Terminology in Aromatherapy and Related
Health Terms UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Allergy - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypersensitivity caused by a foreign substance
Alopecia - CORRECT ANSWER - Baldness can be temporary or permanent
Alterative - CORRECT ANSWER - Correcting disordered bodily functions
Amenorrhoea - CORRECT ANSWER - The absence of menstruation
Anaerobic - CORRECT ANSWER - Type of organism that does not require oxygen
Analgesic - CORRECT ANSWER - Relieving or deadening pain
Anaphrodisiac - CORRECT ANSWER - Lessening sexual desire
Anaemia - CORRECT ANSWER - Deficiency of either quantity or quality of red
corpuscles in the blood
Anaesthetic - CORRECT ANSWER - Pain relieving by loss of sensation
Annual - CORRECT ANSWER - Plant that completes its life cycle in one year
Anodyne - CORRECT ANSWER - Stills pain and quieten disturbed feelings
, Anosmic - CORRECT ANSWER - Loss of smell
Anthelmintic - CORRECT ANSWER - A vermifuge, destroying or expelling intestinal
worms
Anti-acid - CORRECT ANSWER - Combats acid in the body
Anti-arthritic - CORRECT ANSWER - An agent which helps to combat arthritis
Anti-allergenic - CORRECT ANSWER - Reduces symptoms of allergies
Antibacterial - CORRECT ANSWER - Fights bacterial growth
Antibiotic - CORRECT ANSWER - Fights infection in the body by preventing the growth
or destroying bacteria
Anti-convulsant - CORRECT ANSWER - Helps control convulsions
Anti-depressant - CORRECT ANSWER - Helps to counteract depression and lifts the
mood
Anti-odontalgic - CORRECT ANSWER - Relieves toothache
Anti-emetic - CORRECT ANSWER - Reduces the severity or incidence of vomiting
Anti-fungal - CORRECT ANSWER - Prevents the growth of fungi
Anti-galactagogue - CORRECT ANSWER - Impedes or lessens the flow of milk
Health Terms UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Allergy - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypersensitivity caused by a foreign substance
Alopecia - CORRECT ANSWER - Baldness can be temporary or permanent
Alterative - CORRECT ANSWER - Correcting disordered bodily functions
Amenorrhoea - CORRECT ANSWER - The absence of menstruation
Anaerobic - CORRECT ANSWER - Type of organism that does not require oxygen
Analgesic - CORRECT ANSWER - Relieving or deadening pain
Anaphrodisiac - CORRECT ANSWER - Lessening sexual desire
Anaemia - CORRECT ANSWER - Deficiency of either quantity or quality of red
corpuscles in the blood
Anaesthetic - CORRECT ANSWER - Pain relieving by loss of sensation
Annual - CORRECT ANSWER - Plant that completes its life cycle in one year
Anodyne - CORRECT ANSWER - Stills pain and quieten disturbed feelings
, Anosmic - CORRECT ANSWER - Loss of smell
Anthelmintic - CORRECT ANSWER - A vermifuge, destroying or expelling intestinal
worms
Anti-acid - CORRECT ANSWER - Combats acid in the body
Anti-arthritic - CORRECT ANSWER - An agent which helps to combat arthritis
Anti-allergenic - CORRECT ANSWER - Reduces symptoms of allergies
Antibacterial - CORRECT ANSWER - Fights bacterial growth
Antibiotic - CORRECT ANSWER - Fights infection in the body by preventing the growth
or destroying bacteria
Anti-convulsant - CORRECT ANSWER - Helps control convulsions
Anti-depressant - CORRECT ANSWER - Helps to counteract depression and lifts the
mood
Anti-odontalgic - CORRECT ANSWER - Relieves toothache
Anti-emetic - CORRECT ANSWER - Reduces the severity or incidence of vomiting
Anti-fungal - CORRECT ANSWER - Prevents the growth of fungi
Anti-galactagogue - CORRECT ANSWER - Impedes or lessens the flow of milk
