Level 1 Nursing Medical Terminology
questions and answers
Leuko - Answer White
Geriatric - Answer Branch of health care dealing with the physiology and psychology of aging
Cytolysis - Answer Death of a cell caused by excess water. The cell burst
Edema - Answer Abnormal accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces of tissues
Intra - Answer Within
Hepatitis - Answer Swelling and inflammation of the liver
Hct - Answer Hematocrit
Dementia - Answer A generalized impairment of intellectual functioning that interferes with social
functioning
CBC - Answer Complete blood count
Kypho - Answer Humped
Aerobic - Answer Pertaining to the presence of air or oxygen
Dysrhythmia - Answer Deviation from the normal pattern of heart beat
I &O - Answer Intake and outtake
, Hemorrhoids - Answer Permanent dilation and enlargement of veins within the lining of the rectum
Epidermis - Answer Outer layer of the skin that has several thin layers of skin in different stages of
maturation; shields and protects the underlying tissues from water loss and protects against disease
causing microorganisms
Febrile - Answer Pertaining to or characterized by an elevated temperature
PERRLA - Answer Pupils Equal Round Reactive to Light Accomodation
CBG - Answer Capillary blood glucose
PRN - Answer As necessary
Hgb - Answer Hemoglobin
Cyano- - Answer Blue
Per - Answer Through
Dermis - Answer Sensitive vascular layer of the skin directly below the epidermis
Essential amino acids - Answer An alpho-amino acid that is required for protein synthesis but cannot be
synthesized by humans and must be obtained in the diet.
-itis - Answer Inflammation
Exostosis - Answer An abnormal benign growth on the surface of the bone
Adventitious Sounds - Answer Abnormal lung sounds heard with auscultation
questions and answers
Leuko - Answer White
Geriatric - Answer Branch of health care dealing with the physiology and psychology of aging
Cytolysis - Answer Death of a cell caused by excess water. The cell burst
Edema - Answer Abnormal accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces of tissues
Intra - Answer Within
Hepatitis - Answer Swelling and inflammation of the liver
Hct - Answer Hematocrit
Dementia - Answer A generalized impairment of intellectual functioning that interferes with social
functioning
CBC - Answer Complete blood count
Kypho - Answer Humped
Aerobic - Answer Pertaining to the presence of air or oxygen
Dysrhythmia - Answer Deviation from the normal pattern of heart beat
I &O - Answer Intake and outtake
, Hemorrhoids - Answer Permanent dilation and enlargement of veins within the lining of the rectum
Epidermis - Answer Outer layer of the skin that has several thin layers of skin in different stages of
maturation; shields and protects the underlying tissues from water loss and protects against disease
causing microorganisms
Febrile - Answer Pertaining to or characterized by an elevated temperature
PERRLA - Answer Pupils Equal Round Reactive to Light Accomodation
CBG - Answer Capillary blood glucose
PRN - Answer As necessary
Hgb - Answer Hemoglobin
Cyano- - Answer Blue
Per - Answer Through
Dermis - Answer Sensitive vascular layer of the skin directly below the epidermis
Essential amino acids - Answer An alpho-amino acid that is required for protein synthesis but cannot be
synthesized by humans and must be obtained in the diet.
-itis - Answer Inflammation
Exostosis - Answer An abnormal benign growth on the surface of the bone
Adventitious Sounds - Answer Abnormal lung sounds heard with auscultation
