Question

1. match the descriptions with the words. an internship entered by a medical student for the purpose of gaining knowledge and experience a word part added to a root word residency the act of declaring a person qualified to render services based upon completion of a course of study or upon performance on an examination informatics having to do with thinking through a problem and trying to decide what is likely to happen speculative the study of computers and their applications and the use of electronic data information technology coding the leadership group responsible for the operation of a hospital administration entering codes into a computer to record patient information, including medical procedures that have been performed affix

Explanation:

1. "an internship entered by a medical student for the purpose of gaining knowledge and experience" - residency. In the medical field, a residency is a training program for medical students after graduation to gain practical experience.
2. "a word part added to a root word" - affix. Affixes are prefixes or suffixes that are attached to root - words to change their meaning or function.
3. "the act of declaring a person qualified to render services based upon completion of a course of study or upon performance on an examination" - This is not directly matched in the given words, but it is related to certification.
4. "having to do with thinking through a problem and trying to decide what is likely to happen" - speculative. Speculative thinking involves making predictions or assumptions about future events.
5. "the study of computers and their applications and the use of electronic data" - informatics. Informatics focuses on the use of computer - related technologies for data management and analysis.
6. "information technology" - This is a broad term and not directly matched to a specific word in the list in a unique way among these descriptions.
7. "the leadership group responsible for the operation of a hospital" - administration. Hospital administration is in charge of the overall management and operation of a hospital.
8. "entering codes into a computer to record patient information, including medical procedures that have been performed" - coding. In a medical context, coding is used to record patient - related information in a standardized way.

Answer:

1. residency - an internship entered by a medical student for the purpose of gaining knowledge and experience
2. affix - a word part added to a root word
3. (no direct match in given words) - the act of declaring a person qualified to render services based upon completion of a course of study or upon performance on an examination
4. speculative - having to do with thinking through a problem and trying to decide what is likely to happen
5. informatics - the study of computers and their applications and the use of electronic data
6. (no direct match in given words) - information technology
7. administration - the leadership group responsible for the operation of a hospital
8. coding - entering codes into a computer to record patient information, including medical procedures that have been performed