Match the Medical Terms with Their Definitions

question 135

Multiple Choice

Match the medical terms with their definitions.
-abdominal pain and altered bowel function for which no organic cause can be determined;also called spastic colon

• A)anastomosis
• B)anorexia
• C)antacids
• D)antiemetics
• E)ascites
• F)barium enema
• G)barium swallow
• H)borborygmus
• I)cachexia
• J)cholelithiasis
• K)Crohn disease
• L)deglutition
• M)diverticulosis
• N)dysentery
• O)dyspepsia
• P)flatus
• Q)endoscopy
• R)hemorrhoid
• S)hernia
• T)irritable bowel syndrome
• U)jaundice
• V)laxatives
• W)melena
• X)obstipation
• Y)steatorrhea
• Z)ulcer

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Definitions:

Engineered Safety Devices

Devices specifically designed to isolate or remove a hazard. These include needles with safety shields and self-shielding needles.

NIOSH

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a U.S. federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations to prevent work-related injury and illness.

Bloodborne Pathogen

A disease-causing microorganism carried in a host’s blood and transmitted through contact with infected blood, tissue, or body fluids.

Urinalysis

The physical, chemical, and microscopic evaluation of urine to obtain information about body health and disease.