SEER Training Modules
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Pretest: Answers
| Correct Answer |
Term |
Definition |
| 1. l |
allergy |
a state of hypersensitivity |
| 2. k |
bronchiectasis |
chronic dilatation of the bronchi |
| 3. d |
bronchitis |
inflammation of the bronchial tubes |
| 4. m |
cirrhosis |
a liver disease |
| 5. h |
C.V.A |
costovertebral angle or cerebral vascular accident (or stroke) |
| 6. e |
diabetes mellitus |
a metabolic disorder |
| 7. o |
emphysema |
a chronic shortness of breath |
| 8. a |
gonorrhea |
venereal disease characterized by inflammation of the genital mucous membrane |
| 9. f |
hypertension |
high blood pressure |
| 10. n |
infection at tumor site |
any type of invasion of tissue by microorganisms at or around the tumor site |
| 11. c |
mental illness |
exaggerated or withdrawn behavior |
| 12. s |
myasthenia gravis |
a syndrome of fatigue and exhaustion of the muscular system |
| 13. j |
myocardial infarct |
coagulation necrosis in muscular tissue of the heart |
| 14. t |
nephritis |
inflammation of the kidney |
| 15. q |
neuritis |
inflammation of a nerve |
| 16. i |
neurologic disorder |
malfunctioning of the nervous system |
| 17. b |
P.I.D. |
pelvic inflammatory disease |
| 18. p |
pneumonia |
inflammation of the lungs |
| 19. r |
syphilis |
a venereal disease which can affect all tissues of the body |
| 20. g |
traumatic fracture |
a broken bone |
