Exam 2: The Body in Health and Disease

The abbreviation for dentist is D.P.M.

The combining form heredit/o- means ________.

The combining form ________ means "knowledge."

A communicable disease is an infectious disease that is transmitted by contact with an infected source.

The prefix pro- found in the medical word prognosis means "________."

The combining form sagitt/o- means "front to back."

The ________ is the predicted outcome of the disease.

Examples of an iatrogenic disease are giving the wrong drug or an incompatible blood type to a patient.

A doctor who practices psychiatry provides medical treatment for the ________.

A patient with a mass in the inguinal region would be located ________.

The abbreviation AP stands for ________.

The combining form tom/o- means "cut;layer;slice."

The combining form enter/o- in the word gastroenterology means ________.

The ________ departments provide services to support the medical and surgical care given in a hospital.

A symptom ________.

The abbreviation Tx stands for ________.

The combining form pelv/o- means ________.

The right and left ________ regions are directly inferior to the ribs.

The opposite of internal is superficial.

Hypogastric means "pertaining to ________ (the)stomach."