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Act of watching?
Observation
Loss of sensation?
Anesthesia
Instrument used to listen to body sounds?
Stethoscope
To cut apart or separate?
Dissection
Procedures that do not penetate the body?
Non- invasive
A sterile condition; free from germs?
Asepsis
To recieve something?
Recipient
Believe in an unreasonable fear?
Superstitious
A period of time, specifically relating to a time in history?
Era
A substance that slows or stops the growth of microorganisms?
Antiseptic
Take care of?
Custodial
One who lives by destroying others for his or her own gain?
Predator
An untrained person who practices medicine?
Quackery
Made nursing a profession?
Florence Nightingale
Father of microbiology?
Robert Koch
Discovered penicillin, the most widely used drugs?
Alexander Fleming
A Russian who discovered viruses?
Ivanovski
First doctor to use an antiseptic during surgery?
Joseph Lister
Proved that microorganisms caused diseases?
Louis Pasteur
A nurse who helped establish the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
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Healthcare History Vocab 5
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Healthcare History Vocab5- vocab quiz
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12/16/2012, 12:28:12 AM
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