To pass this unit, please study the 20 vocabulary words below.
- Acoumeter
- Bronchoscope
- Clips
- Coagulation time
- Dilator
- Disseminate
- Elevator
- Endoscope
- Enema
- Gastric lavage
- Gastroscope
- Optometer
- Otoscope
- Oximeter
- Saw
- Snare
- Spirometer
- Tonometer
- Transdermal patches
- Urinal
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a device used for measuring hearing
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"The results of the acoumeter test will be available in 3 hours."
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a device used for examining airways of the lungs which diverge from the windpipe
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"The doctor inserted the bronchoscope into the patient's nose."
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metal tools used to close the edges of a wound
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"Three clips were applied to the wound before it was sewn up."
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the measurement of how long it takes for blood to clot
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"In normal healthy blood the expected coagulation time is around 30 seconds."
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a tool used for widening or stretching
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"A vaginal dilator can be used to widen the vagina."
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spread throughout an organ or body
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"It will take about 30 minutes for the drug to disseminate."
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a metal tool or device used for lifting tissue
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"The nurse passed the surgeon an elevator and he began lifting the tissue around the wound."
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a tool used to look inside the body and view its internal parts
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"It is important that the correct type of endoscope is used during an examination."
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a procedure to promote bowel movement in which liquid is injected into the rectum
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"The enema has been becoming more popular as a form of cleansing."
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washing out of the stomach
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"He was given a gastric lavage to clean his stomach lining."
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a tool used for looking inside the stomach
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"After the gastroscope had been positioned correctly, images from the stomach were shown on the TV screen."
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a tool used to perform eye examinations
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"By changing the lenses on the optometer you can determine the patients eye-sight."
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a tool used to look inside the ear
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"The doctor looked into the ear using an otoscope."
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a device used to test the oxygen level in blood
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"The oximeter showed a lack of oxygen in the blood."
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a metal tool used to cut
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"The surgeon used a bone saw to cut through the bone."
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a tool for removing tissue growth
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"They caught the polyp with a snare and removed it."
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a tool used to measure the amount of air being inhaled and exhaled
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"You should take a deep breath and blow into the spirometer."
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a tool used for measuring the pressure inside the eye
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"Eye-care specialists can measure intra-ocular pressure by using a tonometer."
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drug doses meant to be absorbed through the skin
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"Transdermal patches containing nicotine are an effective method of giving up smoking."
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a container for liquid human waste
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"The nurse asked the patient to fill the urinal."