disease terminology Flashcards
asymptomatic
without signs of disease
atraumatic
pertaining to, resulting from, or caused by a noninjurious rout
carrier
animal that harbors an infectious agent without displaying clinical signs and who may transmit the infectious agent to others
clinical
visible readily, observed, pertaining to treatment
contract
to catch a disease
disease
deviation from normal health
epidemiology
the study of relationships determining frequency and distribution of diseases
etiology
study of disease causes
excessive
more than normal
focus
localized region
germ
common term for any pathogenic microorganism, but especially bacterial and viral organisms
incidence
number of new cases of disease occurring during a given time
labile
unstable
lethal
causing death
morbid
afflicted with disease
morbidit
ratio of diseased animals to well animals in a population
moribund
near death
mortality
ratio of diseased animals that die to diseased animals
palliative
able to relieve but not cure a condition
phobia
extreme fear
prevalence
number of cases of disease in a population at a certain time
prophylaxis
prevention
sequela
condition occuring as a consequence of another condition
subclinical
without showing signs of disease
susceptible
lacking resistance
swollen
enlarged by fluid retention
transmissible
abliity to transfer from one animal to the next
transmission
transfer from one animal to the next. there are different types of disease transmission including blood borne transmission, sexual transmission, airborne transmission, and fecal transmission
traumatic
pertaining to, resulting from, or causing injury
zoonosis
disease that can be transmitted between animals and humans.
