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Terminology6
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acne | The occurrence of inflamed or infected sebaceous glands in the skin |
| Edema | Condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities. |
| fungus | group of unicellular, multicellular, or syncytial sore producing organisms feeding on organic matter. |
| halitosis | bad breath |
| keratin | fibrous protein forming the main structural constituent of hair, feathers, hoofs |
| nits | the egg or young form of a louse or other parasitic insect |
| normal flora | the assembling of microorganisms that reside on the surface and in deep layers of the skin, in the saliva, and in the gastrointestinal tracts |
| pediculicide | chemical used to kill lice |
| scabicide | drug that destroys the itch mite that causes scabies |
| vertigo | sensation of whirling and loss of balance |
| opportunistic infection | infection caused by a microorganism that does not normally cause disease in humans |
| aerobic bacteria | can survive and grow in an oxygenated environment |
| anaerobic bacteria | organism that does not require oxygen for growth |
| immunodeficiency | failure of the immune system to protect the body adequately from infection |
| microbe | bacterium causing disease or fermentation |
| medWatch | food and drug administration's reporting system for adverse events |
| prophylactic | intended to prevent disease |
| protozoa | diverse group of unicellular eukaryotic organisms, many of which are motile |
| vector | organism that transmits a disease or parasite from one animal or plant to another |
| toxoid | chemically modified toxin from a pathogenic microorganism, which is no longer toxic but is still antigenic and can be used as a vaccine |
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