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Chabner, med terms--a short course ch 5 vocab
Question | Answer |
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Anesthesiology | study of how to administer drugs that cause people to lose consciousness |
Cardiologist | physician specializing in the study of the heart and heart disease |
Cardiovascular surgeon | specialist in operating on the heart and blood vessels |
Clinical | pertaining to the bedside or clinic; involving patient care |
Colitis | inflammation of the colon (large intestine) |
Colorectal surgeon | physician specializing in operating on the colon and rectum |
Dermatologist | physician specializing in skin and its diseases |
Dermatology | study of the skin and its diseases |
Emergency medicine | care of patients requiring immediate action |
Endocrinologist | specialist in the study of endocrine glands and their disorders |
Enteritis | inflammation of the small intestine |
Family practitioner | doctor responsible for the primary care and treatment of patients on a continuing basis |
Gastroenterologist | specialist in the treatment of stomach and intestine disorders |
Gastroscopy | visual examination of the stomach |
Geriatric | pertaining to the treatment of older people |
Geriatrician | specialist in the treatment of diseases relating to old age |
Gynecologist | specialist in the medical and surgical treatment of female disorders |
Gynecology | study of female disorders |
Hematologist | specialist in blood and blood disorders |
Hematoma | a bruise |
Iatrogenic | pertaining to a patient’s abnormal condition that results unexpectedly from a specific treatment |
Infectious disease | diseases caused and spread by microorganisms, such as bacteria |
Internal medicine | medicine specializing in the diagnosis of disorders and treatments with drugs |
Laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx |
Lymphadenophathy | disease of lymph nodes |
Nephrologist | specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases |
Nephrostomy | opening from the kidney to the outside of the body |
Neuralgia | nerve pain |
Neurologist | specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of neural disorders |
Neurosurgeon | physician who operates on organs in the nervous system |
Nosocomial | pertaining to or originating in a hospital |
Obstetrician | specialist in the delivery of babies and the care of mothers during pregnancy and labor |
Obstetrics | medicine concerned with caring for women before during and after childbirth |
Oncogenic | pertaining to producing tumors |
Oncologist | a physician who specializes in the study and treatment of tumors |
Ophthalmologist | a specialist in the study of eyes |
Ophthalmology | study of the eye and diagnosis/treatment of eye disorders |
Optician | non-medical specialist who fills eyeglass prescriptions |
Optometrist | non-medical specialist who examines and tests eyes, then prescribes lenses |
Orthopedist | specialist in surgically correcting musculoskeletal disorders. (orth/o |
Otitis | inflammation of the ear |
Otolaryngologist | ear, nose, and throat specialist |
Pathologist | specialist in the study of disease |
Pathology | study of disease |
Pediatric | pertaining to the treatment of children |
Pediatrician | specialist in the treatment of childhood diseases |
Psychiatrist | specialist in the treatment of mental disorders |
Psychosis | abnormal condition of the mind |
Pulmonary specialist | physician trained to treat lung disorders |
Radiation oncologist | physician trained to treat cancer with high-energy ex-rays or particles |
Radiologist | physician trained to use x-rays to diagnose diseases |
Radiotherapy | radiation therapy |
Rectocele | hernia (protrusion) or rectum into vagina |
Research | laboratory investigation of a medical problem |
Rheumatologist | specialist dealing with inflammation, degeneration, or chemical changes in connective tissues (Rheumat/o |
Rheumatology | medicine dealing with inflammation, degeneration, or chemical changes in connective tissues (Rheumat/o |
Rhinorrhea | runny nose |
Surgery | medicine that treats disease by manual or operative methods |
Thoracic surgeon | physician who operates on organs in the chest |
Thoracotomy | incision of the chest |
Urologist | specialist in operating on urinary tract in males and females and on the reproductive tract in males |
Vasculitis | inflammation of blood vessels |