Ch. 2. Introdution to med term

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ambulatory surgery center

A facility where minor surgeries are performed but the patient does not stay overnight is​ a/an ________.

nurses, technologists,​ technicians, therapists

Allied health professionals include​ _____, ______,​ _____, and​ _____.

physician

A​ ______ leads the members of the healthcare team and directs their activities.

clinic

A​ ______ provides healthcare services similar to that of a​ physician's office but for just one type of patient or one type of disease such as for newborn infants.

​re-, product/o-,​ -ive

Build the word that means pertaining to producing again and again.

​long-term care facility

Formerly known as a nursing​ home, this facility is primarily a residential facility for older adults or those with disabilities who are unable to care for themselves.

​-iac, hypo-,​ chondr/o-

Given the word parts of the medical​ hypochondriac, how should those word parts be arranged so that by saying their meanings you get the correct definition of the​ word?

palliative

Hospice services include​ _______ care.

idiopathic

If a disease does not have any identifiable or confirmed​ cause, then the disease type is​ __________.

environmental

If the etiology of a disease is exposure to external substances such as smoke or​ pollen, then the disease type is​

physician; medical treatment

In the medical word​ iatrogenic, the combining form​ iatr/o- means​ ____

disease

In the medical word​ pathogen, the combining form​ path/o- means​ ____

body

In the medical word​ physician, the combining form​ physic/o- means________.

one way to study the human body.

Microscopic to macroscopic​ is:

superior

Moving in a cephalad direction is also moving in​ a/an ___________ direction.

D.O.

The abbreviation for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine is​ ______.

Sx

The abbreviation for symptoms is​ ______

rule out

The abbreviation​ R/O means______.

​macr/o-, scop/o-,​ -ic

The breakdown of the word that means pertaining to large structures that can be seen with the naked eye is​ _____.

etiology

The cause or origin of a disease is known as its​ ____

tail​ bone; in the direction of

The combining form​ caud/o- means​ ______ and the suffix​ -ad means​ _______ ______.

away from the center or point of origin.

The combining form​ dist/o- means:

increase

The combining form​ exacerb/o- means​ ______.

​ree-FRAK-tor-ee

The correct pronunciation of the medical word meaning a disease that is resistant to treatment or does not respond to treatment is​ _______.

​see-KWEL-ah

The correct pronunciation of the medical word meaning an abnormal condition or complication that is caused by the original disease and remains after the original disease has resolved is​ ____.

lim-FAT-ik

The correct pronunciation of the word meaning pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system is​ _______________.

​SEF-ah-lad

The correct pronunciation of the word meaning toward the head is​ ______.

​noo-TRIH-shun-al

The correct pronunciation of the word nutritional is​ _______.

brain and cranial nerves.

The cranial cavity contains​ the:

body planes and body directions.

The healthy human body can be studied in many ways. One of those ways​ is:

a specific point of view.

The human body can be studied in many different ways. Each way approaches the body​ from:

remission

The medical word that means a temporary improvement in the symptoms and signs of a disease without the underlying disease being cured is​ _______.

hospital

The traditional setting for providing care for patients who are acutely ill and require medical or surgical care for longer than 24 hours is​ a/an _______.

​proxim/o-, -al.

This medical word means pertaining to near the center or point of origin. It is divided into the following combining form and​ suffix:

Acute

____ symptoms and signs are sudden in nature and severe in intensity

Exacerbation

_____ is a sudden worsening in the severity of a disease.

Inspection

_______ is using the eyes or an instrument to examine the external surfaces or the internal cavities of the body.

knowledge

gnos/o- means​ ___

hospital

nosocomi/o- means​ __.

feeling

palpat/o- means​

genetic​ inheritance, pertaining to.

the combining form​ heredit/o- and the suffix​ -ary mean:

infectious

​A/an ________ disease is caused by a pathogen such as a bacterium or virus.

nosocomial

​A/an _____________ disease is caused by exposure to a​ disease-causing agent while in the hospital environment.


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