Question | Answer |
specific immunity is also called | acquired immunity |
this immunity is effective against particular identified foreign agents and develops in response to contact with that agent | acquired/specific immunity |
active immunity is also called | artifical immunity |
when a person is given a vaccine or toxoid as the antigen and they form antibodies to counteract it is what kind of immunity | active/artificial immunity |
an autosomal recessive disorder in which no melanin is formed causing a person to have white hair, pale skin and pink eyes | albinism |
Agents that initiate an allergic response | Allergen |
Anemia-a condition caused by reduction of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin | Anemia |
drugs used to treat bacterial infections | Antibiotics |
proteins secreted by plasma cells that aid in defense against infectious agents | Antibodies |
the accumulation of fatty material under the inner lining of the arterial wall | Atherosclerosis |
a single-celled organism with simple structure and lacking a nucleus | Bacteria |
a disease that my begin insidiously and be long lived | Chronic disease |
T cells, often called killer cells because of their capability to kill invading organisms | Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes |
the determination of the nature of a disease based on many factors, including signs, symptoms and often labatory results | Diagnosis |
life threatening condition that involves destruction of the platelets and consumption of clotting factors. | DIC-Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation |
the occurrence of a disease in unusually large numbers over a specific area | Epidemic |
the study of the occurrence, transmission, distribution and control of disease | Epidemiology |
enlarged liver | Hepatomegaly |
all cells, tissues, organs, and systems work to maintain equilibrium | Homeostasis |
protection from infection provided by antibodies | Humoral immunity |
describes the number of new cases of a disease at a given time in a specified | Incidence |
an abnormal tissue structure or function, may be the result of a wound, injury or pathologic conditions | Lesion |
a mass of new cells that grow in a hazard fashion with no useful function; tumor | Neoplasm |
study of the characteristics, causes and effects of disease | Pathology |
the number of existing cases of a disease | Prevalence |
predicted outcome of a disease | Prognosis |
the period of a chronic disease when signs and symptoms subside | Remission |
an autosomal recessive disorder, in which hemoglobin is abnormal, resulting in deformed, sickle-shape red blood cells | Sickle cell |
redness, swelling, heat and pain | Signs of inflammation |
metrorragia (uttering bleeding, especially after menopause), mass in abdomen, (dysuria)-difficult urination, constipation or bloating | Signs of uterine cancer |
Nonspecific immunity also called | innate immunity |
Present at birth and provides immediate but general protection against any foreign agents that enters the body | nonspecific/innate immunity |
cough, shortness of breath, blood in sputum, chest pain, loss of appetite, wheezing, stridor or high pitch during respiration, hoarseness and dysphasia or difficulty speaking | Symptoms of lung cancer |
combination of symptoms | Syndrome |
one of the most serious congenital defects consisting of four (tetra) abnormalities | Tetralogy of Fallot |
normal body function | physiology |
study of the physiological processes leading up to disease | pathophysiology |
objective evidence of disease observed on physical examination, such as abnormal pulse or respiratory rate, fever, sweating and pallor | signs |
subjective indications of disease reported by the patient, such as pain, dizziness and itching | symptoms |
surgical removal and analysis of tissue samples | biopsy |
disease recur in all severity | exacerbation |
measure of death attributed to disease | mortality |
measure of disability | morbidity |
an individual who has factors that makes them susceptible to a disease | predispose |