8.1 Flashcards
Biomedical science
The application of the principles of natural sciences, especially biology and physiology, to clinical medicine
Blood pressure
The force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood and expressed in millimeters of mercury
Contagious
Communicable by contact
Diagnose
To recognize a disease by signs and symptoms
Diastolic pressure
Blood pressure that remains between heart contractions
Epidemic
An infectious disease that spreads rapidly and sickens a large number of people
Heart rate
A measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as the number of beats per minute
Homeostasis
The ability of an organism or cell to to maintain equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes in order to function properly
Hyperthermia
overheating of the body, possibly due to extreme weather conditions
Hypertension
High blood pressure
Hyperthermia
Abnormally low blood pressure
Infection
The state produced by the establishment of an infective agent in or on a suitable host
Inoculation
The introduction of a pathogen or antigen into a living organism to stimulate the production of antibodies
Outbreak
A sudden rise in the incidence of a disease
Pathogen
Any disease-producing agent such as a virus, bacteria, or parasite
Pulse
The rhythmic extension and recoil of arteries resulting from heart contraction, can be felt from the outside of the body
Symptom
Something that indicates the presence of bodily disorder
Systolic pressure
The blood pressure generated by the Heart during contraction
Vaccine
A harmless variant of a pathogen that stimulates a hosts immune system to mount defenses against the pathogen
Virus
A sub-microscopic particle that must infect living plant or animal cells to reproduce
Vital signs
Measurements of the body’s most basic functions and useful in detecting or monitoring medical problems
