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NUR 310- Medical Terminology Test with Answers
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NUR 310- Medical Terminology Test withAnswers
abduction - Answer-moving a body part away from the midline of the body
abrasion - Answer-the wearing away of a substance/structure, such as skin or teeth,
through some unusual or abnormal process (ex: friction)
-scraping away
adduction - Answer-moving a body part toward the midline of the body
afebrile - Answer-without fever
affect - Answer-physical expression of mood
alopecia - Answer-partial or complete loss of hair to an area
amneorrhea - Answer-absence of menstruation
anasarce - Answer-generalized massive edema
anorexia - Answer-lack or loss of appetite for food
anuria - Answer-complete suppression of urine formed by the kidneys and a complete
lack of urine excretion
aphagia - Answer-loss of the ability to swallow
aphasia - Answer-loss of ability to speak or write coherently or to understand speech or
writing
-can occur in someone who's had a CVA
apnea - Answer-the absence of spontaneous respirations for more than 10 seconds
ascites - Answer-abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
asystole - Answer-absence of a pulse and is considered a medical emergency
atrophy - Answer-decrease in the size of a normally developed organ or tissue
autonomy - Answer-individuals have the right to determine their own actions and the
freedom to make their own decisions
, avulsion - Answer-the forcible tearing away of a body part/structure by trauma or
surgery
beneficence - Answer-doing of good
borborygmus - Answer-audible, high pitched gurgling, hyperactive bowel sounds by
increase peristalsis
-heard without stethoscope
bradycardia - Answer-heart rate less than 60 bpm
calculi - Answer-abnormal concretion, usually composed of mineral salts, occurring
within the body, chiefly in hallow organs or their passages
-stone
cerumen - Answer-brownish or yellowish waxy secretions in the external ear canal
produced by the ceruminous gland
cheilitis - Answer-severe crackling at the corners of the mouth
chloasma - Answer-discoloration changes on face representing the "mask of
pregnancy"
circumduction - Answer-ball and socket joint in full ROM
-ex: leg circle, full circle
claudication - Answer-limping or walking with difficulty
clonic - Answer-rhythmic bilateral contraction and relaxation of muscles
clubbing - Answer-bulbous swelling of the terminal phalanges of the fingers and toes,
often associated with certain chronic lung diseases + hypoxia sign
comatose - Answer-state of unresponsiveness, even to painful stimuli
confidentiality - Answer-respecting the rights of the patient to maintain privacy
confusion - Answer-disturbance of consciousness characterized by impaired ability to
think clearly and to perceive, respond to, and remember current stimuli, disorientation
contracture - Answer-joint deformity that primarily affect one side (unilateral) and result
in limited ROM
-result of disuse, atrophy, and shortening of the muscles caused by injury or neurologic
damage
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