HOSA MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FINAL
PAPER 2026 248 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Abrasion. Answer: A wound caused by superficial damage to the skin
⩥ Acute. Answer: A disease with a rapid onset and/or a short course
⩥ Anterior. Answer: Located towards the front of the body
⩥ Benign. Answer: Normal, of no danger to health.
⩥ Bradycardia. Answer: Slow heart-rate (less than 60 bpm).
⩥ Cardiomegaly. Answer: Enlarged heart. (Seen on chest X-rays)
⩥ Cholecystitis. Answer: Inflammation of the gallbladder. (Seen on CT
scans of abdomen)
⩥ Chronic. Answer: Long-standing, constant.
,⩥ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Answer: A group of lung
diseases that block airflow and make breathing difficult; commonly seen
in smokers.
⩥ Coronary artery. Answer: The artery that supplies heart tissue with
blood.
⩥ Cerebrovascular Accident. Answer: Stroke; The sudden death of some
brain cells due to lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is
impaired by blockage or rupture of an artery to the brain
⩥ Diaphoresis. Answer: Profuse sweating caused by the body's response
to stress
⩥ Distal. Answer: Away from the trunk of the body.
⩥ Deep Vein Thrombosis. Answer: A blood clot in a deep vein, most
often an extremity.
⩥ Dyspnea. Answer: Shortness of breath.
⩥ Dysuria. Answer: Painful urination, often described as burning with
urination.
,⩥ Ecchymosis. Answer: A bruise. A subcutaneous collection of blood.
⩥ Edema. Answer: Swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in your
body's tissues; Quantified as 1+, 2+,3+ during a physicians physical
exam
⩥ Emesis. Answer: Vomiting.
⩥ Epistaxis. Answer: Nose bleed.
⩥ Erythema. Answer: Redness of the skin or mucous membranes
⩥ Grossly. Answer: Coarse or large; visible to the naked eye.
⩥ Hematemesis. Answer: Vomiting of blood.
⩥ Hematuria. Answer: Presence of blood in the urine.
⩥ Hemoptysis. Answer: Coughing up blood.
⩥ Hemorrhage. Answer: Excess of profuse bleeding.
, ⩥ Hepatomegaly. Answer: Enlarged liver. (Seen on CT abdomen)
⩥ Hypertension. Answer: High blood pressure.
⩥ Hypotension. Answer: Low blood pressure; a blood pressure reading
of 90 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) or less systolic blood pressure
(the top number in a blood pressure reading) or 60 mm Hg or less
diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number) is generally considered low
blood pressure.
⩥ Hypoxia. Answer: Low oxygen saturation of the body; not enough
oxygen in the blood.
⩥ Infarct. Answer: Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply.
⩥ Inferior. Answer: Lower of the body, farther from the head.
⩥ Ischemia. Answer: A restriction in blood supply to tissues, causing a
shortage of oxygen and glucose needed to keep tissue alive.
⩥ Laceration. Answer: A deep cut or tear in skin or flesh.
⩥ Lateral. Answer: Away from the midline
PAPER 2026 248 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Abrasion. Answer: A wound caused by superficial damage to the skin
⩥ Acute. Answer: A disease with a rapid onset and/or a short course
⩥ Anterior. Answer: Located towards the front of the body
⩥ Benign. Answer: Normal, of no danger to health.
⩥ Bradycardia. Answer: Slow heart-rate (less than 60 bpm).
⩥ Cardiomegaly. Answer: Enlarged heart. (Seen on chest X-rays)
⩥ Cholecystitis. Answer: Inflammation of the gallbladder. (Seen on CT
scans of abdomen)
⩥ Chronic. Answer: Long-standing, constant.
,⩥ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Answer: A group of lung
diseases that block airflow and make breathing difficult; commonly seen
in smokers.
⩥ Coronary artery. Answer: The artery that supplies heart tissue with
blood.
⩥ Cerebrovascular Accident. Answer: Stroke; The sudden death of some
brain cells due to lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is
impaired by blockage or rupture of an artery to the brain
⩥ Diaphoresis. Answer: Profuse sweating caused by the body's response
to stress
⩥ Distal. Answer: Away from the trunk of the body.
⩥ Deep Vein Thrombosis. Answer: A blood clot in a deep vein, most
often an extremity.
⩥ Dyspnea. Answer: Shortness of breath.
⩥ Dysuria. Answer: Painful urination, often described as burning with
urination.
,⩥ Ecchymosis. Answer: A bruise. A subcutaneous collection of blood.
⩥ Edema. Answer: Swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in your
body's tissues; Quantified as 1+, 2+,3+ during a physicians physical
exam
⩥ Emesis. Answer: Vomiting.
⩥ Epistaxis. Answer: Nose bleed.
⩥ Erythema. Answer: Redness of the skin or mucous membranes
⩥ Grossly. Answer: Coarse or large; visible to the naked eye.
⩥ Hematemesis. Answer: Vomiting of blood.
⩥ Hematuria. Answer: Presence of blood in the urine.
⩥ Hemoptysis. Answer: Coughing up blood.
⩥ Hemorrhage. Answer: Excess of profuse bleeding.
, ⩥ Hepatomegaly. Answer: Enlarged liver. (Seen on CT abdomen)
⩥ Hypertension. Answer: High blood pressure.
⩥ Hypotension. Answer: Low blood pressure; a blood pressure reading
of 90 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) or less systolic blood pressure
(the top number in a blood pressure reading) or 60 mm Hg or less
diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number) is generally considered low
blood pressure.
⩥ Hypoxia. Answer: Low oxygen saturation of the body; not enough
oxygen in the blood.
⩥ Infarct. Answer: Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply.
⩥ Inferior. Answer: Lower of the body, farther from the head.
⩥ Ischemia. Answer: A restriction in blood supply to tissues, causing a
shortage of oxygen and glucose needed to keep tissue alive.
⩥ Laceration. Answer: A deep cut or tear in skin or flesh.
⩥ Lateral. Answer: Away from the midline
