Match the Medical Terms with Their Definitions

question 16

Multiple Choice

Match the medical terms with their definitions.
-absence or decrease in the sense of smell

• A)acidosis
• B)acid fast bacillus
• C)aerosol therapy
• D)anosmia
• E)antihistamine
• F)antitussive
• G)antral lavage
• H)asphyxia
• I)atelectasis
• J)consolidation
• K)deviated septum
• L)emphysema
• M)epistaxis
• N)exudate
• O)hypoxemia
• P)hypoxia
• Q)intubation
• R)mediastinoscopy
• S)pertussis
• T)pleurisy
• U)polysomnography
• V)pulmonary edema
• W)rhonchus
• X)spirometry
• Y)surfactant
• Z)sweat test

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Definitions:

Peripheral Vision

The ability to see objects and movement outside of the direct line of vision.

Rod Vision

A type of vision that is sensitive to low levels of light, mediated by rod cells in the retina, allowing for night vision.

Lateral Inhibition

A process in neural networks of the brain where an excited neuron reduces the activity of its neighbors, sharpening sensory perceptions and contrasts.

Acuity

The sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing.