History of healthcare vocab

Question 1

Ancient

Answer 1

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence.

Question 2

Historical

Answer 2

Of or concerning history; concerning past events.

Question 3

Sequential

Answer 3

Forming or following in a logical order or sequence.

Question 4

Treatment

Answer 4

Medical care given to a patient for an illness or injury.

Question 5

Discovery

Answer 5

Something found or found out about for the first time.

Question 6

Contribution

Answer 6

The part played by a person or thing in bringing about a result or helping something to advance.

Question 7

Allopathic

Answer 7

Relating to or being a system of medicine that aims to combat disease by using remedies (such as drugs or surgery) which produce effects that are different from or incompatible with those of the disease being treated

Question 8

Osteopathic

Answer 8

A system of medical practice based on a theory that diseases are due chiefly to loss of structural integrity which can be restored by manipulation of the parts supplemented by therapeutic measures (such as the use of drugs or surgery)

Question 9

Era

Answer 9

A long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic.

Question 10

Practitioner

Answer 10

A person actively engaged in an art, discipline, or profession, especially medicine.

Question 11

Superstitious

Answer 11

Having or showing a belief in superstitions.

Question 12

Accurate

Answer 12

(Of information, measurements, statistics, etc.) correct in all details; exact.

Question 13

Observation

Answer 13

The action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information.

Question 14

Monasteries

Answer 14

A building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows.

Question 15

Custodial

Answer 15

Non-medical care that helps individuals with their activities of daily living (ADL)

Question 16

Dissection

Answer 16

The dismembering of the body of a deceased animal or plant to study its anatomical structure.

Question 17

Quackery

Answer 17

Deliberate misrepresentation of the ability of a substance, a device, or a person to prevent or treat disease.

Question 18

Stethoscope

Answer 18

An instrument used to detect and study sounds produced in the body that are conveyed to the ears of the listener through rubber tubing connected with a usually cup-shaped piece placed upon the area to be examined.

Question 19

Microorganisms

Answer 19

An organism of microscopic or ultramicroscopic size.

Question 20

Antiseptic

Answer 20

A substance that stops or slows down the growth of microorganisms.

Question 21

Asepsis

Answer 21

The state of being free from disease-causing microorganisms.

Question 22

Anesthesia

Answer 22

The use of medicines to prevent pain during surgery and other procedures.

Question 23

Recipient

Answer 23

A person who receives blood, cells, tissue, or an organ from another person

Question 24

Noninvasive

Answer 24

Denoting a procedure that does not require insertion of an instrument or device through the skin or a body orifice for diagnosis or treatment.

Question 25

Geriatric

Answer 25

The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease in older people and the problems specific to aging.