HOSA bowl Exam & Answers
.aesthetics - ANSWER-the way something looks
.afebrile - ANSWER-lacking fever
.ambulate - ANSWER-to walk
.anabolism - ANSWER-the constructive part of metabolism concerned
especially with macromolecular synthesis
.analgesic - ANSWER-an agent for producing analgesia (insensibility to pain
without loss of consciousness)
.aneurysm - ANSWER-an abnormal widening or ballooning of a portion of
an artery due to weakness in the wall of the blood vessel
.angina - ANSWER-a disease marked by spasmodic attacks of intense
suffocative pain; chest pain
.anorexia - ANSWER-loss of appetite especially when prolonged
,.anticoagulant - ANSWER-a substance that hinders coagulation and
especially coagulation of the blood
.antiemetic - ANSWER-substance used to prevent vomiting
.antipyretic - ANSWER-substance used to prevent, remove, or allay fever
.antitussive - ANSWER-cough suppressant
.antrum - ANSWER-a cavity within a bone or hollow organ
.anuria - ANSWER-absence of or defective urine secretion
.apraxia - ANSWER-loss or impairment of the ability to execute complex
coordinated movements without muscular or sensory impairment
.articulate - ANSWER-consisting of segments united by joints; jointed
.asymptomatic - ANSWER-lacking symptoms
, .ataxia - ANSWER-an inability to coordinate voluntary muscular
movements that is symptomatic of some nervous disorders
.atelectasis - ANSWER-collapse of the expanded lung, can also be defective
expansion of the pulmonary alveoli at birth
.athetosis - ANSWER-a nervous disorder that is marked by continual slow
movements especially of the extremities and is usually due to a brain
lesion
.atrophy - ANSWER-decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or
tissue
.auscultation - ANSWER-the act of listening to sounds arising within organs
as an aid to dx and tx
.benign - ANSWER-of a mild type or character that does not threaten
health or life
.biopsy - ANSWER-the removal and examination of tissue, cells, or fluids
from the living body
.blepharoptosis - ANSWER-a drooping or abnormal relaxation of the upper
eyelid
.aesthetics - ANSWER-the way something looks
.afebrile - ANSWER-lacking fever
.ambulate - ANSWER-to walk
.anabolism - ANSWER-the constructive part of metabolism concerned
especially with macromolecular synthesis
.analgesic - ANSWER-an agent for producing analgesia (insensibility to pain
without loss of consciousness)
.aneurysm - ANSWER-an abnormal widening or ballooning of a portion of
an artery due to weakness in the wall of the blood vessel
.angina - ANSWER-a disease marked by spasmodic attacks of intense
suffocative pain; chest pain
.anorexia - ANSWER-loss of appetite especially when prolonged
,.anticoagulant - ANSWER-a substance that hinders coagulation and
especially coagulation of the blood
.antiemetic - ANSWER-substance used to prevent vomiting
.antipyretic - ANSWER-substance used to prevent, remove, or allay fever
.antitussive - ANSWER-cough suppressant
.antrum - ANSWER-a cavity within a bone or hollow organ
.anuria - ANSWER-absence of or defective urine secretion
.apraxia - ANSWER-loss or impairment of the ability to execute complex
coordinated movements without muscular or sensory impairment
.articulate - ANSWER-consisting of segments united by joints; jointed
.asymptomatic - ANSWER-lacking symptoms
, .ataxia - ANSWER-an inability to coordinate voluntary muscular
movements that is symptomatic of some nervous disorders
.atelectasis - ANSWER-collapse of the expanded lung, can also be defective
expansion of the pulmonary alveoli at birth
.athetosis - ANSWER-a nervous disorder that is marked by continual slow
movements especially of the extremities and is usually due to a brain
lesion
.atrophy - ANSWER-decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or
tissue
.auscultation - ANSWER-the act of listening to sounds arising within organs
as an aid to dx and tx
.benign - ANSWER-of a mild type or character that does not threaten
health or life
.biopsy - ANSWER-the removal and examination of tissue, cells, or fluids
from the living body
.blepharoptosis - ANSWER-a drooping or abnormal relaxation of the upper
eyelid
