Exam 2: The Body in Health and Disease

In the medical word macroscopic,the combining form macr/o- means "________."

Give the medical words for the four techniques used during a physical examination.Describe each technique.

Distal and ________ are opposite directions.

The combining form idi/o- means ________.

The combining form therap/o- means "therapy."

Disease is any change in the ________.

The ________ contains the trachea,esophagus,heart,and related structures.

The medical language definition of the word ________ is "pertaining to disease (causing organisms)within (the body)."

The combining form lumb/o- means ________.

The combining form medi/o- means "medium."

Ophthalmology studies the ________.

The combining form coron/o- means ________.

________ diseases are caused by exposure to a disease-causing agent while in the hospital.

The study and treatment of a (cancerous)mass or tumor is ________.

The combining form tom/o- in the word anatomical means ________.

Neurology is the body system that includes the brain,cranial nerves,spinal cord,spinal nerves,and neurons.

The mediastinum is in a cavity surrounded by the pelvic bones and bones of the spine.

Which word is MISSPELLED?

The combining form gynec/o-,as found in the medical specialty gynecology,means "female;woman."

The word intracellular refers to things that are "________" a cell.