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Diseases

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