Match each term with its definition or description.

a. parturition
b. neonatal period
c. senescence
d. osteoarthritis
e. atherosclerosis
f. arteriosclerosis
g. hypertension
h. presbyopia
i. cataract
j. glaucoma


1. _____ Degenerative joint disease

2. _____ Term that refers to high blood pressure

3. _____ Another term for birth

4. _____ Term that refers to “hardening” of the arteries

5. _____ An increase of pressure inside the eyeball

6. _____ Term used to describe the first 4 weeks of infancy

7. _____ A clouding of the lens of the eye

8. _____ Another term for older adulthood

9. _____ Term that means “old eye”

10. _____ Development of fatty deposits in a blood vessel


1. d. osteoarthritis

2. g. hypertension

3. a. parturition

4. f. arteriosclerosis

5. j. glaucoma


6. b. neonatal period

7. i. cataract

8. c. senescence

9. h. presbyopia

10. e. atherosclerosis

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