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Test 2 medical
Terminology practice
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cytomegalovirus | Herpes-type virus |
| Leukoplakia | Condition of white spots or patches on mucous membrane |
| Macule | Flat, colored spot on the skin |
| Nevus | Mole |
| Pallor | Paleness |
| Papule | Small solid skin elevation |
| Petechiae | Pinpoint skin hemorrhages |
| Pruitus | Severe itching |
| Purpura | Hemorrhages in tissue giving skin a red-purple color |
| Pustule | Skin elevation containing pus |
| Ulcer | Eroded sore on the skin or mucus membrane |
| Verruca | Wart |
| Vesicle | Small elevation of epidermis containing liquid |
| Virus | Minute microorganism characterized by a lack of independent metabolism and the ability to replicate only within cells that may cause infection by invading body tissue |
| Wheal | Individual urticaria lesion |
| Keloid | Overgrowth of scar tissue |