If a doctor told you there was fluid entering your lungs, what term might he use to describe this?

Health Trivia / February 27, 2025

Aspiration. The lungs are naturally protected from aspiration by the reflex actions of swallowing and coughing.

What is a medical term for "a bruise or a black and blue mark"?

Health Trivia / February 27, 2025

Hematoma. A hematoma is accumulated blood from broken blood vessels.

What is achromatopsia?

Health Trivia / February 26, 2025

Color Blindness. Chemist John Dalton published the first scientific paper on Color Blindness in 1798.

What medical term means "without symptoms"?

Health Trivia / February 26, 2025

Asymptomatic. A presenting symptom is the initial concern that the patient observes to seek medical attention.

How many grams of carbohydrates are allowed a day in the Atkins Diet during the initial phase?

Health Trivia / February 25, 2025

20 Grams. There are two major types of carbohydrates in foods, simple and complex.

In a human circulatory system there are how many miles of arteries, veins, and capillaries?

Health Trivia / February 25, 2025

Over 60,000. Human beings have closed circulatory systems which mainly consist of a heart, lungs, blood vessels and blood.