Exam 2: The Body in Health and Disease

A temporary improvement in the symptoms or signs of a disease,without the underlying disease being cured,is known as a/an ________.

A person who specializes in ophthalmology treats the ear.

The midsagittal plane divides the body into ________.

The combining form muscul/o- means "muscle."

A physician who specializes in gynecology treats ________.

A ________ is an imaginary flat surface that divides the body into sections.

The word lateral means "pertaining to the ________ of the body,an organ,or a structure.

In the medical word orthopedics,the two combining forms mean ________.

________ diseases are caused by the new growth of either a benign (not cancerous)or malignant (cancerous)tumor.

Which medical specialty deals with the female genital system?

The ________ plane is a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sections.

The combining form dent/o-,as found in the medical word dentistry,means "mouth."

Two regions on the abdomen are the left and right inguinal regions.The combining form inguin/o- means "________."

Patients who are ________ (showing no symptoms or signs)can still have a disease.

The combining form path/o- means ________.

________ is the study of cancerous tumors and masses.

The combining form eti/o- means ________.

The back of the body is the posterior or dorsal section.

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word with the meaning of "pertaining to (the)skin"?

Someone who is studying neonatology is studying newborn babies.