phs medicla history vocab

Accurate

Correct; without mistakes

Allopathic

Modern medicine that treats diseases with drugs or surgery

Anatomy

The study of body parts and structures

Ancient

Very old; from long ago

Anesthesia

Medicine that prevents you from feeling pain

Antiseptic

A substance that kills or slows germs

Asepsis

Practices that prevent contamination and germs

Convents

Places where nuns live and work

Custodial

Related to taking care of or maintaining something

Dissection

Cutting open a body to study its parts

Epidemics

Diseases that spread quickly among many people

Era

A period of time in history

Ethics

Rules about what is right and wrong

Exorcize

To try to remove an evil spirit

Geriatric

Related to older adults

Intravenously

Into a vein

Microbiology

The study of tiny living things like bacteria

Microorganisms

Tiny living things that can only be seen with a microscope

Monasteries

Places where monks live and work

Noninvasive

A procedure that does not cut or enter the body

Observation

Watching something carefully to learn about it

Osteopathic

Related to medicine that focuses on the body as a whole, including bones and muscles

Pasteurization

Heating food or drinks to kill harmful germs

Phlebotomy

The process of taking blood from a vein

Physiology

The study of how the body works

Predators

Animals that hunt other animals

Primitive

Simple or undeveloped; from an early time

Psychiatry

The medical study and treatment of mental disorders

Psychology

The study of the mind and behavior

Quackery

Fake or dishonest medical treatment

Recipient

The person who receives something

Replicate

To repeat a study or experiment to see if the results happen again

Respiration

The process of breathing

Stethoscope

A tool doctors use to listen to the heart and lungs

Superstitious

Believing that certain actions or things bring good or bad luck

Symptom

A sign of a disease or illness

Telemedicine

Medical care given from a distance using technology

Treatment

Medical care used to help a person get better

Trephining

Cutting a hole in the skull

Vaccines

Medicines that help protect the body from diseases