anastomosis - new surgical connection between two previously unconnected bowel parts, vessels,
or ducts
anemia - deficiency of hemoglobin and/orin number of red blood cells, which results in reduced
oxygen to body cells
"lacking blood"
angiography - x-ray recording of blood vessels after contrast is injected
angioplasty - surgical repair of a blood vessel. a catheter is placed in a clogger artery and a balloon
at the end of the tube is inflated to flatten the clogged martial against the wall of the artery
anterior - located in the front
,arteriosclerosis - hardening of arteries
arthralgia - pain in a joint
arthritis - inflammation of a joint
arthrogram - x-ray record of a joint
arthropathy - disease of joints
arthroscope - instrumentused to examine the inside of a joint
arthroscopy - process of visual examination of a joint
atheroclerosis - hardening of arteries caused by collection of fatty cholesterol-like deposits in
arteries
autopsy - examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death
axillary - pertaining to the armpit or underarm
biology - study of life
biopsy - removing living tissue for subsequent viewing under a microscope or other laboratory
studies
bronchial tubes - one of two tubes that carry air from the windpipe to the lungs
, bronchitis - inflammation of bronchial tubes
bronchoscopy - visual examination of bronchial tubes by passing an endoscope through the
trachea into the bronchi
carcinoma - cancerous tumor formed from the epithelial tissue
cardiac - pertaining to the heart
cardiology - study of the heart
cardiomegaly - enlargement of the heart
cardiomyopathy - disease of heart muscle
cartilage - flexible, fibrous connective tissue, found as part of the nose, ears, voice box, and
windpipe and chiefly attached to bones at joints
cephalic - pertaining to the head
cerebral - pertaining to the cerebrum
cerebrovascular accident - disorder of blood vessels within the cerebrum that results from
inadequate blood supply to the brain
cervical - pertaining to the neck of the body or the neck of the uterus
chemotherapy - treatment with drugs, most often used in the treatment of cancer
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