Online Medical Quiz

1. The medical term "wbc" is best defined as what?

Evidence Of Liver Or Kidney Damage

White Blood Cell

Pneumonia Acquired In The Hospital

Every Day; Daily

2. The medical term "valvuloplasty" is best defined as?

A Cancer Of Nerve Tissue

Plastic Repair Of A Valve, Especially Of The Heart

Pertaining To Pregnancy

Amount Of Red Blood Cells In The Blood

3. The medical term "vasospasm" is best defined as?

Narrowing Of Blood Vessels Due To Spasm Of Vessel Walls

The Placement Of A Tube Into The Airway

Not Breaking, Cutting Or Entering The Skin

Investigational New Drug; The License To Test An Unapproved New Drug

4. Which of the following describes a compound that prevents infection or decay?

Telemetry

Antiseptic

Interstellar

Flat Teeth

5. The medical term "venipuncture" is best defined as?

Blood Clotting Within Blood Vessels

Entering Vein With A Needle, Generally Through The Skin

Female Sex Glands; Female Organs Which Release Eggs

As Needed

6. The medical term "trauma" is best defined as?

Capable Of Causing Malformations In Unborn Fetuses

Injury Or Wound

Pertaining To The Heart

Take Up Fluids, Take In

7. The definition of "drug used to relieve pain" best fits which science term?

Lumen

Analgesic

Altitude

Blizzard

8. The medical term "treadmill" is best defined as?

Walking Machine Often Used To Determine Heart Function

Reduce

Lying On The Stomach

Low Blood Sodium Level

9. The medical term "varices" is best defined as?

Enlarged Veins, Usually In Legs Or Lining Of Tube Between Mouth And Stomach

Check On; Keep Track Of; Watch Carefully

Needle Placed In The Arm With Blood Thinner To Keep The Blood From Clotting Inside The Needle Or Tubing

Red Blood Cell

10. Which of the following words is defined as a type of food poisoning?

Smog

Botulism

Mass

MRI

11. What scientist studies the spread of diseases?

Cardiologist

Meteorologist

Endocrinologist

Epidemiologist

12. The medical term "uptake" is best defined as?

Getting Rid Of (Such As A Disease)

Type Of Cancer

Death Of Tissue

Absorption And Incorporation Of A Substance By Living Tissue

13. The medical term "vector" is best defined as?

A Treatment Method Which Has Not Been Proven To Be Beneficial Or Has Not Been Accepted As Standard Care

A Type Of Cancer

A Carrier, Usually An Insect, That Carries And Transmits Disease-Causing Microorganisms

Formation Of New Combinations Of Genes

14. The medical term "vertical transmission" is best defined as what?

A Vague Feeling Of Bodily Discomfort, Feeling Bad

Treatment Plan Which The Majority Of The Medical Community Would Accept As Appropriate

Arrange In Groups For Analysis Of Results

Spread Of Disease

15. The medical term "transiently" is best defined as?

Caused By A Physician Or By Treatment

Temporarily

Under The Skin

Study In Which The Experimental Treatment Or Procedure Is Compared To A Standard (Control) Treatment Or Procedure