Exam 2: The Body in Health and Disease

The abbreviation Sx stands for ________.

The combining form ambulat/o-,as seen in the medical word ambulatory,means "outpatient."

An infection that occurs due to exposure to a disease-causing agent while in the hospital is an example of a/an ________ disease.

A disease that does NOT respond to treatment.

A doctor who has the initials D.D.S.after his or her name would be a specialist in the ________.

A neoplastic disease is a disease caused by the new growth of a benign or malignant mass or tumor.

Endocrinology is the medical specialty that studies the ________.

The medical specialty that is involved with the study of bones,cartilage,ligaments,and joints is ________.

The combining form spir/o- means "breathe;coil."

The stomach is located anterior to the pancreas.How then would you describe the location of the pancreas with respect to the stomach?

The combining form thorac/o- means ________.

Which body plane divides the body into right and left sections?

When the abbreviation Hx appears in a patient's medical record,it stands for ________.

The glands in the ________ system secrete hormones into the blood.

The word dorsal means "pertaining to the ________."

The combining form coron/o- means "head."

The combining form path/o- means "disease."

A doctor that practices psychiatry provides medical treatment of the mind.

An exacerbation is a sudden worsening in the severity of the signs or symptoms.

The combining form radi/o- has all of the following meanings EXCEPT ________.