MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY MIDTERM,
CHAPTERS 1-7 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
hypogastric - Answer-below the stomach
hypotonic - Answer-Having a lower concentration of solute than another solution
idiopathic - Answer-pertaining to disease of unknown origin
infection - Answer-invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism
influenza - Answer-flu virus
internal respiration - Answer-Exchange of gases between cells of the body and the
blood
internist - Answer-a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases
and disorders of the internal organs and related body systems
jaundice - Answer-yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an
accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood, associated with the liver
lateralis - Answer-toward the side
leukemia - Answer-cancer of white blood cells
lithotomy - Answer-surgical incision for the removal of a stone
localized allergic reaction - Answer-includes redness, itching, and burning where the
skin has come into contact with an allergen
lordosis - Answer-abnormal anterior curvature of the lumbar spine (sway-back
condition)
lumpectomy - Answer-excision of a small primary breast tumor and some of the
normal tissue that surrounds it
lymph node - Answer-a small knob of tissue in the lymphatic system that filters
lymph, trapping bacteria and other microorganisms that cause disease
lymphadenopathy - Answer-any disease process affecting a lymph node or nodes
mandible - Answer-lower jaw bone
manubrium - Answer-upper portion of the sternum
, measles - Answer-viral infection, transmitted by droplets. red itchy rash, coughing,
and runny nose
mesentary - Answer-a fold of the peritoneum that attaches the stomach, small
intestine, pancreas, spleen, and other organs to the posterior wall of the abdomen.
monocytes - Answer-A type of WBC found in red marrow and the spleen,
phagocytises pathenogenic organisms
mumps - Answer-viral infection of the parotid gland
Basophils - Answer-A circulating leukocyte that produces histamine, active in allergic
reactions
Bradycardia - Answer-abnormally slow heartbeat
Capillaries - Answer-Microscopic vessel through which exchanges take place
between the blood and cells of the body
cardiologist - Answer-heart specialist
cardiomyopathy - Answer-the term used to describe all diseases of the heart muscle
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) - Answer-emergency procedure consisting of
external cardiac compressions and artificial ventilation
carditis - Answer-inflammation of the heart
celiac disease - Answer-malabsorption syndrome caused by an immune reaction to
gluten
chondromalacia - Answer-abnormal softening of cartilage
chondroplasty - Answer-the surgical repair of damaged cartilage
communicable disease - Answer-disease that is transmitted from one individual to
another, contagious
congenital - Answer-present at birth
croup - Answer-acute viral infection of infants and children with obstruction of the
larynx, accompanied by barking cough and stridor
diastolic pressure - Answer-occurs when the ventricles are relaxed; the lowest
pressure against the walls of an artery
Droplet precautions - Answer-Methods of infection control that must be used for
patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by large
particle droplets expelled during coughing, sneezing, talking, or laughing.
CHAPTERS 1-7 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
hypogastric - Answer-below the stomach
hypotonic - Answer-Having a lower concentration of solute than another solution
idiopathic - Answer-pertaining to disease of unknown origin
infection - Answer-invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism
influenza - Answer-flu virus
internal respiration - Answer-Exchange of gases between cells of the body and the
blood
internist - Answer-a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases
and disorders of the internal organs and related body systems
jaundice - Answer-yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an
accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood, associated with the liver
lateralis - Answer-toward the side
leukemia - Answer-cancer of white blood cells
lithotomy - Answer-surgical incision for the removal of a stone
localized allergic reaction - Answer-includes redness, itching, and burning where the
skin has come into contact with an allergen
lordosis - Answer-abnormal anterior curvature of the lumbar spine (sway-back
condition)
lumpectomy - Answer-excision of a small primary breast tumor and some of the
normal tissue that surrounds it
lymph node - Answer-a small knob of tissue in the lymphatic system that filters
lymph, trapping bacteria and other microorganisms that cause disease
lymphadenopathy - Answer-any disease process affecting a lymph node or nodes
mandible - Answer-lower jaw bone
manubrium - Answer-upper portion of the sternum
, measles - Answer-viral infection, transmitted by droplets. red itchy rash, coughing,
and runny nose
mesentary - Answer-a fold of the peritoneum that attaches the stomach, small
intestine, pancreas, spleen, and other organs to the posterior wall of the abdomen.
monocytes - Answer-A type of WBC found in red marrow and the spleen,
phagocytises pathenogenic organisms
mumps - Answer-viral infection of the parotid gland
Basophils - Answer-A circulating leukocyte that produces histamine, active in allergic
reactions
Bradycardia - Answer-abnormally slow heartbeat
Capillaries - Answer-Microscopic vessel through which exchanges take place
between the blood and cells of the body
cardiologist - Answer-heart specialist
cardiomyopathy - Answer-the term used to describe all diseases of the heart muscle
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) - Answer-emergency procedure consisting of
external cardiac compressions and artificial ventilation
carditis - Answer-inflammation of the heart
celiac disease - Answer-malabsorption syndrome caused by an immune reaction to
gluten
chondromalacia - Answer-abnormal softening of cartilage
chondroplasty - Answer-the surgical repair of damaged cartilage
communicable disease - Answer-disease that is transmitted from one individual to
another, contagious
congenital - Answer-present at birth
croup - Answer-acute viral infection of infants and children with obstruction of the
larynx, accompanied by barking cough and stridor
diastolic pressure - Answer-occurs when the ventricles are relaxed; the lowest
pressure against the walls of an artery
Droplet precautions - Answer-Methods of infection control that must be used for
patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by large
particle droplets expelled during coughing, sneezing, talking, or laughing.
