Anatomy
Blood
Medical Conditions
Diseases
Terminology
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The largest artery in the body is this

The aorta

100

Type of blood cells that fight off infection and disease

White blood cells

100

Hyperhidrosis is the medical term for excessive this

Sweating

100

The most widely used vaccine in the history of medicine is used to treat this infection of the lungs

Tuberculosis

100

Acute pain is usually characterized as being this

Sudden and quick

200

The skin on your body is the thinnest here

Eyelids

200

This is the most common blood type in the world

O+

200

The medical term for the sideways curvature of the spine

Scoliosis

200

This disease was deemed eradicated in 1980 after a worldwide vaccination program

Smallpox

200

A person undergoing a rhinoplasty is having this part of their body worked on

Nose

300

The liver is part of this body system

Digestive system

300

This blood type is the universal plasma donor

AB

300

Conjunctivitis is the more formal term for this disease

Pinkeye

300

British sailors were named "Limey: for the fruit they ate to ward of this disease

Scurvy

300

If your prescription reads, "q.i.d," you should take your medication this many times per day

4 (Latin: quater in die)

400

The organ that is responsible for producing insulin is this

Pancreas

400

Sepsis is an infection of this

Blood

400

A nephrologist specializes in the treatment of this organ

Kidneys

400

The common name for the disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus is this

Chicken pox

400

From Latin "to please" medicine given just to humor a patient

Placebo

500

The muscle in the human body that is responsible for breathing

Diaphragm

500

The main function of red blood cells is this

Transport oxygen

500

The condition that mainly affects the ease with which a person reads, writes, and spells

Dyslexia

500

This term is used to describe a disease that is common or constantly present in a given population

Endemic

500

When a doctor makes a prognosis, they have given a patient this

Prediction about recovery