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genetic testing - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️the sequencing of human DNA in order
to discover genetic differences, anomalies, or mutations that may prove
pathological.
gene therapy - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️the transplantation of normal genes
into cells in place of missing or defective ones in order to correct genetic
disorders.
stem cell research - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️biomedical therapy that focuses on
unspecialized human cells that are capable of renewing themselves through cell
division
cloning - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️a general term for the biomedical research
activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell)
abuse - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️any care that results in physical harm or pain,
or mental anguish
advanced directives - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️a legal document designed to
indicate a person's wishes regarding care in case of a terminal illness or during the
dying process
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assault and battery - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️assault- verbal attack on another
person; treatment or care given without obtaining a persons consent
battery- unlawfully touching another person without that person's consent
civil law - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️focuses on the legal relationship between
two people and the protection of the person's rights
confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️means that information about the
patient must remain private and can be shared only with other members of the
patient's health care team
contract - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️an agreement between two or more persons
criminal law - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️focuses on behavior as a crime
defamation - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️slander or libel; a false statement that
causes ridicule or damage to a reputation
Durable Power of Attorney - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️a legal document
authorizing a person to act as another person's legal representative or agent
ethics - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️principles of right or good conduct
expressed contracts - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️stated in clear, distinct language,
either orally or in writing
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informed consent - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️permission granted voluntarily by a
person who is of sound mind and aware of all factors involved
invasion of privacy - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️revealing personal information
about an individual without his or her consent
legal - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️authorized or based on law
legal disability - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️a condition in which a person does not
have legal capacity and is therefore unable to enter into a contract or legal
agreement (a minor)
libel - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️false written statements that causes damage to a
person's reputation
living will - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️a legal document stating a person's desires
on what measures should or should not be taken to prolong life when his or her
condition is terminal
malpractice - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔p ️ roviding improper or unprofessional
treatment or care that results in injury to another person
negligence - CORRECT ANSWERS.✔️✔️failure to give care that is normally
expected, resulting in injury to another person
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