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PHST Ch 1

Pearson Ch 1 Vocab

TermDefinition
accurate", "AK yer it", "Exact, correct, or precise."
, accredited", "a KRED dit ted", "Attested and approved as meeting prescribed standards."
, anatomy", "uh NAT uh mee", "The science dealing with the structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms."
, anesthesia", "an uhs THEE zhuh", "Loss of feeling or sensation."
, antiseptic", "an tuh SEP tik", "Substance that slows or stops the growth of microorganisms."
, appearance", "uh PEER ents", "The way someone or something looks."
, asepsis", "uh SEP sis", "Sterile condition, free from all germs."
, commitment", "kuh MIT ment", "A pledge or promise."
, confidentiality", "kon fuh den chee AL uh tee", "A promise to keep certain information secret."
, convents", "KON vents", "Establishments of nuns."
, converse", "KUHn vurs", "Talk, have a conversation."
, courteous", "KUR tee uhs", "Polite; considerate toward others."
, custodial", "kuh STOH dee uhl", "Marked by watching and protecting rather than seeking to cure."
, dissection", "di SEK shuhn", "Act or process of dividing, taking apart."
, entrepreneur", "ahn truh pruh NUR", "A person who organizes and manages a business."
, epidemics", "ep i DEM iks", "Diseases affecting many people at the same time."
, ethics", "ETH iks", "Social values; conduct; description of what is right and wrong."
, exorcise", "EK sawr sahyz", "To force out evil spirits."
, geriatric", "jer ee A trik", "A branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and aging people."
, hygiene", "HI jean", "The practice of keeping clean."
, intravenously", "in truh VEE nuhs lee", "Directly into a vein."
, maintain", "meyn teyn", "Keep up."
, microbiology", "mahy kroh bahy OL uh jee", "The branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, uses, and modes of existence of microscopic organisms."
, microorganisms", "mie kroh ORG uhn izms", "Tiny organism, such as a fungi, protists, or bacteria, that can only be seen under a microscope."
, monasteries", "MON uh ster ees", "Homes for men following religious standards."
, noninvasive", "non in VEY siv", "Not involving penetration of the skin."
, observation", "ob zur VEY shuhns", "Something that is noted or recorded."
, pasteurization", "PAS chuh rahyz ay shuhn", "To heat food for a period of time to destroy certain microorganisms."
, phlebotomy", "fluh BOT uh mee", "Practice of opening a vein by incision or puncture to remove blood."
, physiology", "fiz ee OL uh jee", "The branch of biology dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms and their parts."
, predators", "PRED uh ters", "Organisms or beings that destroy."
, primitive", "PRIM i tiv", "Ancient or prehistoric."
, professional", "pro FESH uh nuhl", "One who is paid for their work."
, psychiatry", "si KAHY ut tree", "The practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders."
, psychology", "sahy KOL uh jee", "The science of the mind or of mental states and processes."
, quackery", "kwak uh ree", "Practice of pretending to cure diseases."
, recipient", "ri SIP ee uhnt", "A person or thing that receives."
, recommendations", "rek uh men DAY shuns", "Suggestions."
, replicate", "REP li kate", "To reproduce or make an exact copy."
, reprimanded", "REP ree man did", "Punished."
, respiration", "res puh REY shuhn", "Taking oxygen into the body and expelling carbon dioxide from the body."
, stance", "stans", "The way you stand."
, stethoscope", "STETH uh skohp", "Instrument used to hear sound in the body (e.g., heartbeat, lung sounds, bowel sounds
, superstitious", "soo per STISH uhs", "Trusting in magic or chance."
, symptom", "SIMP tuhm", "A sign or indication of something."
, telemedicine", "TEL uh med uh sin", "Using electronic communications to exchange medical information from one site to another for the health and education of the patient or health care provider."
, trephining", "TRAY fin ing", "Surgically removing circular sections (of bone, for example
, vaccines", "VAK seenz", "A weakened bacteria or virus given to a person to build immunity against a disease."
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