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- 3. / A division of medicine that incorporates law and medicine and involves medical issues or medical proof at trials having to do with malpractice,crimes, and accidents.
- 4. / The study of death and of the psychological methods of coping with it.
- 7. / Treatment of a terminally ill patient's symptoms to make dying more comfortable; also called comfort care.
- 8. / A collection of data recorded when a patient seeks medical treatment.
- 11. / Sexually Transmitted Infection. A disease transmitted through sexual contact.
- 14. / Transplantation of animal tissues and organs into humans.
- 15. / in vitro fertilization. Fertilization that takes place outside a woman's body, literally, "in glass," as in a test tube.
- 16. / Material Safety Data Sheets. Information that is kept on file and can be accessed by all concerning all hazardous chemicals in use at your place of employment.
- 17. / Latin for "something for something".
- 18. / Precautions mandated by OSHA to provide safety in the work place.
- 21. / Drug Enforcement Administration. A branch of the U.S. Department of Justice that regulates the sale and use of drugs.
- 22. / A public officialwho investigates and holds inquests over those who die from unknown or violent causes;he or she may or may not be a physician, depending on state law.
- 24. / A legal doctrine that gives the state the authority to act in a child's best interest.
- 25. / An advance directive that specifies an individual's end-of-life wishes.
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- 1. / The federal law giving authority to the DEA to regulate the sale and use of drugs.
- 2. / Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the organization that is charged with writing and enforcing compulsory standards for health and safety in the workplace.
- 5. / Notice of Privacy Practices. A written document detailing a health care provider's privacy practices.
- 6. / Unwanted sexual advances, overtures, or inappropriate sexual inuendos.
- 9. / deoxyribonucleaic acid. The combination of proteins, called nucleotides, that is arranged to make up an organism's chromosomes.
- 10. / Treatment directed toward curing a patient's disease.
- 12. / The process by which organisms are created asexually, usually from a single cell of the parent organism.
- 13. / A concept established by precedent that says an employer risks litigation if he or she does not have just cause for firing an employee.
- 19. / A test whereby the physician withdraws a sample of amniotic fluid from the uterus of a pregnant woman. The fluid is then tested for genetic or other conditions that may lead to abnormal development of the fetus.
- 20. / A legal document requiring the recipient to appear as a witness in court or to give a deposition.
- 23. / Food and Drug Association. A federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that oversees drug quality and standardization and must approve drugs before they are released for public use.