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Med Term Block 2
Diseases
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Parasites | An organism that lives at the expense of another organism. |
| Pathogen | Disease causing organism. |
| Yeasts | Unicellular Pathogen |
| Molds | Multicellular Pathogen |
| Protozoa | Single celled animals |
| Lesion | Wound |
| Necrosis | Death of tissue |
| Prolapse | Dropping of. |
| Hernia | Rupture on body of tissue. |
| Neoplasia | Abnormal and uncontrolled growth of tissue |
| Autoimmune | In which the body makes antibodies to its own tissues. |
| Anabolism | Build-up or construction of. |
| Catabolism | Breakdown of. |
| Malnutrition | Caused by inadequate intake of nutrients, or inability of the body to absorb |
| Diabetes Mellitus | Underproduction of Insulin |
| Etiology | Cause of Disease |
| Acute | Sudden, severe, or short duration |
| Chronic | Of Long duration and progresses slowly |
| Emergency Medical Technician | health profession that deals with the immediate effects of acute disease |
| Pathogenesis | The cause has progressed to the stage of the disease. |
| Lyme Disease | tick borne bacterial disease for village of Lyme, Connecticut, New London, US |
| West Nile Virus | mosquito-borne viral disease from Nile river, Africa |
| Rift Valley Fever | viral disease from domestic animals for places in Africa |
| Hantavirus Fever | viral for a river in Korea |
| Japanese Encephalitis | Viral Infection causing inflammation of brain tissue |
| Cooley Anemia | inherited blood disease |
| Thalassemia | disorder of the hemoglobin |
| Crohn's Disease | Inflammatory bowel disease |
| Hodgkin's Disease | disease of the lymphatic system |
| Tuberculosis | disease causing small lesions in the lungs and other tissues. |
| Skin Anthrax | disease causing black lesions (___ Coal) |
| Sickle Cell Anemia | RBC become distorted into a crescent shape |
| Bubonic Plague | disease that causes painful and enlarged lymph nodes. |
| Lupus Erythematosus | , a systemic autoimmune disorder, Latin term for ‘wolf’, because the red rash on the face gives patients a wolf-like appearance. |
| Chikungunya | mosquito-borne virus that in the past year has been declared an epidemic in the Caribbean. |
| Ebola | new respiratory virus whose infections in humans in the U.S. are currently on the rise. |
| Myalgia | Muscle pain |
| Toxins | Poisons released |
| Sepsis | The presence of harmful microorganisms or their toxins in the body |
| Bacteria | simple microscopic organisms, which can produce disease |
| Cocci | Round bacteria, maybe in pairs, in clusters, chains, or other formations |
| Bacilli | Rod-shaped bacteria |
| Vibrios | Short curved rods |
| Spirochetes | corkscrew-shaped bacteria that move with a twisting motion |
| Chlamydia | extremely small bacteria that, like viruses, grow in living cells, but are susceptible to antibiotics |
| Rickettsia | extremely small bacteria that grow in living cells but are susceptible to Antibiotics |
| Viruses | submicroscopic infectious agents that can live and reproduce only within living cells |
| Fungi | simple, nongreen plants, some of which are parasitic; includes yeasts and molds |
| Helminths | Worms |
| Gram Positive | Stain Purple |
| Gram Negative | Stain Red |
| Calor | Heat. |
| Dolor | Pain |
| Rubor | Redness |
| Tumor | Swelling |
| Edema | a swelling or accumulation of fluid in the tissues |
| Phagocytosis | Process to get rid of invading microorganisms, damaged cells, and other types of harmful debris |
| Pus | A mixture of fluid and WBCs |
| Immunity | Defense against infectious disease |
| Adaptive Immunity | Acquired Immunity |
| Benign Neoplasm | Growth that does not spread |
| Metastasize | Growth moving to other tissues |
| Malignant Neoplasm | Cancer that metastasizes to other tissues, aka cancer |
| Carcinoma | A malignant tumor that involves epithelial tissue |
| Adenocarcinoma | The tumor arises in glandular epithelium |
| Melanoma | a cancer of pigmented epithelial cells (melanocytes) |
| Sarcoma | A neoplasm that involves connective tissue or muscle |
| Capsule | Covers the tumor |
| Invasion | intrusion on and destruction of adjacent tissues |
| Infiltration | the diffusion or accumulation of substances which is not normal to it or in excess a mounts |
| Differentiation | process by which a less specialized cell becomes a more specialized cell type |
| Anaplasia | increased capacity for multiplication |
| Alg,algi,algesi | Pain |
| Algesia | condition of having pain |
| carcin | cancer |
| carcinoid | resembling a carcinoma |
| cyst | filled sac or pouch |
| Lithiasis | Stone Formation |
| Oncogenic | Causing a tumor |
| Pyoderma | pus-containing skin disease |
| Pyrexia | Fever |
| Sclerosis | Hardening of tissue |
| Endotoxin | Toxin within bacterial cells |
| Bradycardia | Slow heart rate |
| Dystrophy | abnormal nourishment of tissue |
| Malabsorption | poor absorption of nutrients |
| Pachycephaly | Abnormal thickness of the skull |
| Tachypnea | Rapid Breathing |
| Xeroderma | Dryness of the skin |
| neuralgia | pain in a nerve |
| gastro'cele' | hernia of the stomach |
| karyo'clasis' | breaking of the nucleus |
| Cyst'itis' | Inflammation of the urinary bladder |
| Hepato'megaly' | enlargement of the liver |
| Ur'odynia' | Pain on urination |
| Lip'oma' | Tumor of fat cells |
| Nephro'pathy' | any disease of the kidney |
| Hemor'rhage' | Profuse flow of blood |
| Pyor'rhea' | discharge of pus |
| amnior'rhexis' | rupture of the amniotic sac |
| retino'schisis' | splitting of the retina of the eye |
| Vaso'dilation' | widening of blood vessels |
| Gastr'ectasia' | Dilation of the stomach |
| Cephal'edema' | Swelling of the head |
| Dia'lysis' | Separation of substances by passage through a membrane |
| Osteo'malacia' | softening of the bone |
| Cardio'necrosis' | death of heart tissue |
| Blepharo'ptosis' | drooping of the eyelid |
| Phlebo'sclerosis' | hardening of veins |
| Arterio'spasm' | spasm of an artery |
| Meno'stasis' | suppression of menstrual flow |
| Broncho'stenosis' | narrowing of a bronchus |
| Nephro'toxin' | substance poisonous or harmful for the kidneys |
| 'staphyl'ococcus | a round bacterium that forms clusters |
| 'strept'obacillus | a rod shaped bacterium that forms chains |
| 'bacill'uria | bacilli in the urine |
| 'bacteri'static | stopping the growth of bacteria |
| 'myc'otic | pertaining of a fungus |
| 'vir'emia | presence of viruses in the blood |
| Acid-fast stain | A laboratory staining procedure used mainly to identify the tuberculosis organism |
| Communicable | Capable of passing from one person to another, such as an infectious disease |
| Endemic | Occurring at a low level but continuously in a given region, such as the common cold |
| Epidemic | Affecting many people in a given region at the same time; a disease that breaks out in a large proportion of a population at a given time |
| Exacerbation | Worsening of disease; increase in severity of a disease or its symptoms |
| Iatrogenic | Caused by the effects of treatment |
| Idiopathic | Having no known cause |
| In Situ | Localized, noninvasive (literally “in position”) |
| Normal Flora | The microorganisms that normally live on or in the body. |
| Nosocomial | Describing an infection acquired in a hospital |
| Opportunistic | Describing an infection that occurs because of a host's poor or altered condition |
| Pandemic | Describing a disease that is prevalent throughout an entire region or the world |
| Remission | A lessening of disease symptoms; the period during which such lessening occurs |
| Septicemia | Presence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood; blood poisonin |
| Systemic | Pertaining to the whole body |
| Abscess | a localized collection of pus |
| Adhesion | A uniting of two surfaces or parts that may normally be separated |
| Anaplasia | Lack of normal differentiation, as shown by cancer cells |
| Ascites | Accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
| Cellulitis | A spreading inflammation of tissue |
| Effusion | Escape of fluid into a cavity or other body part |
| Exudate | Material that escapes from blood vessels as a result of tissue injury |
| Fissure | a groove/ split |
| Fistula | An abnormal passage between two organs or from an organ to the surface of the body |
| Gangrene | Death of tissue, usually caused by lack of blood supply; may be associated with bacterial infection and decomposition |
| Hyperplasia | Excessive growth of normal cells in normal arrangement |
| Hypertrophy | An increase in size of an organ without increase in the number of cells; may result from an increase in activity, as in muscles |
| Induration | Hardening; an abnormally hard spot or place |
| Metaplasia | Conversion of cells to a form that is not normal for that tissue |
| Polyp | A tumor attached by a thin stalk |
| Purulent | Forming or containing pus |
| Suppuration | pus formation |
| CA | Cancer |
| CIS | Cancer In Situ |
| FUO | Fever of unknown origin |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| VRSA | Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| PID | Pelvic Inflammatory disease |
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