alternative, complementary, or integrative therapies

healthcare practices and treatments that minimize or avoid the use of surgery and drugs

herapies that treat the patient as a whole person after assessing the individual’s physical, social, mental, and spiritual well-being

The most common form of medical care in the United States; uses medication and surgery to treat the signs and symptoms of illness

personalized medical care that uses a patient’s unique combination of genes and chromosomes to prevent illness and maintain health

a field of science that manipulates individual atoms and molecules to create devices that are thousands of times smaller than current technologies allow

regenerative medicine

a form of medical care that creates living tissue to replace tissue or organ functions lost due to age, disease, injury, or birth disorder

surgery performed by robotic equipment that is monitored and controlled from a remote site

care that combines practices and treatments from alternative medicine with conventional medicine

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)

a healthcare reform law that increased access to and coverage by health insurance plans

Injection of drugs or another solution directly into a vein.

Technology that shuts out all parts of a person’s environment and provides an entire simulation.

Devices used to regulate heartbeats.

Artificial intelligence (AI)

Technology in which computer systems are taught to do various tasks; also called machine learning.

A substance that promotes health by reducing cell deterioration and may contribute to disease prevention

Process of creating three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file

Refers to a disease or condition that is long-lasting and potentially lifelong.

Insertion of a new gene to replace an abnormal or defective gene.

X-ray that tests for breast cancer.

Cells that can duplicate themselves many times and develop into many different types of cells.

Tubular supports used to keep arteries, blood vessels, canals, or ducts open to aid healing or prevent an obstruction.

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vocabulary 1

Term	Definition
alternative, complementary, or integrative therapies	healthcare practices and treatments that minimize or avoid the use of surgery and drugs
holistic care	herapies that treat the patient as a whole person after assessing the individual’s physical, social, mental, and spiritual well-being
Western medicine	The most common form of medical care in the United States; uses medication and surgery to treat the signs and symptoms of illness
genomic medicine	personalized medical care that uses a patient’s unique combination of genes and chromosomes to prevent illness and maintain health
nanotechnology	a field of science that manipulates individual atoms and molecules to create devices that are thousands of times smaller than current technologies allow
regenerative medicine	a form of medical care that creates living tissue to replace tissue or organ functions lost due to age, disease, injury, or birth disorder
telesurgery	surgery performed by robotic equipment that is monitored and controlled from a remote site
integrative medicine	care that combines practices and treatments from alternative medicine with conventional medicine
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)	a healthcare reform law that increased access to and coverage by health insurance plans
Infusion	Injection of drugs or another solution directly into a vein.
Virtual reality	Technology that shuts out all parts of a person’s environment and provides an entire simulation.
Pacemakers	Devices used to regulate heartbeats.
Artificial intelligence (AI)	Technology in which computer systems are taught to do various tasks; also called machine learning.
Prosthetics	Artificial body parts.
Antioxidant	A substance that promotes health by reducing cell deterioration and may contribute to disease prevention
3D printing	Process of creating three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file
Chronic	Refers to a disease or condition that is long-lasting and potentially lifelong.
Gene therapy	Insertion of a new gene to replace an abnormal or defective gene.
In vitro	Taking place in a test tube.
Mammogram	X-ray that tests for breast cancer.
Stem cells	Cells that can duplicate themselves many times and develop into many different types of cells.
Stents	Tubular supports used to keep arteries, blood vessels, canals, or ducts open to aid healing or prevent an obstruction.

Created by: PHS 2026

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