AH - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY A UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Abdomen (AB-do-men)
Answer:
Space in the body below the chest containing organs
such as the liver, stomach, gallbladder and intestines;
abdominal cavity.
Question:
2. Abdominal cavity (ab-DOM-i-nal KAV-
ih-te)
Answer:
Space in the body below the chest containing organs
such as the liver, stomach, gallbladder and intestines;
abdomen.
Question:
3. Abdominal ultrasonography (ab-DOM-
in-al ul-trah-so-NOG-rah- fe)
Answer:
Sound waves are beamed into the abdomen and
produce an image of abdominal organs.
Question:
4. Abdominocentesis (ab-dom-in-o-sen-
TE-sis)
Answer:
Puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen.
Question:
5. Abdominoplasty (ab-DOM-in-o-plas-
te)
Answer:
Surgical repair of the abdomen.
Question:
6. Abduction (ab-DUK-shun)
Answer:
Movement away from the midline of the body.
, Question:
7. Abductor (ab-DUK-tor)
Answer:
Muscle that draws a limb away from the body.
Question:
8. Abnormal (ab-NOR-mal)
Answer:
Pertaining to away from the rule or order.
Question:
9. Abortion (ah-BOR-shun)
Answer:
Termination of pregnancy before the embryo or fetus
can exist on its own.
Question:
10. Abruptio placentae (ah-BRUP-se-o
plah-SEN-te)
Answer:
Premature separation of the normally implanted
placenta.
Question:
11. Abscess (AB-ses)
Answer:
Cavity containing pus surrounded by inflamed tissue;
usually the result of localized infection.
Question:
12. Absence seizure (AB-sens SE-zhur)
Answer:
Minor form of seizure, consisting of momentary
clouding of consciousness and loss of awareness.
Question:
13. Absorption (ab-SORP-shun)
Answer:
Passage of materials through the walls of the small
intestine into the bloodstream.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Abdomen (AB-do-men)
Answer:
Space in the body below the chest containing organs
such as the liver, stomach, gallbladder and intestines;
abdominal cavity.
Question:
2. Abdominal cavity (ab-DOM-i-nal KAV-
ih-te)
Answer:
Space in the body below the chest containing organs
such as the liver, stomach, gallbladder and intestines;
abdomen.
Question:
3. Abdominal ultrasonography (ab-DOM-
in-al ul-trah-so-NOG-rah- fe)
Answer:
Sound waves are beamed into the abdomen and
produce an image of abdominal organs.
Question:
4. Abdominocentesis (ab-dom-in-o-sen-
TE-sis)
Answer:
Puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen.
Question:
5. Abdominoplasty (ab-DOM-in-o-plas-
te)
Answer:
Surgical repair of the abdomen.
Question:
6. Abduction (ab-DUK-shun)
Answer:
Movement away from the midline of the body.
, Question:
7. Abductor (ab-DUK-tor)
Answer:
Muscle that draws a limb away from the body.
Question:
8. Abnormal (ab-NOR-mal)
Answer:
Pertaining to away from the rule or order.
Question:
9. Abortion (ah-BOR-shun)
Answer:
Termination of pregnancy before the embryo or fetus
can exist on its own.
Question:
10. Abruptio placentae (ah-BRUP-se-o
plah-SEN-te)
Answer:
Premature separation of the normally implanted
placenta.
Question:
11. Abscess (AB-ses)
Answer:
Cavity containing pus surrounded by inflamed tissue;
usually the result of localized infection.
Question:
12. Absence seizure (AB-sens SE-zhur)
Answer:
Minor form of seizure, consisting of momentary
clouding of consciousness and loss of awareness.
Question:
13. Absorption (ab-SORP-shun)
Answer:
Passage of materials through the walls of the small
intestine into the bloodstream.
