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Med Core Quiz 1
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A malignant epithelial tumor with a glandular organization | Adenocarcinoma |
| Tissue death | Infarction |
| Malignant muscle tumor. | Myosarcoma |
| Having narrow, deep furrows or groves, as a stem or tissue | Sulci |
| a condition where two or more digits are fused together | Syndactyly |
| refers to a biopsy involving the cervix | Conization |
| a closed sac having a distinct membrane and division on the nearby tissue | Cysts |
| a term used in pathology to refer to an abnormality in maturation of cells within a tissue | Dysplasia |
| bulk of substance | Parenchyma |
| the quality of being toxic to cells | Cytotoxic |
| a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head, headache | Cephalgia |
| a clear bodily fluid that occupies the subarachnoid space and the ventricular system around and inside the brain | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| an acquired language disorder in which there is an impairment of any language modality | Aphasia |
| the recording of electrical activity along the scalp produced by the firing of neurons in the brain. | Electroencephalogram (EEG) |
| a neurological sign an symptom consisting of gross lack coordination of muscle movements | Ataxia |
| a benign self-involuting tumour of endothelial cells | Hemangioma |
| the increase in the volume of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its component cells | Hypertrophy |
| a term meaning "disease of lymph nodes" | Lymphadenitis |
| a condition of localized fluid retention and tissue swelling caused by a compromised lymphatic system | Lymphadema |
| the condition of having an abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood | Lymphocytopenia |
| one of the unpaired facial bones of the skull found between the left and right nostril and right above the lips | Vomer |
| hunchback, a common condition of a curvature of the upper spine | Kyphosis |
| a disease of bone that leads to an increased risk of fracture | Osteoporosis |
| A disorder caused by the excessive secretion of somatotropin, characterized by bone enlargement of the face, hands, feet, head, and thorax | Acromegaly |
| a break-down product of creatine phosphate in muscle, and is usually produced at a fairly constant rate by the body. | Creatinine |
| general term for a dystrophic growth of the bone | Osteodystrophy |
| the process of laying down new bone material by osteoblasts | Osteogenic |
| refers to an active resorption of bone matrix by osteoclasts as part of an ongoing disease process | Osteolysis |
| articulations between the the ribs and the costal cartilage | Costochondral |
| an anatomical feature on an infant's skull | Fontanelle |
| one of the two types of osseous tissue that form bones | Cancellous |
| a spine operation to remove the portion of he vertebral bone called the lamina | Laminectomy |
| are non-neuronal cells that provide support and nutrition, maintain homeostasis, form myelin, and provide support and protection for the brain's neurons | Glial cells |
| a ridge on the cerebral cortex | Gyrus |
| a type of glial cells that are resident macrophages of the brain and the spinal cord, and thus act as the first and main form of active immune defense in the central nervous system | Microglia |
| ear pain or an earache | Otalgia |
| smooth inside lining of the heart | Endocardium |
| thickest layer of the heart made up of muscle | Myocardium |
| double membrane that lines the outside of the heart | Pericardium |
| hernia of a blood vessel | Angiocele |
| abnormally slow heart rate | Bradycardia |
| beginning within the heart | Cardiogenic |
| pertaining to the heart and lungs | Cardiopulmonary |
| instrument used to examine the inside of the heart | Cardioscope |
| inflammation of heart muscle | Carditus |
| bluish discoloration of the skin | cyanosis |
| bruised condition | Ecchymosis |
| pertaining to an abnormal position | Ectopic |
| blood clot | Embolus |
| disease of RBC | Erythrocytosis |
| stoppage of blood flow | Hemostasis |
| excess of blood | Hyperemia |
| high blood pressure | Hypertension |
| IV, within a vein | Intravenous |
| WBC | Leukocyte |
| deficiency of WBC | Leukopenia |
| blood clot that obstruct blood circulation | Thrombus |
| bonelike | Osseous |
| one-way movement of blood | Circulation |
| parts or elements of a whole | Components |
| living human during the first 8 weeks | Embryo |
| tough connective tissue | Cartilage |
| filled with tiny holes | Porous |
| pertaining to the central structures of the body | Axial |
| pertaining to any body part added to the axis | Appendicular |
| immobolized | Sedentary |
| occurring naturally without apparent cause | Spontaneous |
| to harden by forming calcium deposits | Calcify |
| curved inward | Concave |
| surgical fixation of a joint | Arthrodesis |
| from tail or coccyx to head | Caudocephalad |
| surgical puncture of the head | Cephalocetesis |
| incision in the brain | Cerebrotomy |
| softening of skull bones | Craniomalacia |
| thickening of skull bones | Craniosclerosis |
| excess fluid in the finger and toes | Dactyledema |
| toe or finger | Dactylus |
| pertaining to the illium and femur | Ilio |
| pertaining to the lumbar vertebrae and the sacrum | Lumbosacral |
| inflammation of the spinal cord | Myelitis |
| softening of bones | Osteomalacia |
| plastic repair of the bone | Osteoplasty |
| malignant tumor of the bone | Osteosarcoma |
| incision into a bone | Osteotomy |
| finger or toe bone | Phalanx |
| artificial organ or part of the body | Prosthesis |
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