WGU C804 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
gastrodymia/gastralgia - CORRECT ANSWER - pain in stomach
pericarditis - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation/ infection of the pericardial sac around
the heart
arteriostenosis - CORRECT ANSWER - narrowing of an artery
tarchycardia - CORRECT ANSWER - fast heart rate
thrombolysis - CORRECT ANSWER - dissolution of a clot /dissolve clot in blood vessels
Agglutination - CORRECT ANSWER - clumping of red blood cells; will result if blood
types with different antigens are mixed
Anaphylaxis - CORRECT ANSWER - Severe allergic reaction
lymphoid - CORRECT ANSWER - resembling lymphatic tissue
lymphangiosarcoma - CORRECT ANSWER - cancerous tumor of lymphatic vessels
which occurs in long-standing cases of primary or secondary lymphedema. It involves either the
upper or lower lymphedematous extremities but is most common in upper extremities.
thoracodynia - CORRECT ANSWER - pain in the chest
-ologist - CORRECT ANSWER - specialist in the study of
, -pnea - CORRECT ANSWER - breathing
Acromegaly - CORRECT ANSWER - oversecretion of growth horomone (GH) in
adults/enlargement of the extremities
Thyromegaly - CORRECT ANSWER - enlargement of the thyroid gland
-megaly - CORRECT ANSWER - enlargement
Hypercalcemia - CORRECT ANSWER - an abnormally high level of calcium in the blood
Hyperthyroidism - CORRECT ANSWER - excessive activity of the thyroid gland
polydipsia - CORRECT ANSWER - excessive thirst
-tomy - CORRECT ANSWER - incision
-dectomy - CORRECT ANSWER - surgical removal
-pathy - CORRECT ANSWER - disease
hyperparathyroidism - CORRECT ANSWER - excessive production of parathormone in
the bloodstream. These glands, located behind the thyroid at the bottom of your neck, are about
the size of a grain of rice. The parathyroid glands produce parathyroid hormone.
hyperglycemia - CORRECT ANSWER - excessive sugar in the blood
and CORRECT Answers
gastrodymia/gastralgia - CORRECT ANSWER - pain in stomach
pericarditis - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation/ infection of the pericardial sac around
the heart
arteriostenosis - CORRECT ANSWER - narrowing of an artery
tarchycardia - CORRECT ANSWER - fast heart rate
thrombolysis - CORRECT ANSWER - dissolution of a clot /dissolve clot in blood vessels
Agglutination - CORRECT ANSWER - clumping of red blood cells; will result if blood
types with different antigens are mixed
Anaphylaxis - CORRECT ANSWER - Severe allergic reaction
lymphoid - CORRECT ANSWER - resembling lymphatic tissue
lymphangiosarcoma - CORRECT ANSWER - cancerous tumor of lymphatic vessels
which occurs in long-standing cases of primary or secondary lymphedema. It involves either the
upper or lower lymphedematous extremities but is most common in upper extremities.
thoracodynia - CORRECT ANSWER - pain in the chest
-ologist - CORRECT ANSWER - specialist in the study of
, -pnea - CORRECT ANSWER - breathing
Acromegaly - CORRECT ANSWER - oversecretion of growth horomone (GH) in
adults/enlargement of the extremities
Thyromegaly - CORRECT ANSWER - enlargement of the thyroid gland
-megaly - CORRECT ANSWER - enlargement
Hypercalcemia - CORRECT ANSWER - an abnormally high level of calcium in the blood
Hyperthyroidism - CORRECT ANSWER - excessive activity of the thyroid gland
polydipsia - CORRECT ANSWER - excessive thirst
-tomy - CORRECT ANSWER - incision
-dectomy - CORRECT ANSWER - surgical removal
-pathy - CORRECT ANSWER - disease
hyperparathyroidism - CORRECT ANSWER - excessive production of parathormone in
the bloodstream. These glands, located behind the thyroid at the bottom of your neck, are about
the size of a grain of rice. The parathyroid glands produce parathyroid hormone.
hyperglycemia - CORRECT ANSWER - excessive sugar in the blood
