Basic Medical Terminology I

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1. Scraping away of the skin or mucous membrane by friction. Contusion Abrasion Carbuncle Bullae

2. Surgical transplant of the cornea. Corneoplasty Keratoplasty Keratoscopy Keratonomy

3. Inflammation of the tympanic membrane. Myringitis Meniere's disease Anotia Labyrinthitis

4. Bluish discoloration of the skin. Cyanosis Edema Cilium Effusion

5. Disease of the heart muscle. Cardiopathy Cardioplexy Myopathy Cardiomyopathy

6. Removal of the gallbladder. Cholecystectomy Cholangiography Choledochectomy Cystectomy

7. Painful menstruation. Amenorrhea Dysmenorrhea Dyspareunia Hypermenorrhea

8. Above the pubic bones. Perineum Suprapubic Inferiopubic Transperineal

9. Enlargement of a finger or toe. Kyphosis Diaphysis Dactylomegaly Ankylosis

10. The medical term for headache. Concussion Migraine Cephalgia Cyanosis

11. Red blood cell. Lymphocyte Eosinophil Leukocyte Erythrocyte

12. An infection with the fungus Candida. Thrush Macrophage Titer Impetigo

13. Disease of a lymph node. Adenectomy Lymphadenopathy Adenoidopathy Adenitis

14. A woman who has never been pregnant. Nulligravida Primigravida Nullipara Primipara

15. Accumulation of blood in a joint. Hepatitis Hematosis Hemarthrosis Hematuria

16. Protrusion of the eyeballs. Exophthalmos Ophthalmus Exotropia Opacification

17. Abnormal widening of the bronchi. Bronchiolitis Asthma Bronchiolvescular Bronchiectasis

18. Membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis Meninges Cerebrospinal fluid Myasthenia

19. An agent that causes disease. Protease Phagocyte Pathogen Prophylaxis

20. Blood in the urine. Hematocrit Uremia Hematuria Heomstasis