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 repair of the cornea. Keratonomy Corneoplasty Keratoplasty Keratoscopy

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

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

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

6. Removal of the gallbladder. Choledochectomy Cystectomy Cholangiography Cholecystectomy

7. Painful menstruation. Amenorrhea Dysmenorrhea Dyspareunia Hypermenorrhea

8. Above the pubic bones. Suprapubic Inferiopubic Perineum Transperineal

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

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

11. Red blood cell. Eosinophil Lymphocyte Erythrocyte Leukocyte

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

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

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

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

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. Myasthenia Meningitis Meninges Cerebrospinal fluid

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

20. Blood in the urine. Hematuria Heomstasis Uremia Hematocrit