MED SURG TERMS WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
asepsis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .condition .in .which .living .pathogenic .organisms .are .absent;
.a .state .of .sterility
aldrete .score .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .measurement .of .recovery .after .anesthesia .that
.includes .gauging .consciousness, .activity, .respiration, .and .blood .pressure.
dehiscence .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .bursting .open, .splitting, .or .gaping .along .natural .or
.sutured .lines
ambulatory .surgery .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-operative .procedures .performed .on .patients .who
.are .admitted .to .and .discharged .from .a .hospital .on .the .same .day
evisceration .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-protrusion .of .an .internal .organ .through .a .disrupted
.wound .or .surgical .incision
aseptic .technique .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-health .care .procedures .designed .to .reduce .the .risk
.of .transmission .of .pathogenic .microorganisms .to .patients
perioperative .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-around .the .time .of .operation
postoperative .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-following .an .operation
preoperative .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-preceding .an .operation
, sterile .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-free .of .or .using .methods .to .keep .free .of .pathological
.microorganisms
antibody .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-protein .produced .by .B .cell .lymphocytes .to .destroy .antigens
antigen .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .substance .recognized .by .the .body .as .foreign .that .can
.trigger .an .immune .response
edema .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-abnormal .accumulation .of .fluids .in .interstitial .spaces .of
.tissue; .a .combining .form .meaning .swelling
surgery .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .branch .of .medicine .that .treats .diseases, .injuries, .and
.deformities .by .manual .or .operative .methods
intraoperative .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-during .surgery
erythema .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-redness .of .the .skin .due .to .capillary .dilatation
infection .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-invasion .of .the .body .by .organisms .that .have .the .potential
.to .cause .disease
pathogen .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .virus .or .organism .that .can .cause .disease
inflammation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .response .of .body .tissues .to .injury .or .irritation
sphygmomanometer .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-instrument .to .measure .blood .pressure
sutures .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-surgical .stitch .used .to .join .the .edges .of .an .incision .or
.wound; .also, .an .area .where .bones .join .or .fuse .together
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
asepsis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .condition .in .which .living .pathogenic .organisms .are .absent;
.a .state .of .sterility
aldrete .score .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .measurement .of .recovery .after .anesthesia .that
.includes .gauging .consciousness, .activity, .respiration, .and .blood .pressure.
dehiscence .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .bursting .open, .splitting, .or .gaping .along .natural .or
.sutured .lines
ambulatory .surgery .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-operative .procedures .performed .on .patients .who
.are .admitted .to .and .discharged .from .a .hospital .on .the .same .day
evisceration .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-protrusion .of .an .internal .organ .through .a .disrupted
.wound .or .surgical .incision
aseptic .technique .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-health .care .procedures .designed .to .reduce .the .risk
.of .transmission .of .pathogenic .microorganisms .to .patients
perioperative .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-around .the .time .of .operation
postoperative .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-following .an .operation
preoperative .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-preceding .an .operation
, sterile .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-free .of .or .using .methods .to .keep .free .of .pathological
.microorganisms
antibody .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-protein .produced .by .B .cell .lymphocytes .to .destroy .antigens
antigen .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .substance .recognized .by .the .body .as .foreign .that .can
.trigger .an .immune .response
edema .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-abnormal .accumulation .of .fluids .in .interstitial .spaces .of
.tissue; .a .combining .form .meaning .swelling
surgery .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .branch .of .medicine .that .treats .diseases, .injuries, .and
.deformities .by .manual .or .operative .methods
intraoperative .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-during .surgery
erythema .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-redness .of .the .skin .due .to .capillary .dilatation
infection .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-invasion .of .the .body .by .organisms .that .have .the .potential
.to .cause .disease
pathogen .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .virus .or .organism .that .can .cause .disease
inflammation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .response .of .body .tissues .to .injury .or .irritation
sphygmomanometer .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-instrument .to .measure .blood .pressure
sutures .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-surgical .stitch .used .to .join .the .edges .of .an .incision .or
.wound; .also, .an .area .where .bones .join .or .fuse .together
