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- Glossitis defines inflammation of the
- eyeball
- mouth
- vagina
- gums
- tongue
- A colostomy describes
- removal of the colon
- a visual examination of the colon interior
- a permanent opening connecting colon and abdomen
- a barium enema X-ray of the colon
- MRI sections through the colon
- Hepatomegaly is a term describing
- inflammation of the liver
- enlargement of the liver
- an abnormally small liver
- a liver with an abnormal shape
- a liver located on the left rather than right side
- Cholelithiasis is a term for
- inflammation of the gallbladder
- abnormally large volume of bile
- sound wave crushing of gallstones
- stones in the gallbladder
- surgical removal of gallstones
- An inflammatory disease of the inner, lining layer of the heart is termed
- myocarditis
- endocarditis
- cardiomyopathy
- pericarditis
- myoma
- Puncturing the chest wall (thorax) to drain fluid is termed
- thoracotomy
- thoracoscopy
- thoracocentesis
- thoracoplasty
- thoracometry
- A procedure involving withdrawing a blood sample from a vein is called
- venography
- angiography
- phlebotomy
- venostasis
- thrombolysis
- Blocked blood flow to heart muscle which results in pain and death of cardiac tissue which the patient may not survive is called
- myositis
- myocarditis
- myocardial infarct
- cardiomyopathy
- angina
- A tumor of the membranes surrounding the brain is termed
- meningioma
- meningitis
- meningocele
- meningomyelocele
- myeloma
- An encephalocele is
- herniation of membranes surrounding the brain
- herniation of spinal cord out of the vertebral column
- a brain tumor
- herniation of brain tissue out of the skull
- inflammation of the brain
- Anencephalic defines
- an inflammation of the brain
- a tumor of the brain
- noninflammatory disease of the brain
- born without a brain
- herniation of brain tissue out of the skull
- Hematuria defines
- blood in the urine
- blood in semen
- a tumor of the urinary bladder
- a kidney stone
- metabolic waste in blood due to kidney failure
- Which of the following procedures involves surgical removal of kidney stones?
- kidney scan
- nephrolithotomy
- nephrolithotripsy
- cholelithotomy
- nephrectomy
- Which of the following terms defines inflammation of the collecting system of the kidneys?
- nephrosis
- pyelonephritis
- nephritis
- hydronephrosis
- nephromegaly
- Pulmonary angiography is a procedure involving
- puncturing the chest wall to biopsy the lungs
- passing a fiberoptic scope down into the bronchi of the lungs
- measuring the lung’s maximum air-holding capacity
- an X-ray procedure to image the blood vessels of the lungs
- injecting a radioactive element into the blood to image lung tumors
- Total arrest and cessation of breathing is termed
- dyspnea
- apnea
- tachypnea
- atelectasis
- pleurisy
- Tachypnea is the term for
- faster than normal rate of breathing
- painful, difficult breathing
- slower then normal rate of breathing
- breathing has stopped
- collapsed lung
- Inflammation of the muscular layer of the uterus is termed
- endometriosis
- perimetritis
- myometritis
- endometritis
- salpingitis
- Surgical attachment of the uterus to the abdominal wall is termed
- colpopexy
- colporrhaphy
- hysterocystocleisis
- hysterectomy
- laparohysteropexy
- Surgical suturing of a uterine tube is termed
- salpingocele
- salpingitis
- salpingorrhaphy
- salpingectomy
- salpingography
- Orchiditis is the term for inflammation of a/an
- ovary
- uterine tube
- penis
- testis
- uterus
- Surgical fixation or attachment of a testicle in the scrotum as a treatment for undescended testis is termed
- oophoropexy
- orchidectomy
- anorchidism
- cryptorchidism
- orchidopexy
- The procedure for penetrating the abdominal wall in order to observe contents with a fiberoptic instrument is termed
- cryptorchidism
- orchidopexy
- abdominocentesis
- laparoscopy
- colposcopy
- A tumor of fat tissue is termed a
- neuroma
- myoma
- lymphoma
- adenoma
- lipoma
- Which of the following is the term for a bone marrow tumor?
- osteoma
- chondroma
- lipoma
- myoma
- myeloma
- Which term defines painful joints?
- osteoporosis
- myalgia
- arthritis
- arthralgia
- bursitis
- Osteomalacia is the term for
- a bone tumor
- softening of the bones
- brittle, porous bones
- a bone marrow tumor
- bones turning into cartilage
- Inflammation of muscles is termed
- atrophy
- dystrophy
- myositis
- myalgia
- osteitis
- Eclampsia is defined as a condition developing in a pregnant woman characterized by
- a placenta blocking the entrance to the birth canal.
- a difficult, prolonged labor.
- bleeding into a uterine tube.
- hypertension, seizures and coma.
- a placenta detaching from the uterus before full term.
- Peritonitis is the term for inflammation of
- the lining membrane of the chest cavity
- the outer layer of the uterus
- the lining membrane of the abdominal cavity
- the tough membrane surrounding the heart
- abnormal outpocketings of the wall of the colon
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