Medical Terminology
The term tachypnea describes this abnormal respiratory condition.
What is abnormally rapid breathing?
A normal resting respiratory rate for a healthy adult typically falls within this range per minute.
10-20 or 12-20
This biotechnology technique amplifies small segments of DNA into millions of copies.
What is polymerase chain reaction (PCR)?
This inflammatory condition affects the airways, causing bronchoconstriction, mucus production, and difficulty breathing.
What is asthma?
This common over-the-counter medication is widely used to reduce fever and relieve mild to moderate pain but does not significantly reduce inflammation.
What is acetaminophen?
The medical suffix “-megaly” refers to this abnormal condition affecting an organ.
What is enlargement?
This vital sign reflects the body’s ability to deliver oxygen to tissues and is commonly measured with a pulse oximeter.
What is oxygen saturation (SpO₂)?
This gene-editing technology uses a guide RNA and a specialized enzyme to cut DNA at precise locations.
What is CRISPR-Cas9?
This pathophysiological condition occurs when a blood clot blocks blood flow in a coronary artery, damaging heart muscle.
What is myocardial infarction?
This class of medications is commonly used to treat bacterial infections by inhibiting bacterial growth or killing bacteria.
What are antibiotics?
The medical term hematopoiesis refers to this physiological process occurring primarily in bone marrow.
What is the formation of blood cells?
This pulse location is found in the neck and is commonly assessed during emergencies when peripheral pulses are weak.
What is the carotid pulse?
In biotechnology, this process involves inserting a gene from one organism into another organism’s genome.
What is genetic transformation?
This condition occurs when the immune system destroys insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas.
What is Type 1 diabetes?
This class of drugs lowers blood pressure by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors in the heart, reducing heart rate and cardiac output.
What are beta blockers?
This medical term means inflammation of the liver, commonly caused by viral infection or toxins.
What is hepatitis?
This life-threatening condition occurs when blood pressure drops to a level that prevents adequate tissue perfusion.
What is shock?
This laboratory technique separates DNA fragments based on size using an electric current through a gel matrix.
What is gel electrophoresis?
This pathophysiological process occurs when blood flow to tissue is restricted, depriving cells of oxygen and nutrients.
What is ischemia?
This pharmacological interaction occurs when one drug increases the effect of another drug beyond the sum of their individual effects.
What is synergism?
This term describes difficulty swallowing, commonly seen in neurological or esophageal disorders.
What is dysphagia?
This blood pressure sound heard through a stethoscope when measuring BP marks the return of blood flow through the artery and indicates the systolic pressure.
What are Korotkoff sounds?
This advanced sequencing technology allows scientists to determine the exact order of nucleotides in an entire genome rapidly.
What is next-generation sequencing (NGS)?
This condition occurs when fluid accumulates in the alveoli of the lungs, impairing gas exchange and causing severe respiratory distress.
What is pulmonary edema?
This phenomenon occurs when a drug produces the opposite effect of what is expected in most patients.
What is a paradoxical reaction?