MGCCC Medical Terminology #2 Study
Set Exam
Adventitious sounds - Answer Abnormal sounds
Aerobic - Answer Uses or requires oxygen
Afebrile - Answer without fever
Alopecia - Answer baldness or hair loss
Anaerobic - Answer does not use or require oxygen
Anesthesia - Answer loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
Antipyretics - Answer Drugs that reduce fever
Anthropometry - Answer the science dealing with the measurement of the human body
to determine differences in individuals or groups
Aphasia - Answer loss of speech due to injury or illness
Atherosclerosis - Answer condition in which fatty deposits called plaque build up on the
inner walls of the arteries
Auscultation - Answer listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
Bradycardia - Answer abnormally slow heartbeat
Bruit - Answer An abnormal blowing or swishing sound heard on auscultation of an
artery or an organ.
Cholecystitis - Answer inflammation of the gall bladder
Cirrhosis - Answer Chronic degenerative disease of the liver, chronic disease
charaterized by degeneration of liver tissue most oftern caused by alcoholism or a
nutritional deficiency
Conjunctivitis - Answer inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye
Cyanosis - Answer a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes
Cytolysis - Answer the bursting of a cell
Dermis - Answer Second (middle) layer of skin, holding blood vessels, nerve endings,
sweat glands, and hair follicles
Dementia - Answer a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory,
thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes
, Diaphoresis - Answer profuse sweating
Distention - Answer the act of expanding by pressure from within
Dysphagia - Answer difficulty swallowing
Dysrhythmia - Answer abnormal heart rhythm
Edentulous - Answer without teeth
Edema - Answer swelling caused by excess fluid in the body tissues
Essential amino acids - Answer Amino acids that are needed, but cannot be made by the
body; they must be eatin in foods
Epidermis - Answer outer layer of skin
Erythema - Answer redness of the skin
Eupnea - Answer normal breathing
Exostosis - Answer abnormal benign growth on the surface of a bone
Febrile - Answer fever, having a fever
Gag Reflex - Answer normal reflex consisting of touching the soft palate or posterior
pharnyx
Geriatric - Answer pertaining to the elderly
Gerontology - Answer the study of aging and the elderly
Halitosis - Answer bad breath
Hemorrhoids - Answer Swollen, painful rectal veins; often a result of constipation
Hepatitis - Answer inflammation of the liver
Hernia - Answer rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure
protrudes
Hirsutism - Answer excessive distribution of body hair, especially in women
Hydrocephalus - Answer an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in
the ventricles of the brain
Hemiparesis - Answer weakness on one side of the body
Hemiplegia - Answer paralysis of one side of the body
Hypersomnolence - Answer Excessive sleepiness.
Hypertension - Answer high blood pressure
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