key terms

Question 1

Loss of the ability to feel pain, as by administration of a drug

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ANESTHESIA

Question 2

Listening for sounds within the body, usually within the chest or abdomen

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AUSCULTATION

Question 2

Destruction of tissue by a damaging agent, such as a harmful chemical,
heat, or electric current

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CAUTERY

Question 3

The use of chemicals to treat disease

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CHEMOTHERAPY

Question 3

Removal of a small amount of tissue for microscopic examination

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BIOPSY

Question 4

The process of determining the cause and nature of an illness

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DIAGNOSIS

Question 5

An instrument for examining the inside of an organ or cavity through a body opening or small incision; most endoscopes use fiberoptics for viewing

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ENDOSCOPE

Question 6

Removal by cutting (suffix -ectomy)

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EXCISION

Question 7

A method for evaluating a tumor based on microscopic examination
of the cells

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GRADING

Question 7

A device that transforms light into a beam of intense heat and power;
used for surgery and diagnosis

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LASER

Question 8

Holding or fastening a structure in a fixed position (suffix -pexy)

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FIXATION

Question 8

Treatment that involves stimulation or suppression of the immune system, either specifically or nonspecifically

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IMMUNOTHERAPY

Question 9

Visual examination of the body

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INSPECTION

Question 10

A cut, as for surgery; also the act of cutting (suffix -tomy)

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INCISION

Question 11

An instrument for examining the interior of the eye

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OPHTHALMOSCOPE

Question 12

Instrument used to examine the ears

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OTOSCOPE

Question 13

Providing relief but not cure; a treatment that provides such relief

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PALLIATIVE

Question 14

Examining by placing the hands or fingers on the surface of the body
to determine such characteristics as texture, temperature, movement,
and consistency

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PALPATION

Question 15

Tapping the body lightly but sharply to assess the condition of the
underlying part by the sounds obtained

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PERCUSSION

Question 16

Prediction of the course and outcome of a disease

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PROGNOSIS

Question 17

Use of x-rays passed through the body to make a visual record (radiograph) of internal structures on specially sensitized film

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RADIOGRAPHY

Question 17

A substance that gives off radiation; used for diagnosis and treatment;
also called radioisotope or radiopharmaceutical

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RADIONUCLIDE

Question 18

A lessening of the symptoms of a disease; the period during which
this decrease occurs or the period when no sign of a disease exists

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REMISSION

Question 19

An objective evidence of disease that can be observed or tested; examples are fever, rash, high blood pressure, and blood or urine abnormalities; an objective symptom

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SIGN

Question 20

The process of classifying malignant tumors for diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis

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STAGING

Question 20

The blood pressure apparatus or blood pressure cuff; pressure is read in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) when the heart is contracting (systolic pressure) and when the heart is relaxing (diastolic pressure) and is reported as systolic/diastolic

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SPHYGMOMANOMETER

Question 21

An instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body (from the Greek root steth/o, meaning “chest”)

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STETHOSCOPE

Question 22

To unite parts by stitching them together; also the thread or other material used in that process or the seam formed by surgical stitching (suffix -rhaphy)

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SUTURE

Question 23

A method for treating disease or injury by manual operations

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SURGERY

Question 24

Any evidence of disease; sometimes limited to subjective evidence of disease, as experienced by the individual, such as pain, dizziness, weakness

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SYMPTOM

Question 25

Treatment; intervention

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THERAPY

Question 26

A method for learning control of involuntary physiologic responses by using electronic devices to monitor bodily changes and feed this information back to a person

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BIOFEEDBACK

Question 27

A philosophy of treating disease by administering drugs in highly diluted form along with promoting healthy life habits and a healthy environment (from home/o, meaning “same,” and path, meaning “disease”)

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HOMEOPATHY

Question 27

An ancient Chinese method of inserting thin needles into the body at specific points to relieve pain, induce anesthesia, or promote healing; similar effects can be obtained by using firm finger pressure at the surface of the body in the technique of acupressure

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ACUPUNTURE

Question 27

A science that stresses the condition of the nervous system in diagnosis and treatment of disease; often, the spine is manipulated to correct misalignment; most patients consult for musculoskeletal pain and headaches (from Greek cheir, meaning “hand”)

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CHIROPRACTIC

Question 28

A therapeutic philosophy of helping people to heal themselves by developing healthy lifestyles, naturopaths may use some of the methods of conventional medicine (from nature and path/o, meaning “disease”)

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NATUROPATHY

Question 29

A system of therapy based on the theory that the body can overcome disease when it has normal structure, a favorable environment, andCproper nutrition; osteopaths use standard medical practices for diagnosis and treatment but stress the identification and correction of faulty body structure (from oste/o, meaning “bone,” and path, meaning “disease”)

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OSTEOPATHY