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Medical Vocabulary #7 - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 510 times
- The average score is 19 of 25
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| A chronic disease that occurs when a person has an abnormal amount of body fat, potentially leading to health problems. | obesity | 89%
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| The unit for measuring the amount of energy in food. | calorie | 88%
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| The ability of the body to learn to fight specific infections after being exposed to the germs that cause them. | adaptive immunity | 87%
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| A small electronic device generally placed in the chest to correct an irregular heartbeat. It generates small electrical pulses that prompt the heart to beat at a normal pace. | artificial pacemaker | 87%
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| A substance that lubricates the inner ear and helps protect it from dirt, damage, and infections. | earwax | 87%
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| Using the thumb or fingers to apply pressure to particular spots, or pressure points, on the body in order to relieve pain. | acupressure | 86%
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| A mineral that the body needs for many vital functions, including bone formation, regulation of heart rate and blood pressure, and muscle contraction. | calcium | 85%
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| A feeling of fatigue that occurs as the biological clock resets itself after traveling across time zones, usually by airplane. | jet lag | 85%
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| A sleep disorder that causes extreme sleepiness and uncontrollable sleep attacks, making a person fall asleep at inappropriate times during the day. | narcolepsy | 85%
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| Sadness and depression brought on by a lack of exposure to sunlight. | seasonal affective disorder | 83%
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| A description of any disease in which the organs or tissues in the body are damaged progressively over time. | degenerative | 81%
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| The delivery of an electric shock to the heart to stop an abnormal rhythm and restore a normal heartbeat. | defibrillation | 80%
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| An abnormally fast heartbeat, usually above 100 beats per minute. | tachycardia | 79%
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| One of four structures that divide the chambers of the heart and prevent the backflow of blood from one chamber to another during contraction of the heart. | valve | 79%
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| A white blood cell that comes from bone marrow, and produces antibodies to fight off disease. | B cell | 78%
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| The force blood exerts against the walls of the arteries, measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). | blood pressure | 78%
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| A harmless sac of fluid on top of a joint or tendon, usually on the wrist or back of the hand. | ganglion cyst | 78%
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| A condition in which a peripheral nerve is compressed at the elbow, causing pain, numbness, tingling, and muscle weakness in the hand and arm. | radial tunnel syndrome | 76%
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| Blood pressure that frequently fluctuates between normal and abnormal during the course of a day, often within only a few minutes. | labile hypertension | 71%
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| A waste product of protein digestion and metabolism. | urea | 70%
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| The presence of larger-than-normal red blood cells in circulation—even though there are too few of them—caused by lack of folate and vitamin B12. | macrocytic anemia | 65%
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| (of complications or ill effects) Induced unintentionally by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures. | iatrogenic | 56%
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| A procedure in which a laser is used to correct vision problems by reshaping the cornea. | keratectomy | 53%
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| Cells in the ear that transmit sound messages to the brain and play a vital role in hearing. | hair cells | 51%
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| Surgical destruction of certain nerves and nerve roots to relieve pain. | facet rhizotomy | 43%
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