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Med. Term II
Human Development, Oncology, and Psychiatry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| birth canal position with feet or buttocks first | breech |
| removal of the fetus through the abdomen | cesarean section |
| fertilized ovum up until 10 weeks of gestation | embryo |
| assisted suicide or putting a person with an incurable disease to death | euthanasia |
| union of an egg cell with sperm | fertilization |
| product of conception from 8 weeks to birth | fetus |
| pertaining to lod age | geriatric |
| study of old age | gerontology |
| fetal development from fertilization until delivery | gestation |
| attachment to the uterus in the first stage of pregnancy | implantation |
| process of expelling the fetus and placenta | labor |
| infant under 4 weeks old | neonate |
| study of neonates | neonatology |
| medical specialty that diagnoses and treats women through pregnance and birth | obstetrics |
| specialty that diagnoses and treats children through adolescence | pediatrics |
| pertaining to genes/science of biological inheritance | genetic/s |
| medical specialty concerned with preventing disease | preventative medicine |
| immature tumor | blastoma |
| cancer producing agent or production of cancer | carcinogen, carcinogenesis |
| genetic change | mutation |
| producing genetic change | mutagenic |
| study of tumors | oncology |
| exposure to radiation | radiation; x-ray |
| immature white blood cell | leukoblast |
| fibrous tumor | fibroma |
| abnormal formation | dysplasia |
| new formation | neoplasm |
| upward formation | anaplasia |
| cell formation | cytoplasm |
| having above normal or excessive color | hyperchromatic |
| tumor causing gene | oncogene |
| fleshy tumor | sarcoma |
| monster tumor | teratom |
| splitting of the mind | schizophrenia |
| study of the human behavior and mental disorders | psychology |
| condition of sleep | hypnosis |
| condition of nerves | neurosis |
| rating of a newborn's activity | apgar score |
| pertaining tothe psychological and social aspects | psychosocial |
| split speed disorder | schizophasia |
| affinity for the dead | necrophilia |
| good feeling, feeling of well-being | euphoria |
| fear | phobia |
| unwarrented distrust of others | paranoia |
| medical specialist in psychiatry | psychiatrist |
| ana | up, toward |
| dys | difficult, painful, abnormal |
| onco | tumor |
| meta | after |
| blast | immature cell |