History Of Healthcare VOCAB

Question 1

Caduceus (Kuh-do-see-uhs)

Answer 1

It has something to do with medicine. (Greek)

Question 2

Rod of Asclepius (uh-sklee-pee-uhs)

Answer 2

Rod was a symbol of power. (Roman)

Question 3

Anatomy (uh NAT uh mee)

Answer 3

Science dealing with the structure of animals and plants

Question 4

Ethics (ETH iks)

Answer 4

System of moral principles

Question 5

Symptom (SYMP tuhm)

Answer 5

Sign or indication of something

Question 6

Epidemic (ep I DEM ik)

Answer 6

Disease affecting many people at the same time

Question 7

Pandemic (pan demik)

Answer 7

Disease that is spread world wide

Question 8

Dissection (di SEK shuhn)

Answer 8

Act of dividing or taking apart

Question 9

Physiology (fiz ee OL uh jee)

Answer 9

Branch of biology ; function and actions of living organisms and their parts

Question 10

Health science (helth sahy-uhns)

Answer 10

Science of health care

Question 11

Microorganism mī’Krō- ôr’ ge- nîz’em

Answer 11

Organisms that are so small that must be seen through microscope

Question 12

Pasteurization pàs’cher-î-zā shen

Answer 12

Heat food for a period of time to destroy certain organisms

Question 13

Anti-septic an’ti-sep’tik

Answer 13

Substance that slows or stops growth of microorganisms

Question 14

Asepsis (A sep sis)

Answer 14

Sterile condition, free from all germs

Question 15

Replicate (REP li kate)

Answer 15

To produce an exact copy