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Title: The abbreviation ED stands for ________.
Post by: Delorean on Feb 28, 2018
The abbreviation ED stands for ________.
 
  A) erection distress
  B) erectile disease
  C) erectile dysfunction
  D) erectile drug

QUESTION 2

Excessive amount of fluid in the dermis or subcutaneous tissues is known as ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 3

Abnormal drainage from the ear is known as:
 
  A. otorrhagia
  B. otalgia
  C. otopathy
  D. otorrhea

QUESTION 4

Grand mal seizures with unconsciousness and excessive motor activity are also known as ________ seizures.
 
  A) complex partial
  B) tonic-clonic
  C) focal motor
  D) petit mal

QUESTION 5

An abnormal, downward curvature of the penis during an erection is known as ________.
 
  A) dyspareunia
  B) chordee
  C) balanitis
  D) postcoital

QUESTION 6

A stethoscope would be used to perform which part of the physical examination?
 
  A) palpation
  B) viewing
  C) inspection
  D) auscultation

QUESTION 7

The medical language definition of the word ________ is mass or tumor that is black.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 8

Anakusis is ________.
 
  A) lack of the sense of smell
  B) having no voice
  C) total deafness
  D) inability to swallow

QUESTION 9

The ________ valve is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 10

The medical language definition of the word ________ is inflammation of or infection of (the) skin.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 11

The client complains of a sensation of dizziness. The health care worker should chart that the client is experiencing:
 
  A. tinnitus
  B. paracusis
  C. otosclerosis
  D. vertigo

QUESTION 12

The combining form hemat/o-, as in the word hematemesis, means ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Title: The abbreviation ED stands for ________.
Post by: mrman1223 on Feb 28, 2018
[Answer to ques. #1]  C
Explanation: A) There is no such medical phrase.
B) There is no such medical phrase.
C) Correct Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to achieve or sustain an erection of the penis.
D) The meaning of ED is erectile dysfunction.

[Answer to ques. #2]  edema

[Answer to ques. #3]  D

[Answer to ques. #4]  B
Explanation: A) Grand mal seizures are not known as complex partial seizures.
B) Correct The body alternates between rigidity (tonic) and jerking movements (clonic).
C) Grand mal seizures are not known as focal motor seizures.
D) Grand mal seizures are not known as petit mal seizures.

[Answer to ques. #5]  B
Explanation: A) An abnormal, downward curvature of the penis may cause dyspareunia, but is not called dyspareunia.
B) Correct
C) Balanitis is inflammation or infection of the glans penis, not an abnormal curvature.
D) Postcoital is an adjective. This answer must be a noun.

[Answer to ques. #6]  D
Explanation: A) Palpation uses the hands, not a stethoscope.
B) Viewing or inspection uses the eyes, not a stethoscope.
C) Inspection or viewing uses the eyes, not a stethoscope.
D) Correct

[Answer to ques. #7]  melanoma

[Answer to ques. #8]  C
Explanation: A) This describes anosmia, not anakusis.
B) There are no medical words that mean having no voice.
C) Correct
D) There are no medical words that mean inability to swallow.

[Answer to ques. #9]  mitral

[Answer to ques. #10]  dermatitis

[Answer to ques. #11]  D

[Answer to ques. #12]  blood


Title: The abbreviation ED stands for ________.
Post by: Delorean on Feb 28, 2018
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