Deck 17: Abbreviations

Question 1

Which condition is the hardening of arteries due to a buildup of cholesterol plaque?

A) arterionecrosis
B) arteriostenosis
C) arthrosclerosis
D) atherosclerosis

Answer 1

atherosclerosis

Question 2

A/an ____ is the invasion of the body by a disease-producing organism.

A) infection
B) inflammation
C) laceration
D) lesion

Answer 2

infection

Question 3

Hypercapnia is the abnormal buildup of ____ in the blood.

A) calcium
B) carbon dioxide
C) electrolytes
D) oxygen

Answer 3

carbon dioxide

Question 4

Which term means abnormal softening of cartilage?

A) chondritis
B) chondromalacia
C) chondroma
D) osteochondroma

Question 5

Which condition is an autoimmune disorder that causes scarring and thickening of the walls of the ileum,colon,or both?

A) Conn's disease
B) Crohn's disease
C) enteritis
D) ulcerative colitis

Question 6

Which condition is caused by greater-than-normal amounts of bilirubin in the blood?

A) ascites
B) cirrhosis
C) hepatitis
D) jaundice

Question 7

Which altered heart rate is abnormally slow?

A) bradycardia
B) palpitation
C) tachycardia
D) V-fib

Question 8

Which term describes the rupture of a muscle?

A) hernia
B) myocele
C) myorrhaphy
D) myorrhexis

Question 9

Which procedure is a surgical incision into a joint?

A) arthrectomy
B) arthropathy
C) arthroplasty
D) arthrotomy

Question 10

The surgical removal of the membrane that lines the interior of a joint is known as a ____.

A) chondrectomy
B) diskectomy
C) laminectomy
D) synovectomy

Question 11

Blood ____ is a condition in which any of the blood components are abnormal in some way.

A) anemia
B) dyscrasia
C) hemorrhage
D) septicemia

Question 12

An accumulation of air or gas in the pleural space that causes the lung to collapse is known as ____.

A) hemothorax
B) pleural effusion
C) pneumothorax
D) pyothorax

Question 13

Which term means any abnormal condition of the stomach?

A) gastralgia
B) gastritis
C) gastrorrhagia
D) gastrosis

Question 14

The condition known as ____ is an obstruction caused by the twisting of the intestine on itself.

A) colitis
B) diverticulitis
C) intestinal adhesions
D) volvulus

Question 15

The medical term for the condition commonly known as swollen glands is ____.

A) lymphangitis
B) lymphedema
C) lymphadenitis
D) lymphoma

Question 16

____ is an excessive discharge of mucus from the bronchi.

A) Bronchitis
B) Bronchiectasis
C) Bronchorrhagia
D) Bronchorrhea

Question 17

The liver removes excess glucose (blood sugar)from the bloodstream and form of ____,which is a form of starch.

A) bilirubin
B) glycogen
C) hemoglobin
D) insulin

Question 18

Which term means pain or discomfort in digestion?

A) dyspepsia
B) dysphagia
C) dyspnea
D) pyrosis

Question 19

____ is the death of bone tissue caused by an insufficient blood supply,infection,malignancy,or trauma.

A) Osteoclasis
B) Osteolysis
C) Osteonecrosis
D) Osteosarcoma

Question 20

Which term means harmful,tending to spread,becoming progressively worse,and life threatening?

A) benign
B) congenital
C) hereditary
D) malignant

Question 21

Which condition is an inflammation of the tissue surrounding bone?

A) perichondritis
B) periodontitis
C) periostitis
D) peritonitis

Question 22

The term ____ describes a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder.

A) differential diagnosis
B) prognosis
C) remission
D) syndrome

Question 23

Which condition causes an irregular quivering action of the muscular wall of the atria?

A) atrial fibrillation
B) fibrillation
C) palpitation
D) ventricular fibrillation

Question 24

A/An ____ is a carcinoma derived from glandular tissue.

A) adenocarcinoma
B) adenoiditis
C) lymphadenoma
D) lymphoma

Question 25

Which term describes an illness or disorder without known cause?

A) functional
B) iatrogenic
C) idiopathic
D) nosocomial

Question 26

Which condition is a malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue?

A) myeloma
B) myelosis
C) myoma
D) myosarcoma

Question 27

The term meaning spitting blood or blood-stained sputum is ____.

A) effusion
B) epistaxis
C) hemoptysis
D) hemothorax

Question 28

Which procedure is the surgical removal of the rectum?

A) anoplasty
B) proctectomy
C) proctoplasty
D) proctopexy

Question 29

Which organ has a role in both the digestive and endocrine systems?

A) liver
B) pancreas
C) spleen
D) thymus

Question 30

The term ____ describes the defective development or the congenital absence of an organ or tissue.

A) anaplasia
B) aplasia
C) dysplasia
D) hypoplasia

Question 31

____ is a fatal genetic disorder in which harmful quantities of a fatty substance build up in tissues and nerve cells in the brain.

A) Down syndrome
B) Huntington's disease
C) Raynaud's syndrome
D) Tay-Sachs disorder

Question 32

The medical term describing an abnormal enlargement of the heart is ____.

A) carditis
B) cardiomalacia
C) cardiomegaly
D) cardiosclerosis

Question 33

Tuberculosis is spread by ____ transmission.

A) airborne
B) bloodborne
C) contact
D) waterborne

Question 34

Which condition is a protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm?

A) esophageal varices
B) gastrocele
C) hiatal hernia
D) inguinal hernia

Question 35

Which term describes evidence of disease,such as a fever,that can be observed by the patient and others?

A) prognosis
B) sign
C) symptom
D) syndrome

Question 36

Which region of the thorax and abdomen is located below the stomach?

A) epigastric
B) hypochondriac
C) hypogastric
D) umbilical

Question 37

The term ____ means vomiting blood.

A) emesis
B) hematemesis
C) hyperemesis
D) hemoptysis

Question 38

Which condition is the tissue death of an artery?

A) arteriomalacia
B) arterionecrosis
C) arteriosclerosis
D) arteriostenosis

Question 39

Which direction is the opposite of posterior?

A) anterior
B) dorsal
C) lateral
D) ventral

Question 40

A/An ____ is a surgical incision into the chest wall.

A) thoracostomy
B) thoracotomy
C) tracheostomy
D) tracheotomy

Question 41

The term ____ means to bend a limb at the joint.

A) circumduction
B) elevation
C) extension
D) flexion

Question 42

Which type of bacteria form irregular groups or clusters?

A) rickettsia
B) spirochetes
C) staphylococci
D) streptococci

Question 43

Which term describes an abnormal condition of muscle tone that causes the impairment of voluntary muscle movement?

A) dystonia
B) hypertonia
C) hypotonia
D) myotonia

Question 44

Which of these diseases can be prevented through immunization?

A) cirrhosis
B) cholecystitis
C) hepatitis B
D) hepatitis C

Question 45

Which term means the absence of oxygen from inspired gases,arterial blood,or tissues?

A) anorexia
B) anoxia
C) asphyxiation
D) hypercapnia

Question 46

Which term describes the new site that is formed when a cancer spreads?

A) metastases
B) metastasis
C) metastasize
D) metastasized

Question 47

Which term means to control bleeding?

A) hemoglobin
B) hemolytic
C) hemostasis
D) homeostasis

Question 48

The process of building up of body cells and substances from nutrients is known as ____.

A) anabolism
B) catabolism
C) digestion
D) metabolism

Question 49

Which term describes the study of the functions of the structures of the body?

A) anatomy
B) histology
C) pathology
D) physiology

Question 50

A ____ is a plant or animal that lives on or within another living organism at the expense of that organism.

A) pathogen
B) spirochete
C) parasite
D) macrophage