Vocab Flashcards
Epidemic
Ep I DEM ik
A disease that affects many people at the same time
Physiology
Fiz we OL uh jee
Branch of biology: functions and actions of living organisms and their parts
Caduceus
Kuh-doo-see-uh s
Symbol used for medical services
Dissection
Di SEK shuhn
The act or process of dividing or taking
Apothecaries
əˈpäTHəˌkerē
Early pharmacies
Anatomy
Uh NAT uh mee
Science dealing with the structure of animals and plants
Ethics
ˈeTHiks
A system of moral principles
Symptoms
SYMP tuhm
A sign or indication of something
Health science
helth ) ( sah-uh ns
The science of health care
Pandemic
panˈdemik
A disease that affects everyone worldwide
Microorganisms
Mīkrō-ôrgenizem
Organisms that are so small that they must be viewed through a microscope
Pasteurization
Pas’cher-I-za’shen
To heat food for a period of time to destroy certain microorganisms
Antiseptic
An’i-sep’tik
Substance rush slows or stops growth of microorganisms…anti = Against/free from
Asepsis
A Sep Sis
A sterile condition, free from all germs
Replicate
(REP li kate)
To reproduce or make an exact copy
