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chapter 4: Health Careers
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| therapeutic | something that will heal you |
| sonographer | process of recording sound inside the body |
| outlook | expectation of a perticular job in the future |
| EKG | electrical recording of the heart |
| wellness program | program your employer pays for that keeps the employee healthy |
| prioritize | to put in order of importance |
| epidemiology | study of frequency of disease in a large population and determine the source of infectious disease epidemics |
| clerical | pertaining to keeping records,filing, and typing |
| respiratory | pertaining to or serving for breathing |
| technician | someone who works with tools |
| euthanize | to painlessly end the life or permit the death of a hopelessly sick or injured animal or individual for reasons of mercy |
| occupation | a person's job to earn a living |
| requisition | a formal written request for something needed |
| sterilizing | the act of destroying microorganisms in or on something |
| health informatics | works with permanent records that describes patients condition and treatment |
| dietitian | pertaining to diet or to the regulation of the use of food |
| OT | occupation theripist who treat people who are mentally,physically,develpomentally or emotionally disabled patients |
| leisure | time free from the demands of work |
| transcribe | to make a written copy |
| aide | A person who helps |