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NUR 101 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) TERMINOLOGY | (ACTUAL EXAM ) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (SOLVED)
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Nur 101 Terminology1. Nosocomial
Answer
hospital acquired infection
2. Apraxia
Answer
impaired ability to carry out motor activities despite intact motor function
3. Agnosia
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impaired ability to recognize or identify objects
4. Dysarthria
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Difficulty speech
5. Achalasia
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Difficulty to swallow
6. Alopecia
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Hair loss
7. Anhidrosis
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No sweating
8. Anoxia
,Answer
Without oxygen
9. Aphasia
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Lose the ability to communicate
10. Ascites
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Buildup of fluid around or in abdomen
11. Ataxia
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Difficulty with movement; without coordination
12. Atrophy
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Shrinking
13. Cachexia
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Unattended weight loss
14. Cerumen
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Ear wax
15. Clubbing
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Change in the areas under and around the toenails and fingernails
, 16. Diaphoresis
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Sweating
17. Edentulous
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No teeth
18. Emaciated
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Under weight drastically
19. Hemopytysis
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Coughing up blood
20. Jaundice
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Yellowing of the skin, eyes, and oral membranes
21. Leukocytosis
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Elevated WBC's
22. Leukocytes
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Type of WBC
23. Malaise
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Not feeling well
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