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A Glance through a Medical Lexicon

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Introduction:
"Medical words can be bizarre and crazily polysyllabic. Do you know anything about the following words?"


1. An accoucheur might help a woman do this.
    Have her legs waxed
    Arrange her hair into a new style
    Give birth
    Have her nails manicured


2. The word theca refers to this type of bodily structure.
    Eyelid
    Nose
    Jaw
    Sheath


3. A person suffering from cachexia is experiencing this.
    Weight gain
    Enlargement of the prostate
    Physical wasting away
    Hair loss


4. Struma is a synonym for this thyroid condition.
    Thyroxin replacement therapy
    Goiter
    Hypothyroidism
    Thyroid stricture


5. Saxicolous is used to describe a particular manner in which plants might grow.
    On rocks
    On a window sill
    In the desert
    On a gelatin medium


6. Phlebotomy is also called by another name.
    Venesection
    Liposuction
    Arterial blood ga
    Ophthalmia


7. If your orthodontist complained about your bruxism, what would he be talking about?
    Bad breath
    Nail biting
    Teeth grinding
    Poor flossing


8. If you have a hangnail on your pollex, which finger is in need of attention?
    Ring finger
    Middle finger
    Index finger
    Thumb


9. Can a female suffer from polyorchia?
    Yes
    No


10. Cicatrix is a term that this medical specialist would be familiar with and would hopefully knowhow to minimize.
    Urologist
    Philologist
    Ophthalmologist
    Dermatologist


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