Lesson 5 Med Terms Test
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| A. brain:The doctor ordered a culture and sensitivity on the cerebrospinal fluid. Meaning: The doctor ordered tests for the presence of bacteria and what antibiotics would kill the bacteria on the brain and spinal fluid.B. vein:The superior vena cava empties into the right atrium. Meaning: The upper vena cava (the largest vein in the body) empties into the right atrium.C. testicle:The cancer patient required an orchiectomy. Meaning: The cancer patient required the surgical removal of the testicles.D. hair loss:The burn patient suffered madarosis due to a flash burn to his face. Meaning: The burn patient lost his eyelashes and eyebrows due to a flash burn to his face.E. born:The doctor told the pregnant teenager that she needed to take her prenatal vitamins. Meaning: The doctor told the pregnant teenager that she needed to take her before-birth vitamins.F. foot:The patient required a pediluvium prior to his foot surgery. Meaning: The patient required a foot bath prior to his foot surgery. G. skin:Years ago when the doctor could not find an intravenous site, she would give fluids by hypodermoclysis. Meaning: Years ago, when the doctor could not find a site within the vein, she would inject fluid below the skin and into the subcutaneous tissue.H. rib:The electrocardiogram technician placed the lead in the third intercostal space. Meaning: The electric waves of the heart were tested, and the technician placed an electrode (lead) between the third and fourth ribs.I. bile:The doctor told the patient to reduce his fat intake because he had a cholecystectomy. Meaning: The doctor told the patient to reduce his fat intake because he had already had his gallbladder removed. J. ear:The EENT specialist told the patient that the ringing in her ear was a condition called otitis media. Meaning: The eyes, ears, nose, and throat doctor told the patient that the ringing in her ear was caused by middle-ear inflammation.K. lining of the abdominal organs:The patient experienced peritonitis after the surgical repair of her bladder. Meaning: The patient experienced inflammation of the lining of the abdominal (belly) organs after the surgical repair of her bladder.L. nose:The patient's allergies were responsible for the rhinitis. Meaning: The patient's allergies were responsible for the runny nose (which is actually inflammation of the nose).M. ovary:The patient was diagnosed with oophorocystosis. Meaning: The patient had an ovarian cyst (tumor) formation.N. sound:The audiologist was going to test the student's hearing. Meaning: The hearing specialist was going to test the student's hearing.O. parietal,wall( They lie in the top middle-back of the brain) part ***wall of brain, partition, parietes*** parietofrontal-front wall or bonesP. bronchi,airway:The child stayed home from school because he had a bad case of bronchitis. Meaning: The child stayed home from school because he had a badly inflamed bronchus (which leads from the trachea, or windpipe, to the inner lungs).Q. body organs:The disease was causing the patient to have visceromegaly. Meaning: The disease was causing the patient to have an enlargement of the body organs, particularly in the abdomen.R. rib side:The patient was suffering from a very painful pleurisy. Meaning: The patient was suffering from a very painful rub along the lining of the lung.S. nose:The patient pulled out his nasogastric tube. Meaning: The patient pulled out the tube that goes through the nose down the back of the throat and into the stomach.T. nailbeds:The podiatrist told the patient that she had onychomycosis. Meaning: The foot doctor told the patient that she had nail fungus. |
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