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Test your understanding of the following words:
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apnea
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a. |
good appetite |
b. |
not breathing |
c. |
pimple
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edema
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a. |
skin rash |
b. |
ulcer |
c. |
swelling
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3. |
emesis |
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a. |
eating |
b. |
heartburn |
c. |
vomiting
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aphasia |
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a. |
going through a phase |
b. |
swelling of the face |
c. |
unable to speak or understand when spoken to or
speak clearly
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anaphylaxis |
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hemorrhoid |
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a life threatening allergic reaction
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c. |
to faint
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aspirate |
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to inhale food or objects into the lung, making
it hard to breathe and causing a lung infection |
b. |
to be goal oriented |
c. |
heart rhythm
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arrhythmia |
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to have an irregular heartbeat |
b. |
latin word meaning "to arrive" |
c. |
to have rhythm
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contusion |
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a muscle contraction |
b. |
a bruise |
c. |
a head injury
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ambulatory |
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able to walk; a patient not confined to bed |
b. |
ambiguous |
c. |
to be able to understand and verbalize
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syncope |
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an instrument to look in your ears |
b. |
fainting |
c. |
a sinus infection
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Extra Credit Questions (not on quiz)
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11. febrile |
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female child |
b. |
fever |
c. |
a foot condition
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12. sepsis |
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sleep disorder |
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an infection caused by bacteria in the blood |
c. |
a medical term for sibling
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13. void |
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a large empty space |
b. |
part of the vocal cords |
c. |
to urinate
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14. osteoporosis |
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a. |
bone loss |
b. |
the pores in your skin |
c. |
loss of hearing
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15. ecchymosis |
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a contagious skin disease |
b. |
a black and blue bruise |
c. |
a virus
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Glossary (derived from Stedman’s Dictionary, 27th edition, 1999)
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