2020 Flashcards

1
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Facilitate

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Enable, make something easy

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Enclose

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Surround

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Insulate

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To shield, to protect (myelin sheath insulate the neurons)

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Trigger

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Initiate

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Volition

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Ability to make conscious choices and decisions

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Projection

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Something that sticks out, bulges or protrudes

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Interpret

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Decode, make clear, figure out

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Transmit

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Conduct

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9
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The brain

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Encephalon

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Medulla

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Breathing, blood pressure, heartbeat, digestive secretion, transpiration

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Grey matter

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Neural cell bodies, cerebral cortex

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White matter

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Axons

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Nerves

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Axon containing structures covered by connective tissue

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14
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Ganglion

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Collection of neuronal cell bodies outside the CNS

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Meninges

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Enclose, protect CNS

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Junction

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Synapse

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Synaptic cleft

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Synaptic space, gap, fissure, crevice

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Impulse

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Action potential

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Epileptic seizure

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Uncontrolled, chaotic electrical activity in the brain

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Parkinson’s disease

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Degenerative condition of the brain causing weakness and stiffness of the muscles

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Dementia

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Loss memory of recent events

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Bedridden patients

A

Przykuci do łóżka

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Incontinent

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Nietrzymajacy moczu lub stolca

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Deafness

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Buzzing, ringing in the ear (tinnitus)

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Blindness

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Double vision (diplopia), blurring (loss of visual acuity, clarity of vision)

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Numbness

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Anaesthesia, tingling or pins and needles

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Unsteadiness

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Ataxia, dizziness (vertigo), light headness

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Weakness

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Loss of power

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29
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Paralysis

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Complete loss of power

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30
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Tremor

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Involuntary rhythmic movement

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Abnormal gait

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Unusual manner of walking

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Hoarseness

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Rough, deep voice, verbal cord paralysis

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33
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Slurred speech

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Poor articulation as in cerebral disease

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34
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Syncope

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Sudden loss of consciousness due to temporary failure of the cerebral circulation

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35
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Urinary incontinence

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Loss of control of the bladder

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36
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Muscle bulk

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Amount of muscle tissue

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Wasting

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Muscle atrophy, muscle reduced in bulk

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38
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Muscle tone

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Amount of tension in a muscle when it is relaxed

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39
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Spasticity

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Increased

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40
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Flaccidity

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Decreased

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41
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Muscle power

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Strength

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42
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Gait

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Manner of walking

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43
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Reflex

A

Immediate response of the body to a stimulus

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44
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Knee jerks

A

Odruch kolanowy

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45
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Tendon hammer

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Reflex hammer

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46
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Absent

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None

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47
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Diminished

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Less than normal

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48
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Brisk

A

Stronger than normal

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49
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Coma

A

Patient is comatose

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50
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The Glasgow coma scale

A

Eye opening, verbal response, motor response

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51
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Pinna

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Auricle, built up of cartilage

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52
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Lobule

A

Ear lobe

53
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External auditory meatus

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Ear canal

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Tympanic membrane

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Eardrum

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The middle ear

A

Tympanic cavity

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Malleus

A

Hammer

57
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Anvil

A

Incus

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Stapes

A

Stirrup

59
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Swimmer’s ear

A

Otitis externa, blocked ear, itching, tender ear

60
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Cauliflower ear

A

Bokserskie ucho

61
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Moist

A

Wilgotny

62
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Ossiculectomy

A

Surgical removal of one of the ossicles

63
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Otorrgea

A

Discharge from the ear

64
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Improve

A

Get better

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Deteriorate

A

Get worse

66
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Relapse

A

Patient gets better but then worse again

67
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Remission

A

Improvement in recurring conditions, complete remission

68
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Congenital

A

Dating from birth

69
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Hereditary

A

Passed down from parent to offspring

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Infectious

A

Spread easily between people

71
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Contagious

A

Passed by touching

72
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Metabolic

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Chemical conversion

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Degenerative

A

Wearing out

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Immunological

A

Defense mechanism

75
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Allergy

A

Hypersensitive reaction

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Trauma

A

Physical damage

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Defects

A

Faults

78
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Obstruction

A

Blocking

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Vessel

A

Naczynie

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Invastation

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Invasion

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Protozoa

A

Worm like parasite

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Carrier

A

Host with no symptoms

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Neoplasms

A

New growths

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Benign

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Mild, self limiting

85
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Malignant

A

Cancerous and spread

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Ischaemia

A

Insufficient blood supply

87
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Necrosis

A

Death

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Deficiency

A

Shortage

89
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Pollen

A

Pyłek

90
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Dust mite

A

Roztocz

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Pet dander

A

Sierść

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Side effects

A

Unwanted action

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Idiosyncratic

A

Have a bad effect only on a few people

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Alopecia

A

Baldness

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Arteriosclerosis

A

Hardening of the arteries

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Bursitis

A

Housemaid’s knee

97
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Candida

A

Thrush

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Cerebral palsy

A

To be spastic

99
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Cerebral infarction/bleeding

A

Stroke

100
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Dyspepsia

A

Indigestion

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Eructation

A

Belching

102
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Erythema pernio

A

Chillbrains

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Flatulence

A

Winds, bloating

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Haemorrhoids

A

Piles

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Halitosis

A

Bad breath

106
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Hordeolum

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Stye

107
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Infectious mononucleosis

A

Glandular fever

108
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Myocardial infarction

A

Heart attack

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Oedema

A

Swelling

110
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Poliomyelitis

A

Polio

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Pyrosis

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Heartburn

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Tendinitis

A

Tennis elbow

113
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Uritocaria

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Heat spots, nettle rash

114
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Epidemic parotitis

A

Mumps

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Charley horse

A

A cramp

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Epidemic

A

Outbreak

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Incidence rate

A

Probability of developing a particular disease during given period of time

118
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Prevalence rate

A

The number of people in a population who have a disease in given time

119
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Bactericidal

A

Bakteriobójczy

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Emphysema

A

Rozedma

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Papules

A

Grudka na skórze

122
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Wheezing

A

Świszczenie

123
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Incubation period

A

The time between infection and the appearance of symptoms

124
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Latency period

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The time when the pathogen is inactive

125
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Acute disease

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A short lived disease with the rapid onset and a short course

126
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Flare up

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An onset or recurrence of more severe symptoms

127
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Refractory disease

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A disease that resists treatment

128
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Self limiting disease

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A disease or condition that usually stops or ends without therapy

129
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Disseminated disease

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A disease that has spread to other body parts