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Audiometer

instrument used to measure hearing

auscultation

process of listening to the sounds produced within the body to detect signs of disease

bariatrics

branch of medicine that deals with the treatment and control of obesity and diseases associated with obesity

body mechanics

utilization of the correct muscles to maintain proper balance, posture, and body alignment to accomplish a task safely and efficiently without undue strain on any muscle or joint.

clinical diagnosis

tentative diagnosis of a patients condition obtained through evaluation of the health history and physical exam without the benefit of laboratory or diagnostic tests

diagnosis

scientific method of determining and identifying a patients condition

differential diagnosis

determination of which of two or more diseases with similar symptoms is producing a patients symptoms

inspection

process of observing a patient to detect signs of disease

mensuration

process of measuring a patient

ophthalmoscope

instrument for examining the interior of the eye

otoscope

instrument for examining external ear canal and tympanic membrane

palpation

process of feeling with the hands to detect signs of disease

percussion

process of tapping the body to detect signs of disease

percussion hammer

instrument with a rubber head, used for testing reflexes

prognosis

probable course and outcome of a patients condition and the patients prospects for recovery

speculum

instrument for opening a body orifice or cavity for viewing

symptom

any change in the body or its functioning that indicates a disease might by present

audi/o

hearing

-meter

instrument used to measure

bar/o

weight

-iatrics

a branch of medicine

dia-

through, complete

-gnosis

knowledge

ophthalm/o

eye

-scope

to view, examine

ot/o

ear

pro-

before