Biology
This organ, which uniquely appears on the outside of the human body, covers an average area of more than 20 square feet in an adult human.
What is "Skin?"
What science focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention on diseases?
What is "Medicine?"
This is a surgical procedure administered during childbirth where the baby is delivered through an incision.
What is a "Cesarean Section/C-Section?"
What 14th century epidemic was caused by the Yersinia Pestis Bacterium?
What is "the Bubonic Plague/Black Death?"
This extremely dangerous disease whose name contains a synonym for "little" was eradicated in 1980.
What is "smallpox"?
These tubes carry deoxygenated blood from the rest of the body to the heart.
What are "Veins?"
This term is the medical terminology for a fever.
What is "Pyrexia?"
Medications designed to prevent pain during medical procedures or surgeries are called:
What are "Anesthetics?"
This antibiotic, discovered in 1928, is derived from a type of mold.
What is "Penicillin?"
This early 20th century plague infected an estimated 500 million people, almost a third of the global population.
What is "Spanish Flu"?
This set of bones is essential for maintaining the body's structure and protecting the body's nervous system.
An instruction issued by a medical professional to authorize use of a medicine or treatment is a:
What is "Prescription?"
What is the commonly used name for the medical procedure of Phlebotomy?
What is "Drawing Blood?"
This set of four bodily fluids and the equilibrium between them was seen as key to good health in Ancient Greek Medicine.
What are "The Four Humors?"/What are "Blood, Black Bile, Yellow Bile, and Phlegm?"
This medical technology, first demonstrated in a modern form in 1846, is useful for preventing pain and discomfort during surgical procedures.
What is "Anesthesia?"
This is a type of connective tissue that helps to reinforce bones, and is present in body parts such as the nose and ears.
A medical condition that isn't harmful in nature to the person possessing it is:
What is "Benign?"
This dental procedure is a way to deal with infections occuring inside the tooth:
The bark of this tree, which contains a precursor to aspirin, has been used historically across the world as a pain and fever reliever.
What is "Willow Tree?"
The first medical school in the world, founded in the 8th century within a Catholic monastery, was based in the southern portion of which modern Mediterranean country?
What is "Italy?"
This hardened protein is found in areas such as the skin, hair and fingernails, as well in the claws, hooves, and scales of various vertebrates.
What is "Keratin?"
The acronym "IV", which represents a medical practice where fluids are administered directly to a patient's vein, stands for:
What is "Intravenous?"
This procedure involves the removal of one of both Tonsils:
What is a "Tonsillectomy?"
This medical profession, which involved the formulation and distribution of medicines and was first recorded in 2600 BCE Babylon, was a predecessor to modern day fields such as chemistry and pharmacology.
What is "Apothecary?"
A common adage holds that this common physical and emotional reaction is "the best medicine."
What is "Laughter?"