Ch 2. Human Disease Terms

Question 1

Allergen

Answer 1

Environment substances that cause harm

Question 2

Allergy

Answer 2

The immune system is too intense or hypersensitive to a environmental substance (allergen)

Question 3

Congenital

Answer 3

Hereditary diseases that are present at birth

Question 4

Neoplasm

Answer 4

New growths, commonly called tumors

Question 5

Malignant

Answer 5

Deadly or progressing to death

Question 6

Benign

Answer 6

Not deadly, limited growth, easily removed

Question 7

Encapsulated

Answer 7

Enclosed in a capsule

Question 8

Cancer

Answer 8

Any malignant tumor

Question 9

Metastatic

Answer 9

(Cancer) Spread from site of origin to a secondary site in the body

Question 10

Trauma

Answer 10

Physical injury from an external force

Question 11

Infection

Answer 11

Invasion of microorganisms into tissue that causes cell or tissue damage

Question 12

Inflammation

Answer 12

Protective immune response that is triggered by a injury or irritant

Question 13

Autoimmunity

Answer 13

The bodies lymphocytes cannot identify the body’s own self-antigens, which are harmless. They attack the healthy cells.

Question 14

Hypoxia

Answer 14

Not enough oxygen

Question 15

Anoxia

Answer 15

No oxygen

Question 16

Atrophy

Answer 16

Without growth, decrease in cell size, which leads to decrease in size of tissue and organs

Question 17

Hypertrophy

Answer 17

Excessive growth, increase in the size of the cell leading to and increase in tissue and organ size

Question 18

Hyperplasia

Answer 18

Increased growth, increase in cell number that is commonly due to hormonal stimulation

Question 19

Dysplasia

Answer 19

Hyper growth, usually follows hyperplasia and is a alternation in size, shape, and organization of cells

Question 20

Metaplasia

Answer 20

Changed growth, cellular adaption in which cell changes to another cell

Question 21

Neoplasia

Answer 21

New growth, development of a new type of cell with an uncontrolled growth pattern

Question 22

Ischemia

Answer 22

Cell hypoxia caused by decreased blood flow. A cell without oxygen can not produce and eventually dies

Question 23

Necrosis

Answer 23

Cellular death

Question 24

Cachexia

Answer 24

Describes a patient with a thin, wasted, ill appearance

Question 25

Gangrene

Answer 25

Necrotic tissue

Question 26

Degenerative Disease

Answer 26

Tissue degeneration

Question 27

Onocology

Answer 27

Study of cancer

Question 28

Organ rejection

Answer 28

Body doesn’t recognize new organ and will reject it

Question 29

Immunodeficiency

Answer 29

Recurrent infections often lead to death. Can be caused by meds, chemo, radiaiton. Lack of immunity.

Question 30

Isoimmune

Answer 30

Immunity against other humans