WGU C804 MED EXAM SCRIPT 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔galactorrhea - ✔✔the production of breast milk in a women who is not breastfeeding
✔✔oligogalactia - ✔✔deficient milk secretion
✔✔mastitis - ✔✔inflammation of the breast; most commonly occurs in women who are
breastfeeding
✔✔mastopexy - ✔✔surgical fixation of the breast (performed to lift sagging breast tissue
or to create symmetry)
✔✔amniocentesis - ✔✔A technique of prenatal diagnosis in which amniotic fluid,
obtained by aspiration from a needle inserted into the uterus, is analyzed to detect
certain genetic and congenital defects in the fetus. ( surgical puncture)
✔✔menarche - ✔✔the first menstrual period
✔✔onychomycosis - ✔✔a fungal infection of the nails that causes discoloration,
thickening, and separation from the nail bed
✔✔iridoplegia - ✔✔paralysis of the sphincter of the iris/eye
✔✔tympanoplasty - ✔✔surgical repair of the eardrum
✔✔-plasty - ✔✔surgical repair
✔✔salpingopharyngeal - ✔✔Pertaining to the eustachian tube and the throat.
✔✔lordosis - ✔✔excessive inward curvature of the spine
✔✔Osteoporosis - ✔✔a condition in which the bones become fragile and break easily
✔✔kyphosis - ✔✔excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the
back.
✔✔Scoliosis - ✔✔an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine/ a sideways curvature of
the spine that most often is diagnosed in adolescents
✔✔fascioplasty - ✔✔surgical repair of fascia
✔✔myalgia - ✔✔pain in the muscle
,✔✔myopathy - ✔✔any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue
✔✔myorrhexis - ✔✔the rupture or tearing of a muscle
✔✔myelalgia - ✔✔pain of the spinal cord (or bone marrow)
✔✔chondrotomy - ✔✔incision of cartilage
✔✔myasthenia gravis - ✔✔autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by
weakness of voluntary muscles
✔✔pyloric stenosis - ✔✔narrowing of the opening of the stomach to the duodenum
✔✔gastalgia - ✔✔stomach pain
✔✔dyspepsia - ✔✔difficult digestion; indigestion/ painful digestion
✔✔dysphagia - ✔✔condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful
✔✔gastrodynia - ✔✔pain in the stomach
✔✔gastro - ✔✔pertaining to the stomach
✔✔-dynia - ✔✔condition of pain
✔✔pericarditis - ✔✔inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart
✔✔pancreatitis - ✔✔inflammation of the pancreas
✔✔-itis - ✔✔inflammation of
✔✔phlebitis - ✔✔inflammation of a vein
✔✔arteriosclerosis - ✔✔abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries
✔✔arteriostenosis - ✔✔abnormal narrowing of an artery or arteries
✔✔Superior vena cava (SVC) - ✔✔the large vein that returns deoxygenated blood to
the right atrium from the upper body.
(head, neck and upper chest and arms).
, ✔✔lympathic system - ✔✔The lymphatic system is our body's 'sewerage system'. It
maintains fluid levels in our body tissues by removing all fluids that leak out of our blood
vessels.
✔✔lymph nodes - ✔✔Thin-walled tubes that carry lymph from the tissue.
The lymph nodes monitor the lymph flowing into them and produce cells and antibodies
which protect our body from infection and disease.
✔✔adenopathy - ✔✔disease of a gland.
Adenopathy is a word used for swelling of the glands, which release chemicals like
sweat, tears, and hormones. Adenopathy typically refers to swollen lymph nodes
(lymphadenopathy).
✔✔Hypoxia - ✔✔Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood
✔✔brochiectasis - ✔✔chronic dilation of a bronchus or bronchi
✔✔orthopnea - ✔✔difficulty breathing when lying down
✔✔para - ✔✔beside, near
✔✔hyper- - ✔✔excessive
✔✔-ism - ✔✔condition
✔✔hypergylcemia - ✔✔high blood sugar
✔✔neuropathy - ✔✔destruction/disease of a nerve.
Peripheral neuropathy, a result of damage to the nerves located outside of the brain and
spinal cord (peripheral nerves), often causes weakness, numbness and pain, usually in
the hands and feet. It can also affect other areas and body functions including digestion,
urination and circulation
✔✔-phasia - ✔✔speech
✔✔-apraxia - ✔✔inability to perform particular purposive actions, as a result of brain
damage.
✔✔-paresis - ✔✔partial paralysis
✔✔-anopia - ✔✔absence of an eye
✔✔hemiparesis - ✔✔slight paralysis or weakness affecting one side of the body
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔galactorrhea - ✔✔the production of breast milk in a women who is not breastfeeding
✔✔oligogalactia - ✔✔deficient milk secretion
✔✔mastitis - ✔✔inflammation of the breast; most commonly occurs in women who are
breastfeeding
✔✔mastopexy - ✔✔surgical fixation of the breast (performed to lift sagging breast tissue
or to create symmetry)
✔✔amniocentesis - ✔✔A technique of prenatal diagnosis in which amniotic fluid,
obtained by aspiration from a needle inserted into the uterus, is analyzed to detect
certain genetic and congenital defects in the fetus. ( surgical puncture)
✔✔menarche - ✔✔the first menstrual period
✔✔onychomycosis - ✔✔a fungal infection of the nails that causes discoloration,
thickening, and separation from the nail bed
✔✔iridoplegia - ✔✔paralysis of the sphincter of the iris/eye
✔✔tympanoplasty - ✔✔surgical repair of the eardrum
✔✔-plasty - ✔✔surgical repair
✔✔salpingopharyngeal - ✔✔Pertaining to the eustachian tube and the throat.
✔✔lordosis - ✔✔excessive inward curvature of the spine
✔✔Osteoporosis - ✔✔a condition in which the bones become fragile and break easily
✔✔kyphosis - ✔✔excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the
back.
✔✔Scoliosis - ✔✔an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine/ a sideways curvature of
the spine that most often is diagnosed in adolescents
✔✔fascioplasty - ✔✔surgical repair of fascia
✔✔myalgia - ✔✔pain in the muscle
,✔✔myopathy - ✔✔any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue
✔✔myorrhexis - ✔✔the rupture or tearing of a muscle
✔✔myelalgia - ✔✔pain of the spinal cord (or bone marrow)
✔✔chondrotomy - ✔✔incision of cartilage
✔✔myasthenia gravis - ✔✔autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by
weakness of voluntary muscles
✔✔pyloric stenosis - ✔✔narrowing of the opening of the stomach to the duodenum
✔✔gastalgia - ✔✔stomach pain
✔✔dyspepsia - ✔✔difficult digestion; indigestion/ painful digestion
✔✔dysphagia - ✔✔condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful
✔✔gastrodynia - ✔✔pain in the stomach
✔✔gastro - ✔✔pertaining to the stomach
✔✔-dynia - ✔✔condition of pain
✔✔pericarditis - ✔✔inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart
✔✔pancreatitis - ✔✔inflammation of the pancreas
✔✔-itis - ✔✔inflammation of
✔✔phlebitis - ✔✔inflammation of a vein
✔✔arteriosclerosis - ✔✔abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries
✔✔arteriostenosis - ✔✔abnormal narrowing of an artery or arteries
✔✔Superior vena cava (SVC) - ✔✔the large vein that returns deoxygenated blood to
the right atrium from the upper body.
(head, neck and upper chest and arms).
, ✔✔lympathic system - ✔✔The lymphatic system is our body's 'sewerage system'. It
maintains fluid levels in our body tissues by removing all fluids that leak out of our blood
vessels.
✔✔lymph nodes - ✔✔Thin-walled tubes that carry lymph from the tissue.
The lymph nodes monitor the lymph flowing into them and produce cells and antibodies
which protect our body from infection and disease.
✔✔adenopathy - ✔✔disease of a gland.
Adenopathy is a word used for swelling of the glands, which release chemicals like
sweat, tears, and hormones. Adenopathy typically refers to swollen lymph nodes
(lymphadenopathy).
✔✔Hypoxia - ✔✔Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood
✔✔brochiectasis - ✔✔chronic dilation of a bronchus or bronchi
✔✔orthopnea - ✔✔difficulty breathing when lying down
✔✔para - ✔✔beside, near
✔✔hyper- - ✔✔excessive
✔✔-ism - ✔✔condition
✔✔hypergylcemia - ✔✔high blood sugar
✔✔neuropathy - ✔✔destruction/disease of a nerve.
Peripheral neuropathy, a result of damage to the nerves located outside of the brain and
spinal cord (peripheral nerves), often causes weakness, numbness and pain, usually in
the hands and feet. It can also affect other areas and body functions including digestion,
urination and circulation
✔✔-phasia - ✔✔speech
✔✔-apraxia - ✔✔inability to perform particular purposive actions, as a result of brain
damage.
✔✔-paresis - ✔✔partial paralysis
✔✔-anopia - ✔✔absence of an eye
✔✔hemiparesis - ✔✔slight paralysis or weakness affecting one side of the body
