Match Each Medical Term with the Correct Definition

question 53

Multiple Choice

Match each medical term with the correct definition.
-toxemia

• A)study of serum
• B)surgical removal of the thymus
• C)pain in the vessel
• D)process of recording a vessel
• E)study of the immune system
• F)pertaining to lymph cells
• G)poisonous condition of the blood
• H)creation of bone marrow
• I)specialist in the study of disease
• J)record of lymph vessels
• K)destroying, killing bacteria
• L)enlargement of the spleen
• M)surgical removal of the tonsils
• N)disease of the lymph glands
• O)suture of a vessel

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Definitions:

Conscience

A sense or internal monologue that serves as an advisor on the morality of an individual's actions.

Superego

In Freudian psychoanalytic theory, this part of the personality is responsible for moral standards and ideals, often contrasting with the id.

Freud

An Austrian neurologist named Sigmund Freud established the practice of psychoanalysis, which is a technique for treating mental illnesses by facilitating dialogue between a psychoanalyst and a patient.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by individuals or the ego to cope with reality and to maintain self-image by reducing anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.