Pioneers
Considered the father of medicine (we still use his oath...)
Hippocrates
This suffix means "pain"
-algia
The number of bones in the adult human body
206
Tx
treatment
A popular pain reliever and fever reducer
acetaminophen
The first African-American physician
James McCune Smith
The meaning of "dysphagia"
abnormality
The largest joint in the body
the knee
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Normal gestation period for humans
36 weeks
Known as the father of epidemiology for tracing the source of cholera outbreaks in London in 1854
John Snow
This is the term for generalized swelling caused by the collection of excess watery fluids in the tissues
edema
This system produces and secretes hormones to regulate body processes
the endocrine system
AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
The first organ to be transplanted
the kidney
The first to demonstrate the antibacterial properties of penicillin
Alexander Fleming
A prefix meaning "bile" or "gall" (relates to the gallbladder)
chole-
This organ is responsible for destruction of red blood cells
the spleen
MRSA
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Considered a normal respiration rate (breaths per minute)
12-18 breaths per minute
Credited with the invention of the first vaccine
Edward Jenner
CT
computerized tomography
The only bone in the body that is not connected to any other bone
the hyoid bone
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
First surgeon to perform surgery on themselves
Evan O'Neill Kane