Word Parts
The word part centesis means?
Surgical Puncture
____ medicine is a general term for practices and systems of health care that are used to supplement conventional or Western treatments.
Complementary
Which term refers to abnormal heart sound that is most commonly a sign of defective heart valves?
Heart murmur
____ is the puncture of a vein for the purpose of drawing blood.
Phlebotomy
A med administered to prevent or reduce a fever is known as _____>
Antipyretic
The word part scopy means?
Direct visual examination
A form of massage that uses soft tissue manipulation focusing on applying pressure to trigger points to treat injuries and alleviate pain is know as ____.
Neuromuscular Therapy
This means extremely high fever.
Hyperthermia
____ uses a thin fan-shaped x-ray beam that rotates abound the pt to produce multiple cross-sectional views of the body.
Computed tomography
The diagnostic procedures that uses the sound produced by tapping the body surface with a finger is known as ___.
Percussion
The word part son/o means?
Sound
The term ____ describes a traditional Chinese medical practices using very thin needles inserted into specific points of the body.
Acupuncture
_____ is an abnormal, high pitched, musical breathing sound caused by a blockage in the throat or larynx.
Stridor
_____ is the visualization of body parts in motion by projecting x-ray images on a luminous fluorescent screen.
Fluoroscopy
A ____ is a physician who specializes is diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders with X-rays and other forms of radiant energy.
Radiologist
The word part lapar/o means?
Abdomen
The practice of _____ involves the use of substances created from plant or mineral products diluted thousandful in water or alcohol.
Homeopathy
The presence of pus in the urine is called?
Pyuria
A ____ is a determination of the number of erythrocytes in the blood.
Red blood cell count
In this position, the pt is laying on the left side with right knee and thigh drawn up and the left arm placed along.
Sims
The word part scope means?
Visual examination instrument
Which term refers to a type of treatment in which a pt follows verbal prompts to envision a specific, peaceful location in detail?
Guided imagery
The presence of the protein albumin in the urine is known as?
albuminuria
Which term is also known ad cardiopuncture?
Cardiocentesis
The placement of a medication under the tongue is known as ____.
Sublingual