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AP MOD. I-Disease
Mechanisms of disease
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| health | physical, mental, and social well-being |
| disease | an abnormality in body funtion that threatens health |
| etiology | the study of the factors that cause disease |
| idiopathic | refers to a disease withan unknown cause |
| signs | objective abnormalities associated with disease |
| symptoms | subjective abnormalities associated with disease |
| pathogenesis | the pattern of a disease's development |
| epidemiology | study of disease |
| endemic | disease that is native to a local region |
| epidemic | disease that affects many people at the same time |
| pandemic | widespread, global disease |
| genetic mechanism | disease caused by altered or mutated genes |
| infectious mechanism | disease caused by pathogenic organism |
| neoplastic mechanism | disease caused by tumors |
| traumatic mechanism | disease caused by physical and chemical agents |
| metabolic mechanism | disease caused by endocrine imbalances or malnutrition |
| inflammatory mechanism | contains autoimmune and inflammatory responses |
| autoimmunity | immune system attacking the body |
| inflammatory response | speeds recovery from an infection or injury |
| risk factors | predisposing conditions |
| viruses | microscopic parasites |
| prions | pathogenic protein molecules |
| bacteria | tiny cells without nuclei |
| spores | nonreproducing forms of bacteria |
| fungi | simple organisms similar to plants, consume or parasitize other organisms |
| protozoa | infest human fluids and parasitize or destroy cells |
| nematodes | roundworms |
| platyhelminths | flatworms and flukes |
| arthropods | vectors of disease |
| benign tumors | remain localized |
| mailgnant tumors | spread and form secondary tumors |
| neoplasms | tumors |
| adenoma | glandular tumor |
| lipoma | adipose (fat) tumor |
| osteoma | bone tumor |
| chondroma | cartilage tumor |
| sarcoma | connective tissue tumor |
| lymphoma | lymphatic cancer |
| carcinoma | malignant epithelial tumor |
| melanoma | involves melanocytes |
| adenocarcinoma | glandular cancer |
| osteosarcoma | bone cancer |
| myeloma | bone marrow tumor |
| fibrosarcoma | cancer of fibrous tissue |
| hyperplasia | growth of too many cells |
| anaplasia | development of undifferentiated cells |
| cachexia | syndrome including appetite loss, weight loss, and general weakness |
| inflammatory response | signs: redness, heat, swelling, pain |
| inflammation mediators | histamine, prostaglandin, and kinins |
| chemotaxis | attraction of white blood cells to injury site |
| fever | high body temperature |
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