Chapter 5 (Professional Terms and Public Health) Flashcards
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anesthesiologist
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doctor who specializes in anesthesiology
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afferent nerve
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a nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system
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efferent nerve
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a nerve that carries impulses away from the central nervous system
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neurogenic
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originating from or created by nerves
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psychiatrist
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doctor who specialized in the treatment of the mind
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psychiatry
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branch of medicine that focuses on the treatment of the mind
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psychogenic
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originating in or created by the mind
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psychologist
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doctor who specializes in the study of the mind
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psychology
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branch of medicine that focuses on the study of the mind
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psychosomatic
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pertaining to the relationship between the body and the mind
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idiopathic
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having no known cause or origin
