Definitions Flashcards
What is a papule?
A small raised area
What is a patch?
A large circumscribed area (completely flat)
What is a pustule?
A small puss filled lesion
What is a plaque?
A large raised area
What is a macule?
A small circumscribed area (completely flat)
What is a vesicle
A small fluid-filled lesion
What is a bulla?
A large fluid-filled lesion
What is an abscess?
A large pus filled lesion
What is erosion?
The loss of epidermis
What is an ulcer?
A loss of both the epidermis and dermis
What is a stillbirth?
Dead of birth of a dead baby after 20 weeks of gestation or weighing more than 500g
What is early neonatal death?
Death of baby within the first week of life
What is late neonatal death?
Death of baby within first 28 days of life
What is perinatal mortality?
Includes stillbirth and neonatal mortality
What is infant mortality?
Death of infant within first year of life
What is child mortality?
Death of child within first 5 years of life
What is an infection?
Invasion of part or all of body by a microorganism
What is a pathogen?
An organism tat causes disease
What is an STI?
An infection by pathogen which is sexually transmissible and unlikely to be transmitted by other means?
What is a secually transmitted disease?
A disorder of structure or function caused by sexually transmitted pathogen
