and answers 2025\2026 A+ Grade
Abrasion
- correct answer Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive
Acute
- correct answer New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic
Ambulate
- correct answer To walk from place to place
Anterior
- correct answer Located towards the front of the body
Artery
- correct answer Blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart
Benign
- correct answer Normal, of no danger to health
Bradycardia
- correct answer Slow heart-rate (HR less than 60bpm)
Cardiomegaly
- correct answer Enlarged heart
Cholecystitis
- correct answer Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)
,Chronic
- correct answer Long-standing, constant. Opposite of acute
COPD
- correct answer Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, lung Dz commonly seen in smokers
Coronary artery
- correct answer The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- correct answer a.k.a. "Stroke". Lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage
Diaphoresis
- correct answer Sweating
Distal
- correct answer Farther from the trunk of the body
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- correct answer A blood clot in the deep vein, most often an extremity
Dyspnea
- correct answer Problems with breathing
Dysuria
- correct answer Painful urination
Ecchymosis
- correct answer A bruise
Edema
- correct answer Swelling
,Emesis
- correct answer Vomiting
Epistaxis
- correct answer Nose bleed
Erythema/Erythematous
- correct answer Redness/Red
Febrile
- correct answer Elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection
Grossly
- correct answer Obviously; a lot; wholly
Hematemesis
- correct answer Very large amounts of blood in the vomit
Hematuria
- correct answer Very large amounts of blood in the urine
Hemoptysis
- correct answer Coughing up very large amounts of blood
Hemorrhage
- correct answer Excessive or profuse bleeding
hepatomegaly
- correct answer Enlarged liver
Hypertension
- correct answer High blood pressure
, Hypotension
- correct answer Low blood pressure
Hypoxia
- correct answer Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood
Infarct
- correct answer Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply
Inferior
- correct answer Lower in the body, farther from the head
Ischemia
- correct answer Lack of blood supply
Laceration
- correct answer Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)
Lateral
- correct answer Farther from the midline (a line that can be traced from nose to belly-button)
Medial
- correct answer Nearer to the midline
Melena
- correct answer Black tarry stool
Myocardial Infarction (MI)
- correct answer Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia
Myalgia
- correct answer Muscular pain