WGU C804 DEFINATION OF TERMS AS ACCURATE ANSWERS
gastrodymia/gastralgia - Accurate answers pain in stomach
pericarditis - Accurate answers inflammation/ infection of the pericardial sac around the heart
arteriostenosis - Accurate answers narrowing of an artery
tarchycardia - Accurate answers fast heart rate
thrombolysis - Accurate answers dissolution of a clot /dissolve clot in blood vessels
Agglutination - Accurate answers clumping of red blood cells; will result if blood types with
different antigens are mixed
Anaphylaxis - Accurate answers Severe allergic reaction
lymphoid - Accurate answers resembling lymphatic tissue
lymphangiosarcoma - Accurate answers 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 - Accurate answers pain in the chest
-ologist - Accurate answers specialist in the study of
-pnea - Accurate answers breathing
Acromegaly - Accurate answers oversecretion of growth horomone (GH) in adults/enlargement of
the extremities
Thyromegaly - Accurate answers enlargement of the thyroid gland
-megaly - Accurate answers enlargement
Hypercalcemia - Accurate answers an abnormally high level of calcium in the blood
Hyperthyroidism - Accurate answers excessive activity of the thyroid gland
polydipsia - Accurate answers excessive thirst
-tomy - Accurate answers incision
-dectomy - Accurate answers surgical removal
,-pathy - Accurate answers disease
hyperparathyroidism - Accurate answers 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 - Accurate answers excessive sugar in the blood
antidiuretic hormone (ADH) - Accurate answers antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin) hormone that
increases water absorption
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - Accurate answers a.k.a. "Stroke". Lack of blood supply to the
brain causing brain damage
neurolysis - Accurate answers destruction of nerve tissue
xenophobia - Accurate answers fear of foreigners
MSI - Accurate answers magnetic source imaging/radiographic procedure
Meatus - Accurate answers opening or tunnel of any part of the body
vesicocele - Accurate answers hernia of the bladder into the vagina
urethrocele - Accurate answers pouching of the urethra into the vagina/ when the tissues
surrounding the urethra sag downward into the vagina
ureterostenosis - Accurate answers narrowing or stricture of a ureter
urethritis - Accurate answers inflammation of the urethra
Hemat- - Accurate answers blood
Albumin- - Accurate answers protein in blood; maintains the proper amount of water in the blood
Keton- - Accurate answers ketone bodies (acids and acetones)
Glycos- - Accurate answers sugar, glucose
hematuria - Accurate answers blood in the urine
function of uterus - Accurate answers receive, retain, and nourish a fertilized ovum/Nourishes
embryo
orchidectomy, orchiectomy - Accurate answers excision of the testis (bilateral orchidectomy is
called castration)
, hysterosalpingography - Accurate answers a radiographic examination of the uterus and fallopian
tubes
hysterosalpingoophorectomy - Accurate answers surgical removal of a uterus, a fallopian tube, and
an ovary
galactorrhea - Accurate answers the production of breast milk in a women who is not
breastfeeding
oligogalactia - Accurate answers deficient milk secretion
mastitis - Accurate answers inflammation of the breast; most commonly occurs in women who are
breastfeeding
mastopexy - Accurate answers surgical fixation of the breast (performed to lift sagging breast
tissue or to create symmetry)
amniocentesis - Accurate answers 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 - Accurate answers the first menstrual period
onychomycosis - Accurate answers a fungal infection of the nails that causes discoloration,
thickening, and separation from the nail bed
iridoplegia - Accurate answers paralysis of the sphincter of the iris/eye
tympanoplasty - Accurate answers surgical repair of the eardrum
-plasty - Accurate answers surgical repair
salpingopharyngeal - Accurate answers Pertaining to the eustachian tube and the throat.
lordosis - Accurate answers excessive inward curvature of the spine
Osteoporosis - Accurate answers a condition in which the bones become fragile and break easily
kyphosis - Accurate answers excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the
back.
Scoliosis - Accurate answers an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine/ a sideways curvature of
the spine that most often is diagnosed in adolescents
fascioplasty - Accurate answers surgical repair of fascia
myalgia - Accurate answers pain in the muscle
gastrodymia/gastralgia - Accurate answers pain in stomach
pericarditis - Accurate answers inflammation/ infection of the pericardial sac around the heart
arteriostenosis - Accurate answers narrowing of an artery
tarchycardia - Accurate answers fast heart rate
thrombolysis - Accurate answers dissolution of a clot /dissolve clot in blood vessels
Agglutination - Accurate answers clumping of red blood cells; will result if blood types with
different antigens are mixed
Anaphylaxis - Accurate answers Severe allergic reaction
lymphoid - Accurate answers resembling lymphatic tissue
lymphangiosarcoma - Accurate answers 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 - Accurate answers pain in the chest
-ologist - Accurate answers specialist in the study of
-pnea - Accurate answers breathing
Acromegaly - Accurate answers oversecretion of growth horomone (GH) in adults/enlargement of
the extremities
Thyromegaly - Accurate answers enlargement of the thyroid gland
-megaly - Accurate answers enlargement
Hypercalcemia - Accurate answers an abnormally high level of calcium in the blood
Hyperthyroidism - Accurate answers excessive activity of the thyroid gland
polydipsia - Accurate answers excessive thirst
-tomy - Accurate answers incision
-dectomy - Accurate answers surgical removal
,-pathy - Accurate answers disease
hyperparathyroidism - Accurate answers 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 - Accurate answers excessive sugar in the blood
antidiuretic hormone (ADH) - Accurate answers antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin) hormone that
increases water absorption
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - Accurate answers a.k.a. "Stroke". Lack of blood supply to the
brain causing brain damage
neurolysis - Accurate answers destruction of nerve tissue
xenophobia - Accurate answers fear of foreigners
MSI - Accurate answers magnetic source imaging/radiographic procedure
Meatus - Accurate answers opening or tunnel of any part of the body
vesicocele - Accurate answers hernia of the bladder into the vagina
urethrocele - Accurate answers pouching of the urethra into the vagina/ when the tissues
surrounding the urethra sag downward into the vagina
ureterostenosis - Accurate answers narrowing or stricture of a ureter
urethritis - Accurate answers inflammation of the urethra
Hemat- - Accurate answers blood
Albumin- - Accurate answers protein in blood; maintains the proper amount of water in the blood
Keton- - Accurate answers ketone bodies (acids and acetones)
Glycos- - Accurate answers sugar, glucose
hematuria - Accurate answers blood in the urine
function of uterus - Accurate answers receive, retain, and nourish a fertilized ovum/Nourishes
embryo
orchidectomy, orchiectomy - Accurate answers excision of the testis (bilateral orchidectomy is
called castration)
, hysterosalpingography - Accurate answers a radiographic examination of the uterus and fallopian
tubes
hysterosalpingoophorectomy - Accurate answers surgical removal of a uterus, a fallopian tube, and
an ovary
galactorrhea - Accurate answers the production of breast milk in a women who is not
breastfeeding
oligogalactia - Accurate answers deficient milk secretion
mastitis - Accurate answers inflammation of the breast; most commonly occurs in women who are
breastfeeding
mastopexy - Accurate answers surgical fixation of the breast (performed to lift sagging breast
tissue or to create symmetry)
amniocentesis - Accurate answers 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 - Accurate answers the first menstrual period
onychomycosis - Accurate answers a fungal infection of the nails that causes discoloration,
thickening, and separation from the nail bed
iridoplegia - Accurate answers paralysis of the sphincter of the iris/eye
tympanoplasty - Accurate answers surgical repair of the eardrum
-plasty - Accurate answers surgical repair
salpingopharyngeal - Accurate answers Pertaining to the eustachian tube and the throat.
lordosis - Accurate answers excessive inward curvature of the spine
Osteoporosis - Accurate answers a condition in which the bones become fragile and break easily
kyphosis - Accurate answers excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the
back.
Scoliosis - Accurate answers an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine/ a sideways curvature of
the spine that most often is diagnosed in adolescents
fascioplasty - Accurate answers surgical repair of fascia
myalgia - Accurate answers pain in the muscle
