disease terminology

Question 1

asymptomatic

Answer 1

without signs of disease

Question 2

atraumatic

Answer 2

pertaining to, resulting from, or caused by a noninjurious rout

Question 3

carrier

Answer 3

animal that harbors an infectious agent without displaying clinical signs and who may transmit the infectious agent to others

Question 4

clinical

Answer 4

visible readily, observed, pertaining to treatment

Question 5

contract

Answer 5

to catch a disease

Question 6

disease

Answer 6

deviation from normal health

Question 7

epidemiology

Answer 7

the study of relationships determining frequency and distribution of diseases

Question 8

etiology

Answer 8

study of disease causes

Question 9

excessive

Answer 9

more than normal

Question 10

focus

Answer 10

localized region

Question 11

germ

Answer 11

common term for any pathogenic microorganism, but especially bacterial and viral organisms

Question 12

incidence

Answer 12

number of new cases of disease occurring during a given time

Question 13

labile

Answer 13

unstable

Question 14

lethal

Answer 14

causing death

Question 15

morbid

Answer 15

afflicted with disease

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morbidit

Answer 16

ratio of diseased animals to well animals in a population

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moribund

Answer 17

near death

Question 18

mortality

Answer 18

ratio of diseased animals that die to diseased animals

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palliative

Answer 19

able to relieve but not cure a condition

Question 20

phobia

Answer 20

extreme fear

Question 21

prevalence

Answer 21

number of cases of disease in a population at a certain time

Question 22

prophylaxis

Answer 22

prevention

Question 23

sequela

Answer 23

condition occuring as a consequence of another condition

Question 24

subclinical

Answer 24

without showing signs of disease

Question 25

susceptible

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lacking resistance

Question 26

swollen

Answer 26

enlarged by fluid retention

Question 27

transmissible

Answer 27

abliity to transfer from one animal to the next

Question 28

transmission

Answer 28

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

Question 29

traumatic

Answer 29

pertaining to, resulting from, or causing injury

Question 30

zoonosis

Answer 30

disease that can be transmitted between animals and humans.