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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
CHAPTER 13 QUIZ
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10/15/2012

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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Definition
DISEASE IS CAUSES BY DETERIORATION OF THE MYELIN SHEATH COVERING THE AXONS WITHIN THE BRAIN
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OTITIS MEDIA
Definition
MED TERM FOR INFLAMMATION OF THE MIDDLE EAR
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DIPLOPIA
Definition
DOUBLE VISION
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MYELITIS
Definition
INFLAMMATION OF THE SPINAL CORD
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TINNITUS
Definition
MED TERM FOR RINGING IN THE EAR
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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY
Definition
DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE THAT RECORDS THE ELECTRICAL IMPULSES OF THE BRAIN
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LASIK
Definition
PROCEDURE THAT INVOLVES THE USE OF A LASER TO RESHAPE THE CORNEA AND CORRECT VISION
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IMPAIRED VISION DUE TO DEFECT CURVATURE OF THE EYE
Definition
ASTIGMATISM
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GLAUCOMA
Definition
DISEASE CHARACTERIZED BY THE ELEVATED PRESSURE IN THE EYEBALL
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ROOT THAT MEANS IRIS
Definition
IR/O
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BIPOLAR DISORDER
Definition
DISEASE CHARACTERIZED BY ALTERNATING MANIA (EXCESSIVE HIGH ENERGY) AND DEPRESSION (EXCESSIVE LOW ENERGY)
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WHAT IS LP
Definition
TEST THAT INVOLVES WITHDRAWING AND ANALYZING FLUID FROM THE LUMBAR REGION OF THE SPINAL CORD
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COMBINING FORM THAT MEANS SCHIZ/O
Definition
TO DIVIDE,SPLIT
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OTOSCOPY
Definition
HANDHELD INSTRUMENT TO VIEW AND EXAMINE THE EAR
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CATARACTS
Definition
DISEASE IS CAUSED BY REDUCED TRANPARENCY OF THE LENS INSIDE THE EYEBALL
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COMBINING FORM THAT MEANS

MIND

Definition
PSYCH/O
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CEREBRAL ANEURYSM
Definition
DIALATION OF A BLOOD VESSEL SUPPLYING THE BRAIN
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OTALGIA
Definition
TERM THAT MEANS PAIN IN THE EAR OR EARACHE
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EEG
Definition
TEST THAT MEASURES THE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE BRAIN
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ROOT WORD IN THE TERM

CEPHALAGIA

Definition
HEAD
Term

CVA

(DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT IT STANDS FOR?)

Definition
STROKE - IRREVERSIBLE DEATH OF BRAIN CELLS DUE TO CUT OFF BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE BRAIN
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VERTIGO
Definition
MED TERM FOR DIZZINESS. (SENSATION OF WHIRLING MOTION)
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MRI
Definition
TEST USES MAGNETISM TO IMAGE THE BRAIN AND OTHER SOFT TISSUES OF THE BODY
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MYOPIA
Definition
MED TERM FOR NEARSIGHTEDNESS
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PARAPLEGIA
Definition
MED TERM FOR PARALYSIS OF BOTH LEGS
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CONCUSSION
Definition
INJURY TO THE SOFT TISSUES OF THE BRAIN RESULTING FROM A BLOW OR VIOLENT SHAKING THAT RESULTS IN ALTERED MENTAL FUNCTIONS
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CORRECT SPELLING
Definition
SEIZURES
Term
MEDICAL TERM THAT MEANS BEING PARALYSED FROM THE NECK DOWN
Definition
QUADRIPLEGIA
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CORRECT SPELLING
Definition
ALZHEIMER'S
Term
CORRECT SPELLING
Definition
GLAUCOMA
Term
ADHD
Definition

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN, POOR ATTENTION, AND HYPERACTIVITY

(ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER)

Term
ANXIETY DISORDER
Definition
DISEASE CHARACTERIZED BY EXCESSIVE WORRY AND APPREHENSION, AND HYPERACTIVITY
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PSYCHOSIS
Definition
AN INCAPACITATING MENTAL DISORDER INDICATED BY A GROSS DISTORTION OF EMOTIONS, AND AN INCAPACITY TO RECONIZE RELITY AND RELATE TO OTHERS, AND TO COPE WITH ORDINARY DEMANDS OF DAILY LIFE
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