MT L-29

Question 1

pathology-

Answer 1

study of nature and cause of disease

Question 2

pediatrics-

Answer 2

the branch of medicine concerned with the care of children and treatment of their diseases

Question 3

perineorrhaphy-

Answer 3

surgical repair of a laceration of the perineum that was made during delivery of the fetus

Question 4

phlebotomy-

Answer 4

incision into vein

Question 5

phrenicotomy-

Answer 5

cutting into phrenic nerve

Question 6

physiology-

Answer 6

the study of the function of living organisms and their components

Question 7

pneumonectomy-

Answer 7

surgical removal of lung

Question 8

pneumothorax-

Answer 8

a collection of air or gas in pleural cavity

Question 9

proctology-

Answer 9

the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of diseases of the colon, rectum and anus

Question 10

protoscopy-

Answer 10

direct visualization of the rectum by means of a protoscope