Medical Trivia Quiz: Famous Doctors and Inventions

1. What also means "negative side effect"?

Local Anesthesia

Placebo

Adverse Effect

Peripheral Vision

2. "Condition in which person will not eat, lack of appetite" best fits which medical term?

Anorexia

Obesity

Testes

Pathogenesis

3. Which of these is a drug that kills bacteria and other germs?

Topical Anesthetic

Antimicrobial

Adjuvant Treatment

Epidural

4. Which of the following is a medical term for either a rash or breathing trouble?

Metabolism

Aplastic Anemia

Allergic Reaction

Myocardial Infarction

5. Which medical term best fits the definition "a drug that decreases the level of fat(s) in the blood"?

Antilipidemic

Ambulate-Ation -Ory

Immunotherapy

Cooperative Group

6. How else could you say "a drug used to prevent seizures"?

Diuretic

Anticonvulsant

Epidural

Phlebitis

7. In describing a medical condition, what single word is used to indicate "new, recent and sudden"?

Iatrogenic

Acute

Carcinogenic

Chronic

8. The definition of "helpful, assisting, aiding" best fits which medical term?

Medulloblastoma

Adjuvant

Oncology

Expedited Review

9. Which medical term best fits the definition of "a drug used to relieve coughing"?

Diuretic

Empiric

Anticonvulsant

Antitussive

10. What is the medical term for the area inside the elbow?

Nasogastric Tube

Antecubital

Efficacy

Ophthalmic

11. As it relates to treatment, the definition of "added" best fits which medical term?

Adjuvant

Diastolic

Iatrogenic

Potential

12. A serious, potentially life threatening allergic reaction is known as what condition?

Hyperextension

Epileptic Seizure

Percutaneous

Anaphylaxis

13. How could you refer to "able to walk" in a medical context?

Orthopedic

Hyperextended

Paraplegic

Ambulatory

14. What is "a drug that inhibits certain viruses" called in medicine?

Antiretroviral

Prophylactic

Diuretic

Antibiotic

15. If a doctor told you there was fluid entering your lungs, what term might he use to describe this?

Hematoma

Edema

Prophylaxis

Aspiration

Medical Trivia Quiz: Famous Doctors and Inventions

1. What also means "negative side effect"?

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What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. "Condition in which person will not eat, lack of appetite" best fits which medical term?

3. Which of these is a drug that kills bacteria and other germs?

4. Which of the following is a medical term for either a rash or breathing trouble?

5. Which medical term best fits the definition "a drug that decreases the level of fat(s) in the blood"?

6. How else could you say "a drug used to prevent seizures"?

7. In describing a medical condition, what single word is used to indicate "new, recent and sudden"?

8. The definition of "helpful, assisting, aiding" best fits which medical term?

9. Which medical term best fits the definition of "a drug used to relieve coughing"?

10. What is the medical term for the area inside the elbow?

11. As it relates to treatment, the definition of "added" best fits which medical term?

12. A serious, potentially life threatening allergic reaction is known as what condition?

13. How could you refer to "able to walk" in a medical context?

14. What is "a drug that inhibits certain viruses" called in medicine?

15. If a doctor told you there was fluid entering your lungs, what term might he use to describe this?