Match the Terms with Their Definitions

question 58

Multiple Choice

Match the terms with their definitions.
-Empyema

• A)Harsh, high-pitched sound during respiration
• B)Inspection of a cavity by passing a light through its walls
• C)Disease-causing organism
• D)Chronic, life-shortening disorder of the bone marrow
• E)Fluid that is rich in protein and cellular elements that escapes from blood vessels
• F)Profuse sweating
• G)Insufficient oxygenation of the blood
• H)Incision in the wall of the chest
• I)Bulbous swelling of the tips of the fingers and toes
• J)Sense of discomfort, weakness, or fatigue
• K)Folding over
• L)Hospital-acquired infection
• M)Substance produced by coughing
• N)Spitting of blood
• O)Pus in the pleural space

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Definitions:

Railroad Construction

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Stephen Douglas

A 19th-century American politician from Illinois known for his debates with Abraham Lincoln and advocacy for popular sovereignty in determining states' positions on slavery.

Lincoln-Douglas Debates

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