Exam 2: The Body in Health and Disease

A healthcare professional who is using the inspection method is looking at the patient.

The combining form scop/o- means "examine with an instrument."

The correct spelling of the medical specialty that deals with females and women is gynocology.

A physician who specializes in the medical specialty of ________ treats the eyes.

When a patient is asymptomatic,this means that the patient ________.

The predicted outcome of a disease is the ________.

The combining form iatr/o- means "medical treatment;physician."

The suffix -iatry in the word psychiatry means ________ treatment.

Moving from the side of the body toward the midline is moving in a medial direction or medially.

The combining form infect/o- means "________ within."

The suffix found in the medical word lymphatic means ________.

In the medical word chronic,the combining form chron/o- means "________."

There are three body planes: the coronal plane,the sagittal plane,and the transverse plane.

In the medical word genital,the suffix means ________.

Remission is a temporary increase in the signs and symptoms of a disease.

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

Moving from the end of a limb (arm or leg)toward the trunk of the body is moving in a/an ________ direction.

Define ancillary department and give at least two examples.

The medical language definition of the word geriatrics is "knowledge (and)practice (of)old age medical treatment."

The combining form idi/o- means "individual;unknown."