History Of Healthcare VOCAB Flashcards
Caduceus (Kuh-do-see-uhs)
It has something to do with medicine. (Greek)
Rod of Asclepius (uh-sklee-pee-uhs)
Rod was a symbol of power. (Roman)
Anatomy (uh NAT uh mee)
Science dealing with the structure of animals and plants
Ethics (ETH iks)
System of moral principles
Symptom (SYMP tuhm)
Sign or indication of something
Epidemic (ep I DEM ik)
Disease affecting many people at the same time
Pandemic (pan demik)
Disease that is spread world wide
Dissection (di SEK shuhn)
Act of dividing or taking apart
Physiology (fiz ee OL uh jee)
Branch of biology ; function and actions of living organisms and their parts
Health science (helth sahy-uhns)
Science of health care
Microorganism mī’Krō- ôr’ ge- nîz’em
Organisms that are so small that must be seen through microscope
Pasteurization pàs’cher-î-zā shen
Heat food for a period of time to destroy certain organisms
Anti-septic an’ti-sep’tik
Substance that slows or stops growth of microorganisms
Asepsis (A sep sis)
Sterile condition, free from all germs
Replicate (REP li kate)
To produce an exact copy