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