Week One-Introduction to Medical Terminology

Week One Welcome to Healthcare Terminology!

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Dr. Chichi Echezona-Johnson

QUESTION 1/10

Physicians that take care of people with cancer

Neurologist

Obstetrician

Oncologist

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QUESTION 2/10

Presence of cancerous cells that can spread to the other sites in the body.

Melanoma

Malignant

Mesometria

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QUESTION 3/10

This a recurrent throbbing headache that typically affects one side of the head and is often accompanied by nausea and disturbed vision.

Metastasis

Melanoma

Migraine

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Question 4/10

This relates to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy, sluggish, indifference, apathetic.

Lipoid

Lipoma

Lethargy

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Question 5/10

This is a burst of uncontrolled electrical activity between brain cells that causes temporary abnormalities in muscle tone or movements, behaviors, sensations or states of awareness.

Scissile

Seizure

Sarcoma

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Question 6/10

This is a medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders.

Dermatologist

Pathologist

Plastic Surgeon

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Question 7/10

This is a tumor of melanin-forming cells, especially a malignant tumor associated with skin cancer.

Myoma

Malignant

Melanoma

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Question 8/10

This is defined as blood pressure above 140/90, and is considered severe if the pressure is above 180/120.

Hypertension

Histology

Hypogastric

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Question 9/10

This is a region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise.

Carcinoma

Contusion

Cytoid

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Question 10/10

This is an examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause, or extent of a disease

Bacteriostatic

Biopsy

Benign

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