Medical Terminology
A word root for “bone” is
oste.
The internal environment of the body that is compatible with life is
homeostasis.
What word means adhering to ethical standards or right conduct standards?
Integrity
What are the two important factors in performing an effective hand wash?
Friction and running warm water
When you are taking a radial pulse, where should you position the arm relation to the level of the heart?
Below or at the same level
A surgical repair of the external ear may be termed
otoplasty.
Bone, blood, and fat are examples of what type of tissue?
Connective
The supreme law of the land is
Constitution of the United States.
Relapse and remission are seen frequently in what types of infections?
Latent infections
The systolic BP is measured during which Korotkoff phase?
I- first phase
An enlargement of the heart is
cardiomegaly.
The largest or most important part of an organ is termed the
body.
A(n) _________ is the disclosing private facts without consent of the individual.
invasion of privacy
Laboratory department that studies bacteria, fungi, yeasts, parasites, and viruses is
microbiology.
What is considered a qualitative laboratory test result?
positive or negative
As part of the operative procedure, the surgeon performs an enteroplasty. You know that she has ____ part of the intestines.
repaired
The ____ plane separates the body into equal right and left halves.
midsagittal
With regard to medical ethics, which term means a moral obligation to treat patients fairly and give them what is due to them.
Justice
The act passed by Congress to establish quality standards for all laboratory testing is referred to as
CLIA.
An infant’s pulse typically is taken by which method?
Auscultating over the apex of the heart
Myel/o is a combining form for the
bone marrow and spinal cord.
The ________ system’s role includes protect and temperature regulation. It includes the skin, subcutaneous tissue, hair, nails, and sense receptors.
integumentary
This is a common-law doctrine that means “let the master answer” and the employer/provider is liable for the actions of the employee.
Respondeat superior
Categories of tests performed in the clinical laboratory are assigned by the FDA on the basis of the
potential risk to public health.
The medical term for an oral temperature above 100.5° F is
pyrexia.