Chapter 5 cont - combining forms

Question 1

Anesthesiology

Answer 1

administration of agents to elicit loss of sensation

Question 2

Dermatology

Answer 2

diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders

Question 3

emergency medicine

Answer 3

Care of patients that requires sudden and immediate action

Question 4

family practice

Answer 4

primary care of all members of the family on continuing basis

Question 5

internal medicine

Answer 5

diagnosis and treatment of usually complex, nonsurgical disorders in adults

Question 6

ophthalmology

Answer 6

diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders

Question 7

pathology

Answer 7

diagnosis of the cause and nature of disease

Question 8

pediatrics

Answer 8

diagnosis and treatment of children’s disorders

Question 9

psychiatry

Answer 9

diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the mind

Question 10

radiology

Answer 10

diagnosis using x ray studies including ultrasound and magnetic resonance imagining

Question 11

Surgery

Answer 11

treatment by manual or operative methods

Question 12

allergist

Answer 12

treatment of hypersensitivity reactions

Question 13

cardiologist

Answer 13

treatment of heart disease

Question 14

cardiovascular surgeon

Answer 14

surgery on the heart and blood vessels

Question 15

colorectal surgeon

Answer 15

surgery on the colon and rectum

Question 16

emergency practitioner

Answer 16

immediate evaluation and treatment of acute injury and illness in a hospital setting

Question 17

otolaryngologist

Answer 17

surgical treatment of ear, nose, and throat disorders

Question 18

ger/o

Answer 18

old age

Question 19

gynec/o

Answer 19

woman, female

Question 20

iatr/o

Answer 20

treatment

Question 21

laryng/o

Answer 21

voice box

Question 22

nos/o

Answer 22

disease

Question 23

obstetr/o

Answer 23

midwife

Question 24

odont/o

Answer 24

tooth

Question 25

onc/o

Answer 25

tumor

Question 26

orth/o

Answer 26

straight

Question 27

ot/o

Answer 27

ear

Question 28

vascul/o

Answer 28

blood vessels