Medical Terms
What does hyper mean?
What is excessive
What system deals with food?
What is the digestive system
Pector/o means?
What is Chest; Breast
What do glands produce?
What are Hormones
What is jargon?
What is a collection of terms used by people in a like profession
The term pathy means?
What is disease
What does scoliosis affect?
What is the skeletal system
Bronchitis is?
What is inflammation of the bronchi
What is radiation therapy?
What is a method used to kill cancer cells by destroying DNA
What is the anatomical term for the windpipe?
What is Trachea
Supine means?
What is laying face up
What is the integumentary system?
What is the epithelial system
Olfact/o means?
What is smell
What an thyroid disease be caused by?
What is when hormones behave irregularly
What is an example of a tool used by medical professionals to diagnose medical problems?
What is Magnetic imaging scanner
The acronym LBP stands for?
What is lower back pain
What system does Acromegaly affect?
What is the endocrine system
Hyperventilation means?
What is a process of excessive vetilating
What does an MRI do?
What are detailed images of various parts of the body
What is the difference between chronic and acute?
What is Chronic: Long (time)
Acute: Sudden
The acronym SOB stands for?
What is shortness of breath
GERD affects which body system?
What is the digestive system
Pneumoconiosis means?
What does Venous Sampling?
What is a procedure used to gather blood samples for analysis
Name two types of medical exams
What are
vital signs
Heart and lung exam
Eyes, ears, and throat exam
Palpation
Neurological exam
Dermatological exam
Extremities exam
Male/female exam