CPCT/A Exam Terms and Definitions 2026/2027 | Actual
Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
• Question
afebrile
Correct Answer: absence of fever
• Question
anuria
Correct Answer: absence of urine formation
• Question
apnea
Correct Answer: cessation of breathing
• Question
aspiration
Correct Answer: the drawing of fluid and other substances into the lungs
• Question
auscultation
Correct Answer: listening to sounds from the lungs, heart, and other organs, often with
the use of a stethoscope
• Question
blood pressure
Correct Answer: the tension exerted on the walls of the arteries by the contraction of the
heart
• Question
bradycardia
Correct Answer: slow heart rate
• Question
bradypnea
Correct Answer: slow breathing
,• Question
diarrhea
Correct Answer: the passage of fluid, unformed stool
• Question
dyspnea
Correct Answer: difficult or labored breathing
• Question
dysuria
Correct Answer: painful or difficult urination
• Question
edema
Correct Answer: excessive fluid buildup in body cavities or tissue
• Question
enuresis
Correct Answer: involuntary discharge of urine after the age at which bladder control
should have been established
• Question
hematuria
Correct Answer: blood in the urine
• Question
hyper
Correct Answer: prefix meaning above, excessive, or beyond
• Question
hypo
Correct Answer: prefix meaning below, under, beneath, or deficient
• Question
hypoxia
Correct Answer: an oxygen deficiency in the tissues of the body
, • Question
inspection
Correct Answer: visual examination of the external surface of the body
• Question
manipulation
Correct Answer: to move or feel a part of the body with the hands
• Question
melena
Correct Answer: black, tarry stool caused by digested blood in the GI tract
• Question
nocturia
Correct Answer: excessive or frequent urination after going to bed
• Question
orthopnea
Correct Answer: labored breathing that occurs while lying flat and improves when
standing or sitting up
• Question
ostomy
Correct Answer: a surgically formed fistula connecting a portion of intestine or urinary
tract to a site outside the body
• Question
palpate
Correct Answer: examine by touch
• Question
percussion
Correct Answer: tapping a body part (usually with a finger or small hammer) to
determine position, size, or density of underlying organs
• Question
polyuria
Correct Answer: excessive production of urine
Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
• Question
afebrile
Correct Answer: absence of fever
• Question
anuria
Correct Answer: absence of urine formation
• Question
apnea
Correct Answer: cessation of breathing
• Question
aspiration
Correct Answer: the drawing of fluid and other substances into the lungs
• Question
auscultation
Correct Answer: listening to sounds from the lungs, heart, and other organs, often with
the use of a stethoscope
• Question
blood pressure
Correct Answer: the tension exerted on the walls of the arteries by the contraction of the
heart
• Question
bradycardia
Correct Answer: slow heart rate
• Question
bradypnea
Correct Answer: slow breathing
,• Question
diarrhea
Correct Answer: the passage of fluid, unformed stool
• Question
dyspnea
Correct Answer: difficult or labored breathing
• Question
dysuria
Correct Answer: painful or difficult urination
• Question
edema
Correct Answer: excessive fluid buildup in body cavities or tissue
• Question
enuresis
Correct Answer: involuntary discharge of urine after the age at which bladder control
should have been established
• Question
hematuria
Correct Answer: blood in the urine
• Question
hyper
Correct Answer: prefix meaning above, excessive, or beyond
• Question
hypo
Correct Answer: prefix meaning below, under, beneath, or deficient
• Question
hypoxia
Correct Answer: an oxygen deficiency in the tissues of the body
, • Question
inspection
Correct Answer: visual examination of the external surface of the body
• Question
manipulation
Correct Answer: to move or feel a part of the body with the hands
• Question
melena
Correct Answer: black, tarry stool caused by digested blood in the GI tract
• Question
nocturia
Correct Answer: excessive or frequent urination after going to bed
• Question
orthopnea
Correct Answer: labored breathing that occurs while lying flat and improves when
standing or sitting up
• Question
ostomy
Correct Answer: a surgically formed fistula connecting a portion of intestine or urinary
tract to a site outside the body
• Question
palpate
Correct Answer: examine by touch
• Question
percussion
Correct Answer: tapping a body part (usually with a finger or small hammer) to
determine position, size, or density of underlying organs
• Question
polyuria
Correct Answer: excessive production of urine
