Basic Concepts and General Vocabulary Study Guide

Basic concepts General Vocab (whole semester)

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1. Amulet A small item worn or caried to ward of evil, illness, harm

2. Anesthetic A medication or agent used to block sensations such as pain

3. Cocaine an addictive drug that has been used medically as a local anesthetic.

4. Fracture Broken

5. Lesion A wound or other abnormality of body tissue

6. Trephination/Trepanation

The surgical method of drilling holes into the skull.

7. Trephine a surgical instrument with a circular-shaped blade.

8. Acupuncture procedures involving stimulation of points on the body: one technique involves

penetrating skin with metallic needles.

9. Anatomy The study of the structure of body parts and their relationship to other body

parts.

10. Ayurveda "Science of life" health maintenance not disease treatment

11. Caesarean section a surgical procedure to remove a baby via the abdomen.

12. Diagnosis identification of a disease or clinical condition.

13. Dissection cutting of tissue for visual inspection.

14. Endemic indigenous to a location or population.

15. Excision cutting out.

16. Hygiene promotion of health and preventing disease through cleanliness

17. Lithotomy to cut out a stone (e.g. a stone in the urinary tract).

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18. Malaria a blood parasite transmitted to humans by the bite of a specific species of

mosquito.

19. Microorganism an organism that cannot be seen with the unaided eye.

20. Moxibustion a type of heat treatment that involves the burning of dried leaves of the mugwort

plant and holding near the skin.

21. Mummification preservation of a dead body.

22. Physiology the study of the functional aspects of body parts

23. Plastic Surgery a division of medicine that modifies or restores visual structures of the body.

24. Prognosis a prediction of the outcome of a clinical condition such as disease or injury.

25. Pulse the vibration of an artery caused by pressure produced when the heart beats.

26. Rhinoplasty a form of plastic surgery which focuses on the nose.

27. Sanitation maintaining a healthy environment by reducing the amount of disease producing microorganisms.

28. Tonsillectomy surgical removal of the tonsils.

29. Tumor an uncontrolled growth of cells.

30. Epidemic a disease that rapidly spreads in a demographic segment of a population

31. Bacteria/Bacterium

single-celled microorganisms (this is the plural form of the word) that lack a

nucleus. single-celled microorganism (this is the singular form of the word)

that lacks a nucleus.

32. Eustachian tube the tube that connects the throat to the middle ear cavity.

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33. Fallopian tubes tube that runs from the ovary to the uterus

34. Infectious agent agents capable of infection.

35. Pandemic pertaining to the population of people or worldwide.

36. Blood transfusion procedures involving stimulation of points on the body: one technique involves

penetrating skin with metallic needles.

37. Protozoa a single celled organism that contains a nucleus.

38. Quinine medication used to treat malaria.

39. Thermometer an instrument used for measuring temperature.

40. Antiseptic a substance used to inhibit microorganisms from surviving and/or multiplying

41. Autopsy an examination of a dead person's body to determine the cause of death.

42. Extraction removal

43. Hypodermic below the skin.

44. Immunology the study of the immune system.

45. Microbes same as a microorganism.

46. Scurvy disease attributed to ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) deficiency.

47. Stethoscope a medical instrument used for listening to the heart or lungs.

48. Syringe a medical instrument used for injecting or withdrawing fluid.

49. Vaccination The injection of killed or altered microorganisms aimed at stimulating immunity.

50. Vaccine

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altered or killed microorganisms prepared for administration to stimulate immunity.

51. Alternative medicine

non-mainstream medical practice is used instead of conventional medical practice.

52. Anesthesiology a division of medicine focused on the administration of medication to prevent

feeling (such as pain) during surgery.

53. Antibiotics Agent used to inhibit or kill microorganisms that cause infection

54. Cancer an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells.

55. Cardiology a division of medicine that is interested in the study of the heart.

56. Chiropractic manipulation

therapy that focuses on the mechanical manipulation of the spine.

57. Chronic persists over time.

58. Communicable transmissible; contagious.

59. Complementary

medicine

when mainstream (conventional) medicine is used with non-mainstream practice.

60. Dermatology a division of medicine focused on the skin.

61. Diabetes mellitus a disease characterized by faulty carbohydrate metabolism due to deficient

amounts of insulin.

62. Diagnostic This term pertains to diagnosis.

63. Endocrinology a division of medicine focused on the endocrine system.

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Healing touch (Reiki)

Eastern healing technique known as Reiki where hands placed lightly on or