Medical Spelling: Nursing

Spell the word for a medical professional who provides direct care and treatment to patients.

• chef

• doctor

• engineer

• nurse

How do you spell the term for a medical professional who assists surgeons in the operating room?

• paramedic

• doctor

• pharmacist

• nurse

What is the correct spelling for the medical term that refers to the process of recording the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time?

• electrocardiogram

• electrocardiogramme

• electrocardiograph

• electrocardiography

Spell the word for a medical professional who specializes in the care of newborn infants.

• pediatrician

• gerontologist

• obstetrician

• neonatologist

How do you spell the term for a medical professional who administers anesthesia during surgery?

• anesthesiologist

• anestheologist

• anesthetologist

• anesthetist

What is the correct spelling for the medical term that refers to the process of taking a sample of tissue for examination under a microscope?

• biopsy

• beopsy

• byopsy

• bipsy

Spell the word for a medical professional who provides care and support to patients with terminal illnesses.

• hospice nurse

• paramedic

• doctor

• surgeon

How do you spell the term for a medical professional who specializes in the care of the elderly?

• geriatrician

• pediatrician

• geriatricianologist

• gerontologist

What is the correct spelling for the medical term that refers to the process of measuring blood pressure?

• sphygmommanometer

• sphygmomaneter

• sphygmomanometer

• sphygmomanometre

Spell the word for a medical professional who assists in the delivery of babies.

• doctor

• surgeon

• midwife

• veterinarian