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Unit 1 Key Terms

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Term
Definition
Acute   show
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Asymptomatic   show
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Atrophy   show
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show Antibody acting against its own tissue or organism. Ex-Lupus-chronic autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body  
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Autoimmunne disorder   show
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Benign Neoplasm   show
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Carcinoma   show
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Chronic   show
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Congenital   show
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show Refers to deterioration of the body usually associated with the aging process. Ex- atherosclerosis, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis.  
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Diagnosis   show
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show Any abnormal disturbance of the normal function or structure of a body part, organ, or system; may display a variety of manifestations.  
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show Abnormal tissue development. Abnormal changes of mature cells.  
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show The investigation of disease in large groups. Distributions of health states (good health, disease, etc.) tend to not be random within a population and are influenced by factors such as biology, social, and environment.  
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Etiology   show
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Genetic mapping   show
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show The entirety of an organism's hereditary information, including both the genes and the non-coding sequences of DNA and ribonucleic acid (RNA)  
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show Spread of malignant cancer through the blood  
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Hereditary   show
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Hyperplasia   show
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Hypertrophy   show
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Iatrogenic   show
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Idiopathic   show
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show A statistical measure that refers to the number of new cases of a disease found in a given time period. A disease of high prevalence in a geographical location is endemic to that area  
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show An inflammatory process caused by exposure to some disease-causing organism.  
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Inflammatory   show
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Invasion   show
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show Term used to describe the various types of cellular changes that can occur in response to a disease  
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Leukemia   show
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show Cancer that spreads through the lymphatic system  
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Lymphoma   show
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show A lesion that grows, spreads, and invades other tissues  
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Manifestations   show
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show -The normal physiologic function of the body. An example is dehydration which upsets homeostasis due to a lack of fluid intake  
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Metaplasia   show
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show The spread of cancer cells.  
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show The incidence in the population of illness sufficient to interfere with an individual's normal daily routine  
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Morphology   show
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Mortality rate   show
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show Pertaining to new, abnormal tissue growth. They can be benign or malignant.  
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Nosocomial   show
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show Refers to the sequence of events producing cellular changes that lead to observable changes called manifestations  
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Prevalance   show
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Prognosis   show
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show A type of tumor, often highly malignant, composed of a substance similar to embryonic connective tissue. A cancer that arises from connective tissue  
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show Traveling of cancerous cells to a distant site or distant organ  
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show Conditions resulting from a disease. Ex-chronic kidney disease can be This in reference to diabetes  
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Sign   show
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Symptom   show
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Syndrome   show
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Traumatic   show
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show The ease with which an organism overcomes body defenses. An organism with high ______ is likely to produce diseases in susceptible people  
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