Question

Match the word elements with their meanings. Put the correct letter on the answer line.

A.	Alzheimer disease
B.	CT scan
C.	epilepsy
D.	exophthalmos
E.	Graves disease
F.	HRT
G.	Huntington chorea
H.	hydrocephalus
I.	hypertrophy
J.	MRI
K.	multiple sclerosis
L.	myxedema
M.	neuroblastoma
N.	palsy
O.	panhypopituitarism
P.	poliomyelitis
Q.	RAIU
R.	sciatica
S.	shingles
T.	spina bifida

____ 1. Abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs that may be caused by thyrotoxicosis, tumor, or aneurysm

____ 2. Hyperthyroidism that involves growth of the thyroid gland associated with hypersecretion of thyroxine

____ 3. Advanced hypothyroidism in adults, causing edema and increased blood pressure

____ 4. Total pituitary impairment that brings about a progressive, general loss of hormonal activity

____ 5. Chronic, organic mental disorder characterized by deterioration of intellectual functioning, apathy, disorientation, and speech and gait disturbances

____ 6. Disorder affecting the central nervous system and characterized by recurrent seizures

____ 7. Hereditary nervous disorder characterized by bizarre, involuntary, dance-like movements

____ 8. Cranial enlargement caused by accumulation of fluid within the ventricles of the brain

____ 9. Progressive degenerative disease of the CNS that causes muscle weakness, visual disturbance, and neurological disability

____ 10. Partial or complete loss of motor function; paralysis

____ 11. Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord caused by a virus and commonly resulting in paralysis and spinal and muscle deformity

____ 12. Severe pain in the leg along the course of a nerve that travels from the hip to the foot

____ 13. Eruption of acute, inflammatory, herpetic vesicles on the trunk of the body along a peripheral nerve

____ 14. Radiographic technique that uses electromagnetic energy to produce images of the body

____ 15. Imaging procedure that measures levels of radioactivity in the thyroid gland after administration of radioactive iodine

____ 16. Radiographic procedure that uses a narrow beam of x-rays that rotates in a full arc around the patient to obtain images of the body in cross-sectional slices

____ 17. Oral administration or injection of synthetic hormones to replace a hormone deficiency

____ 18. Increase in the size of an organ or tissue

____ 19. Malignant tumor composed principally of cells resembling neuroblasts

____ 20. Congenital neural tube defect characterized by incomplete closure of the spinal canal

Answer 1

Answer :

D. exophthalmos = 1. Abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs that may be caused by thyrotoxicosis, tumor, or aneurysm

E. Graves disease = 2. Hyperthyroidism that involves growth of the thyroid gland associated with hypersecretion of thyroxine

L. myxedema = 3. Advanced hypothyroidism in adults, causing edema and increased blood pressure

O. panhypopituitarism = 4. Total pituitary impairment that brings about a progressive, general loss of hormonal activity

A. Alzheimer disease = 5. Chronic, organic mental disorder characterized by deterioration of intellectual functioning, apathy, disorientation, and speech and gait disturbances

C. Epilepsy   = 6. Disorder affecting the central nervous system and characterized by recurrent seizures

G. Huntington Chorea  = 7. Hereditary nervous disorder characterized by bizarre, involuntary, dance-like movements

H. Hydrocephalus = 8. Cranial enlargement caused by accumulation of fluid within the ventricles of the brain

K. Multiple sclerosis = 9. Progressive degenerative disease of the CNS that causes muscle weakness, visual disturbance, and neurological disability

N. Palsy =10. Partial or complete loss of motor function; paralysis

P. Poliomyelitis = 11. Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord caused by a virus and commonly resulting in paralysis and spinal and muscle deformity

R. Sciatica = 12. Severe pain in the leg along the course of a nerve that travels from the hip to the foot

S. Shingles = 13. Eruption of acute, inflammatory, herpetic vesicles on the trunk of the body along a peripheral nerve

J. MRI = 14. Radiographic technique that uses electromagnetic energy to produce images of the body

Q. RAIU = 15. Imaging procedure that measures levels of radioactivity in the thyroid gland after administration of radioactive iodine

B. CT scan = 16. Radiographic procedure that uses a narrow beam of x-rays that rotates in a full arc around the patient to obtain images of the body in cross-sectional slices

F. HRT = 17. Oral administration or injection of synthetic hormones to replace a hormone deficiency

I. Hypertrophy = 18. Increase in the size of an organ or tissue

M. Neuroblastoma = 19. Malignant tumor composed principally of cells resembling neuroblasts

T. Spina bifida = 20. Congenital neural tube defect characterized by incomplete closure of the spinal canal