Medical Terminology
This word part usually indicates the part of the body involved in a medical term.
What is the root word?
This renowned artist and scientist created detailed anatomical drawings that contributed to the understanding of the human body during the Renaissance.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
This form of communication includes spoken words, written words, and sign language.
What is verbal communication?
A diet high in saturated fat and cholesterol is associated with an increased risk of this condition.
What is heart disease?
This term refers to the failure of a healthcare provider to meet the expected standards of care, resulting in harm to a patient.
What is malpractice?
The prefix "intra-" refers to something located within or inside this.
What is "within" or "inside"?
This ancient civilization was the first to keep accurate health records.
What is ancient Egypt?
This type of question encourages a patient to elaborate on their feelings or experiences, such as asking, "How did that make you feel?"
What is an open-ended question?
These are building blocks of proteins and are essential for tissue repair and growth.
What are amino acids?
A healthcare worker must maintain this standard of behavior, which includes treating patient information with the strictest confidence.
What is confidentiality?
The suffix "-ectomy" refers to this medical procedure.
What is the removal of a body part?
This form of therapy, developed by ancient Chinese medicine, involves the insertion of needles into the skin to relieve pain.
What is acupuncture?
This form of nonverbal communication, such as a direct stare, can be interpreted as disrespectful in certain cultures.
What is eye contact?
These nutrients do not provide energy but are crucial for regulating body processes and building tissues
What are Minerals?
This Greek physician wrote one of the first medical codes of ethics, still referenced in some medical schools today.
Who is Hippocrates?
This abbreviation stands for "do not resuscitate" and is used in medical contexts to indicate that a patient should not be revived if they stop breathing or their heart stops.
What is DNR?
He invented the bifocal glasses, which allowed people to see both near and far.
Who is benjamin franklin?
Referring to a doctor as male and a nurse as female is an example of this type of bias in communication.
What is gender bias?
This essential nutrient helps with digestion, blood plasma formation, and waste removal.
This type of law focuses on legal relationships between individuals and the protection of a person’s rights.
What is civil law?
This suffix refers to the surgical procedure for repairing or reconstructing a body part, commonly used in joint replacement surgeries.
What is "-plasty"?
In 1945, this man was awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery of penicillin, which revolutionized the treatment of bacterial infections.
Who is Alexander Fleming?
This skill involves sitting down with the patient, maintaining eye contact, and giving them your full attention.
What is active listening?
These two government agencies are responsible for overseeing food labeling in the U.S.
What are the FDA and USDA?
The principle of this ethical theory holds that actions are right if they produce the greatest benefit for the greatest number of people.
What is utilitarianism?