a word associated with STI
a) castration
b) teratoma
c) venereal
d) eunuch
e) sterilization - Answers venereal
the medical term defined as the inability to speak is
a) apraxia
b) dysphagia
c) aphagia
d) dysplasia
e) Aphasia - Answers aphasia
the abbreviation AF means
a) atrial fluid
b) atrial fibrillation
c) acute fibrillation
d) aortic failure
e) acute failure - Answers atrial fibrillation
strained, high pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx
a) rales
,b) percussion
c) stridor
d) auscultation
e) expectoration - Answers stridor
the suffix osmia means:
a) opening
b) listening
c) breathing
d) smell
e) spitting - Answers smell
material expelled from the bronchi, lungs, or upper respiratory tract by spitting:
a) silicosis
b) rales
c) croup
d) sputum
e) stridor - Answers sputum
Viral disease attempting peripheral nerves resulting in blisters spreading in a band-like pattern
a) shingles
b) AIDS
c) meningitis
d) herpes genitalis
e) multiple sclerosis - Answers shingles
, rapid, but regular contractions of the atria or ventricles:
a) heart block
b) flutter
c) bradycardia
d) heart murmur
e) fibrillation - Answers flutter
the suffix -pnea has the same meaning as:
a) osmia
b) spiro
c) pectoro
d) naso
e) oxo - Answers spiro (to breathe)
the abbreviation DVT means:
a) differential venous time
b) deep ventricular tachycardia
c) deep venous thrombosis
d) ductus ventricular tachycardia
e) digital venous thrombosis - Answers deep venous thrombosis
the instrument used to measure blood pressure is a
a) sphymomanometer
b) sphygomometer