Exam 17: Abbreviations

The term ____ means vomiting blood.

The term ____ describes a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder.

Which procedure is the surgical fixation of a prolapsed rectum to an adjacent tissue or organ?

Which condition is caused by greater-than-normal amounts of bilirubin in the blood?

Which term describes the study of the functions of the structures of the body?

Which condition is an inflammation of the tissue surrounding bone?

Which of these conditions does not cause cirrhosis of the liver?

A ____ fracture occurs when a weakened bone breaks under normal strain.

Hypercapnia is the abnormal buildup of ____ in the blood.

Which term means the absence of oxygen from inspired gases,arterial blood,or tissues?

Which term describes an illness or disorder without known cause?

A/An ____ is a carcinoma derived from glandular tissue.

The medical term used to describe all the diseases of the heart muscle is ____.

Which condition is a malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue?

Which region of the thorax and abdomen is located below the stomach?

Which term describes the new site that is formed when a cancer spreads?

Which term describes the rupture of a muscle?

Which term means any abnormal condition of the stomach?

The term meaning spitting blood or blood-stained sputum is ____.

Which condition causes an irregular quivering action of the muscular wall of the atria?