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Medical Terminology: Chapters 1&2
Questions And Answers Latest Top Score.

Medicine - correct answer. Medicine has several meanings including a drug or a
remedy for illness. A second meaning of medicine is the art and science of diagnosis,
treatment, and prevention of disease medicine.

Medicine recognizes that a person is a composite of - correct answer. Physical, social,
spiritual, emotional, and intellectual needs

The holistic viewpoint considers the person as a - correct answer. Functioning whole

Holistic health - correct answer. Use the individual as an integrated system in which
the separate parts interact and influence one another

Recognizing that a person is a composite of physical, social, emotional, spiritual, and
intellectual needs is a - correct answer. Holistic viewpoint

Family practice - correct answer. Is a medical specialty that encompasses several
branches of medicine and coordinates healthcare for all members of a family

A family practice physician often acts as the - correct answer. Primary healthcare
provider, referring complex disorders to other specialist

Internal medicine - correct answer. Is a clinical nonsurgical specialty of medicine that
deals specifically with the diagnosis and treatment of disease of the internal structures
of the body . The specialist is called an internist

Internist - correct answer. Is a licensed medical specialist

,Pathology - correct answer. Is the general study of the characteristics, causes, and
effects of disease.

The specialist in pathology is a - correct answer. Pathologist

Pathologist - correct answer. The pathologist collaborates with most of the other
medical specialities

A pathologist is certified in - correct answer. Clinical or anatomic pathology or both

Clinical pathologist - correct answer. Is a physician who is certified in the laboratory
study of disease, and there are many subspecialties . The sub specialties include
surgical pathologist and those who specialize in autopsies

Anatomic pathologist - correct answer. Is certified in the study of the effects of disease
on the structure of the body

Many gynecologists also specialize in - correct answer. Obstetrics (OB)

Obstetrics - correct answer. Deals with pregnancy, labor, delivery, and immediate
care after childbirth; however, obstetr(o) means midwife. Midwifes assisted women
during childbirth before obstetrics developed as a medical speciality

Obstetricians - correct answer. Specializes in obstetrics

Neo/nato/logy - correct answer. Is the branch of medicine that specializes in the care
of newborns, infants from birth to 28 days of age

Neonatologist - correct answer. A physician who specializes in neonatology

Neonatal refers to the. Of time covering the first - correct answer. 28 days of life

Ped/iatrics - correct answer. Is devoted to the study of children's diseases

Parents prefer to take their children to a physician who specializes in - correct answer.
Pediatrics

Pediatrician - correct answer. Specializes in the development and care of infants and
children and in the treatment of their diseases

The science of the endocrine glands and the hormones they produce is - correct
answer. Endocrinology

A specialist in endocrinology is in - correct answer. Endocrinologist

, Endo/crine glands - correct answer. Secrete chemical messengers called hormones
into the bloodstream these hormones play an important role in regulating the bodies
metabolism

Geronto/logy - correct answer. The scientific study of all aspects of the aging process
and issues encountered by older persons

Geriatrics - correct answer. The branch of medicine that deals with the problems of
aging and the diseases of older persons

Geriatrician - correct answer. A physician who specializes in gerontology

Otologist - correct answer. Specializes in otology the study of the ear, including the
diagnosis and treatment of its diseases and disorders

Laynx - correct answer. Voicebox

Oto/laryngo/logy - correct answer. Commonly refers to the branch of medicine dealing
with diseases and disorders of the ears, nose, throat, and nearby structures

Otolaryngologist - correct answer. A physician who practices Otolaryngology

An/esthesio/logy - correct answer. Is the branch of medicine concerned with the
administration of anesthetics and with their affects

Anesthesiologist - correct answer. The physician who administers anesthetics during
surgery

An/esthetist - correct answer. Is a nurse or other person trained in administering
anesthetics

Anesthetics - correct answer. Is a drug or agent that is capable of producing a
complete or total loss of feeling

Prefix an- - correct answer. Means no, not, or without

Onco/logy - correct answer. Is concerned with the study of malignancy

Radiology - correct answer. Is the use of various forms of radiant energy such as x-
rays and the diagnosis and treatment of disease

Radiologist - correct answer. The physician who studies and interprets radiographs (x-
ray examinations)

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