Med Term Quiz 2
a chemical substance produced by various microorganisms or fungi that inhibits or destroys bacteria
or other small organisms. EX: penicillin, streptomycin. Used in the treatment of infectious disease. -
✔✔antibiotic
a physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation with the focus on restoring
function - ✔✔physiatrist
a physician whose primary focus is hospital medicine - ✔✔hospitalist
a substance that works against germs. Produced by white blood cells when germs enter the
bloodstream. - ✔✔antibody
abnormal condition of the mind - ✔✔psychosis
Abnormality of the development or the formation of cells. Normal cells change in size, shape, and
organization - ✔✔dysplasia
Absence or impairment of communication through speech - ✔✔aphasia
act of cutting out, removing, resecting - ✔✔excision
after birth - ✔✔postpartum
after death - ✔✔postmortem
artificial substitute for a missing part of the body - ✔✔prosthesis
before birth - ✔✔antepartum
bones of the hand between the wrist bones and the finger bones - ✔✔metacarpal
branch of medicine dealing with inflammation, degeneration, or chemical changes in connective
tissues, such as joints and muscles. Pain, stiffness or limitation are signs. - ✔✔rheumatology
branch of medicine specialized in the diagnosis of disorders and treatment with drugs - ✔✔internal
medicine
branch of medicine that treats disease by manual or operative methods - ✔✔surgery
, cancerous tumors that invade and spread to distant organs; tending to become progressively worse -
✔✔malignant
care of patients requiring immediate action - ✔✔emergency medicine
cells increase in number. The prostate gland is enlarged in benign prostatic hyperplasia -
✔✔hyperplasia
collection of blood under the dura mater - ✔✔subdural hematoma
complete separation of wastes from the blood when kidney fails - ✔✔dialysis
condition of a fast, rapid heartbeat - ✔✔tachycardia
condition of rapid breathing - ✔✔tachypnea
cutting into the body or into an organ - ✔✔incision
decrease in size of cells within an organ - ✔✔atrophy
deficiency in hemoglobin or in the number of red blood cells. Results in reduced delivery of oxygen to
body cells - ✔✔anemia
difficult swallowing - ✔✔dysphagia
discharge from the nose - ✔✔rhinorrhea
discharge of watery wastes from the colon - ✔✔diarrhea
disease of lymph nodes - ✔✔lymphadenopathy
disease of many nerves - ✔✔polyneuropathy
disorder caused by pathogenic organisms - ✔✔infectious disease
examination of urine to determine its contents - ✔✔urinalysis
excessive activity of the thyroid gland - ✔✔hyperthryroidism
a chemical substance produced by various microorganisms or fungi that inhibits or destroys bacteria
or other small organisms. EX: penicillin, streptomycin. Used in the treatment of infectious disease. -
✔✔antibiotic
a physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation with the focus on restoring
function - ✔✔physiatrist
a physician whose primary focus is hospital medicine - ✔✔hospitalist
a substance that works against germs. Produced by white blood cells when germs enter the
bloodstream. - ✔✔antibody
abnormal condition of the mind - ✔✔psychosis
Abnormality of the development or the formation of cells. Normal cells change in size, shape, and
organization - ✔✔dysplasia
Absence or impairment of communication through speech - ✔✔aphasia
act of cutting out, removing, resecting - ✔✔excision
after birth - ✔✔postpartum
after death - ✔✔postmortem
artificial substitute for a missing part of the body - ✔✔prosthesis
before birth - ✔✔antepartum
bones of the hand between the wrist bones and the finger bones - ✔✔metacarpal
branch of medicine dealing with inflammation, degeneration, or chemical changes in connective
tissues, such as joints and muscles. Pain, stiffness or limitation are signs. - ✔✔rheumatology
branch of medicine specialized in the diagnosis of disorders and treatment with drugs - ✔✔internal
medicine
branch of medicine that treats disease by manual or operative methods - ✔✔surgery
, cancerous tumors that invade and spread to distant organs; tending to become progressively worse -
✔✔malignant
care of patients requiring immediate action - ✔✔emergency medicine
cells increase in number. The prostate gland is enlarged in benign prostatic hyperplasia -
✔✔hyperplasia
collection of blood under the dura mater - ✔✔subdural hematoma
complete separation of wastes from the blood when kidney fails - ✔✔dialysis
condition of a fast, rapid heartbeat - ✔✔tachycardia
condition of rapid breathing - ✔✔tachypnea
cutting into the body or into an organ - ✔✔incision
decrease in size of cells within an organ - ✔✔atrophy
deficiency in hemoglobin or in the number of red blood cells. Results in reduced delivery of oxygen to
body cells - ✔✔anemia
difficult swallowing - ✔✔dysphagia
discharge from the nose - ✔✔rhinorrhea
discharge of watery wastes from the colon - ✔✔diarrhea
disease of lymph nodes - ✔✔lymphadenopathy
disease of many nerves - ✔✔polyneuropathy
disorder caused by pathogenic organisms - ✔✔infectious disease
examination of urine to determine its contents - ✔✔urinalysis
excessive activity of the thyroid gland - ✔✔hyperthryroidism
