Chapter 6 - Diseases

Question 1

Infectious disease

Answer 1

Caused by harmful micro-organisms and parasites

Question 2

Pathogen

Answer 2

Disease causing agent

Question 3

Degenerative disease

Answer 3

Result of wear and tear, aging, or trauma

Question 4

Neoplasia

Answer 4

Abnormal or uncontrolled growth of tissue

Question 5

Immune disorder

Answer 5

Failure of the immune system, allergies, and autoimmune diseases

Question 6

Metabolic disorder

Answer 6

Lack of enzymes or other factors needed for cellular functions.

Question 7

Hormonal disorder

Answer 7

Under or overproduction of hormones or the inability of hormones to function properly.

Question 8

Mental and emotional disorders

Answer 8

Affect the mind

Question 9

Infectious diseases are caused by:

Answer 9

Viruses, bacteria, fungi, Protozoa, and worms.

Question 10

Cocci

Answer 10

Round bacteria

Question 11

Bacilli

Answer 11

Rod shaped bacteria

Question 12

Vibrios

Answer 12

Short curved rods

Question 13

Spirochetes

Answer 13

Corkscrew shaped bacteria

Question 14

Chlamydia

Answer 14

Extremely small bacteria.

Question 15

Rickettsia

Answer 15

Extremely small bacteria

Question 16

Helminths

Answer 16

Worms

Question 17

Inflammation symptoms

Answer 17

Heat, pain, redness, swelling

Question 18

Phagocytosis

Answer 18

Process body uses to get rid of invading microorganisms, damaged cells, harmful debris.

Question 19

Acute

Answer 19

Sudden, severe, short course

Question 20

Benign

Answer 20

Not recurrent or malignant

Question 21

Carcinoma

Answer 21

A malignant neoplasm

Question 22

Chronic

Answer 22

Long duration, slowly progressing

Question 23

Cyst

Answer 23

An abnormal filled sac or pouch

Question 24

Edema

Answer 24

Accumulation of fluid in the tissues

Question 25

Etiology

Answer 25

Cause of a disease

Question 26

Hernia

Answer 26

Protrusion of an organ through an abnormal opening

Question 27

Inflammation

Answer 27

Localized response to a tissue injury

Question 28

Lesion

Answer 28

Distinct area of damaged tissue

Question 29

Malignant

Answer 29

Growing worse, harmful, tending to cause death

Question 30

Metastasis (v: metastasize)

Answer 30

Spread from one part of the body to another

Question 31

Necrosis

Answer 31

Death of tissue

Question 32

Neoplasm

Answer 32

Tumor or abnormal growth

Question 33

Prolapse

Answer 33

Dropping or downward displacement of an organ

Question 34

Sarcoma

Answer 34

Malignant neoplasm arising from connective tissue

Question 35

Sepsis

Answer 35

Presence of harmful microorganisms or toxins

Question 36

Alg/o, Algi/o, algesi/o

Answer 36

Pain

Question 37

Carcin/o

Answer 37

Cancer

Question 38

Cyst/o

Answer 38

Filled sac or pouch, cyst, bladder

Question 39

Lith

Answer 39

Calculus, stone

Question 40

Onc/o

Answer 40

Tumor

Question 41

Path/o

Answer 41

Disease

Question 42

Py/o

Answer 42

Pus

Question 43

Pyr/o, pyret/o

Answer 43

Fever, fire

Question 44

Scler/o

Answer 44

Hard

Question 45

Tox/o, toxic/o

Answer 45

Poison

Question 46

Brady-

Answer 46

Slow

Question 47

Dys-

Answer 47

Abnormal, painful, difficult

Question 48

Mal-

Answer 48

Bad, poor

Question 49

Pachy-

Answer 49

Thick

Question 50

Tachy-

Answer 50

Rapid

Question 51

Xero-

Answer 51

Dry

Question 52

-algia, -algesia

Answer 52

Pain

Question 53

-cele

Answer 53

Hernia, localized dilation

Question 54

-clasis, -clasia

Answer 54

Breaking

Question 55

-itis

Answer 55

Inflammation

Question 56

-megaly

Answer 56

Enlargement

Question 57

-odynia

Answer 57

Pain

Question 58

-oma

Answer 58

Tumor

Question 59

-pathy

Answer 59

Any disease of

Question 60

-rhage, -rhagia

Answer 60

Bursting forth, profuse flow

Question 61

-rhea

Answer 61

Flow, discharge

Question 62

-rhexis

Answer 62

Rupture

Question 63

-schisis

Answer 63

Fissure, splitting

Question 64

Dilation, dilatation

Answer 64

Expansion, widening

Question 65

Ectasia, ectasis

Answer 65

Dilation, distension

Question 66

Edema

Answer 66

Accumulation of fluid, swelling

Question 67

Lysis

Answer 67

Separation, loosening, dissolving, destruction

Question 68

Malacia

Answer 68

Softening

Question 69

Necrosis

Answer 69

Death of tissue

Question 70

Ptosis

Answer 70

Dropping, downward displacement, prolapse

Question 71

Sclerosis

Answer 71

Hardening

Question 72

Spasm

Answer 72

Sudden contraction, cramp

Question 73

Stasis

Answer 73

Suppression, stoppage

Question 74

Stenosis

Answer 74

Narrowing, constriction

Question 75

Staphylo-

Answer 75

Grape like cluster

Question 76

Strepto-

Answer 76

Twisted chain

Question 77

Bacill/i, bacill/o

Answer 77

Bacillus

Question 78

Bacteri/o

Answer 78

Bacterium

Question 79

Myc/o

Answer 79

Fungus, mold

Question 80

Vir/o

Answer 80

Virus

Question 81

Iatrogenic

Answer 81

Caused by the effects of treatment

Question 82

Idiopathic

Answer 82

No known cause

Question 83

In situ

Answer 83

Localized, non-invasive

Question 84

Nosocomial

Answer 84

Infection acquired in a hospital

Question 85

Septicemia

Answer 85

Pathogenic bacteria in the blood

Question 86

Hyperplasia

Answer 86

Excessive growth of normal cells in a normal arrangement

Question 87

Hypertrophy

Answer 87

Increase in size of an organ without an increase of cells (ie muscle growth)

Question 88

Induration

Answer 88

Hardening, abnormally hard spot or place

Question 89

Metaplasia

Answer 89

Conversion of cells to a form that is not normal for that tissue