ch 27 part 6 vocabulary Flashcards
gonorrhea
infects the mucous membranes of the reproductive tract, including the cervix, uterus, and fallopian tubes in women, and the urethra in women and men
scar
s/car
جرح او ندب
pus
bhs
pus
thick
yellowish-white, fluid matter that is formed as part of an inflammatory response typically associated with an infection and is composed of exudate chiefly containing dead white blood cells (such as neutrophils)
exudate or discharge
Ax/u/date
exudate
افرازات
Inflammation
the immune system’s response to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, toxic compounds
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID
an inflammation of the upper genital tract due to an infection in women. The disease affects the uterus, Fallopian tubes, ovaries. It is typically an ascending infection, spreading from the lower genital
cervix
neck of the uterus and located in the lower part
How do you know if you contacted STD?
sores on the genitals or in the oral or rectal area. Painful or burning urination. Discharge from the penis. Unusual or odorous vaginal discharge
disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI)
ds amin ated gan cookal
occurs when the sexually transmitted pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae invades the bloodstream and spreads to distant sites in the body
Endocarditis
a life-threatening inflammation of the inner lining of the heart’s chambers and valves. This lining is called the endocardium
meningitis
an inflammation (swelling) of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord
pili
behlly
hair on the cell surface of many bacteria
phagocytosis
process by which certain living cells called phagocytes ingest or engulf other cells or particles
sterility
stir illity
sterility
inability to produce offspring
offs pring العقم
offspring
Ophthalmia neonaturum
aaf thalmia ne u nech rum
ophthalmia neonaturum
a bacterial eye infection in newborn infants that is passed from a mother with a gonorrhea or chlamydia infection during birth
