a drug that works against fever is Correct Answers antipyretic
absence of pigment Correct Answers albinism
absorbs most of the x-rays it is exposed to Correct Answers
Which of the following is true of a radiopaque substance?
adduction Correct Answers Movement toward the midline of
the body
adenocarcinoma of the lung Correct Answers solid tumor
derived from epithelial tissue
adenoids Correct Answers Nasopharyngeal lymphatic tissue
adjustment of the lens by ciliary body Correct Answers
accommodation
adjuvant Correct Answers assisting or aiding
adrenal cortex Correct Answers secrete cortisol
all of the following are part of the immune system except
Correct Answers platelets
all of the following describe areas of lymph node concentration
except Correct Answers bone marrow
alopecia Correct Answers hair loss
,angina Correct Answers Chest pain relieved with nitroglycerin
angioplasty means Correct Answers surgical repaid of a blood
vessel
antigens Correct Answers Foreign material that invades the
body
antihistamines Correct Answers Drugs that block release of a
substance that causes allergic reactions
Apex Correct Answers uppermost portion of the lung
aplastic anemia Correct Answers failure of blood cell
production in the bone marrow
apoptosis Correct Answers programmed cell death
arthrogram Correct Answers xray of a joint
arthroplasty Correct Answers surgical repair of a joint
assessing the extent of tumor spread Correct Answers What
does staging a tumor mean?
astigmatism Correct Answers defective curvature of cornea of
lens
atelectasis Correct Answers collapsed lung
, atopy is Correct Answers A hypersensitivity or allergic state
atropy Correct Answers wasting away (no development) of
muscle
bacterial infection of the middle ear Correct Answers
suppurative otitis media
Barium Enema Correct Answers Metallic powder is introduced
to the large intestine and x-rays are taken
bed sore Correct Answers decubitus ulcer
beta-blocker Correct Answers cardiovascular drug
bilirubin Correct Answers Pigment produced from hemoglobin
when red blood cells are destroyed
bronch/o Correct Answers bronchial tube
butterfly rash Correct Answers SLE lupus
capn/o, -capnia Correct Answers carbon dioxide
carcinoma in situ Correct Answers what term describes
localized tumor growth
cardiac enzymes Correct Answers blood test to determine the
level of enzymes specific to heart muscles in the blood
Cardiomyopathy Correct Answers disease of the heart muscle