Ch. 2. Introdution to med term
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.