Medical Terminology
What does CPR stand for?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
What is the name for a cancer doctor?
When a mRNA copy is made from DNA it is called...
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The strongest and shortest covalent bond
Triple bond
What is the more common word for "epistaxis"?
Nosebleed
What is the name of a doctor who treats joint pain and arthritis?
Rheumatologist
A segment of DNA that codes for a specific trait
Gene
The Law of ___________ of ______ states that atoms are neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction
Conservation, Mass
What is the medical term for a collapsed lung (air in the pleural space)?
Pneumothorax
What type of doctor diagnoses and treats diseases of the kidney?
Nephrologist
Linked to some birth defects aneuploidy is the condition of having an abnormal number of these
Chromosomes
Change in odor, formation of gas, formation of a precipitate, or change in heat are all indications of what?
Chemical change/rxn
Movement of cells from primary tumor to form a secondary tumor in another part of the body.
Metastasis
What is the more common name for an otolaryngologist?
ENT (ear, nose, throat) doctor
A sequence of three nucleotides forming a unit of genetic code in a transfer RNA molecule, corresponding to a complementary codon in messenger RNA.
Anticodon
The SI base unit used to measure the amount of a substance
Mole
If someone is experiencing polydipsia, what symptom are they experiencing?
Excessive thirst
What is the job of a medical virtualist?
Found in the mitochondria that increase the surface area and therefore its ability to produce ATP
Cristae
States that a maximum of two electrons can occupy a single atomic orbital but only if the electrons have opposite spins
Pauli Exclusion Principle