Medical Sonographic Diagnostics Test Questions with Answers
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Biochemistry
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Biochemistry
abdominocentesis - Answers the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes
acronym - Answers a word formed from the initial letters of the major parts of a compound term
acute - Answers a condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively sho...
Medical Sonographic Diagnostics Test Questions with Answers
abdominocentesis - Answers the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid for diagnostic
purposes
acronym - Answers a word formed from the initial letters of the major parts of a compound term
acute - Answers a condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration
angiography - Answers the process of producing a radiographic study of the blood vessels after the
injection of a contrast medium to make the blood vessels visible
appendectomy - Answers surgical removal of the appendix
arteriosclerosis - Answers abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries
arthralgia - Answers pain in a joint or joints
colostomy - Answers the surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the
body surface
cyanosis - Answers blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood
dermatologist - Answers a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin
diagnosis - Answers the identification of a disease
diarrhea - Answers the frequent flow of loose or watery stools
edema - Answers swelling caused by excess fluid in body tissues
endarterial - Answers pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery
eponym - Answers a disease , structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered
or described it first
erythrocyte - Answers a mature red blood cell
fissure - Answers a groove or cracklike sore of the skin; also a normal fold in the contours of the brain
fistula - Answers an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to
the surface of the body
gastralgia - Answers pain in the stomach
gastritis - Answers inflammation of the stomach
gastroenteritis - Answers inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
,gastrosis - Answers any abnormal condition or disease of the stomach
hemmorrhage - Answers the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time
hepatomegaly - Answers abnormal enlargement of the liver
infection - Answers invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism
inflammation - Answers a localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues that is characterized
by heat, redness, swelling, and pain
interstitial - Answers between, but not within, the parts of a tissue
intramuscular - Answers within the muscle
laceration - Answers a torn, jagged wound or an accidental cut wound
lesion - Answers a pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury
malaise - Answers a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an
infection or other disease
mycosis - Answers any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus
myelopathy - Answers any pathological change or disease in the spinal cord
myopathy - Answers any pathological change or disease in of muscle tissue
myorrhexis - Answers the rupture of a muscle
natal - Answers pertaining to birth
neonatology - Answers study of disorders of the newborn
neurorrhaphy - Answers suturing together the ends of a severed nerve
otorhinolaryngology - Answers the study of the ears, nose, and throat
palpation - Answers an examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the
texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts
palpitation - Answers a pounding or racing heart
pathology - Answers the study of all aspects of diseases
phalanges - Answers the bones of the fingers and toes
, polimyelitis - Answers a viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord
prognosis - Answers a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease
pyoderma - Answers any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection
pyrosis - Answers discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus
remission - Answers the temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease
without having achieved a cure
sign - Answers objecture evidence of disease, such as fever
supination - Answers the act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward
suppuration - Answers the formation or discharge of pus
supracostal - Answers above or outside the ribs
symptom - Answers subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache
syndrome - Answers a set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease
process
tonsillitis - Answers inflammation of the tonsils
trauma - Answers wound or injury
triage - Answers medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the
proper place of treatment
viral - Answers pertaining to a virus
abdominal cavity - Answers the body cavity that contains the major organs of digestion
adenectomy - Answers the surgical removal of a gland
adenocarcinoma - Answers a malignant tumor that originates in glandular tissue
adenoma - Answers a benign tumor that arises in or resembles glandular tissue
adenomalacia - Answers abnormal softening of a gland
adenosclerosis - Answers abnormal hardening of a gland
anaplasia - Answers a change in the structure of cells and in their orientation to each other
anatomy - Answers the study of the structures of the body
anomaly - Answers a deviation from what is regarded as normal
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