MT L-29

Question 1

pathology-

Answer 1

study of the 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 a vein

Question 5

phrenicotomy-

Answer 5

cutting of the phrenic nerve

Question 6

physiology-

Answer 6

the study off the function of living organisms and their components

Question 7

pneumonectomy-

Answer 7

surgical removal of the lung

Question 8

proctology-

Answer 8

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

Question 9

proctoscopy-

Answer 9

direct visualization of the rectum by means of a proctoscope